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This endorsement is required for driving a school bus. To receive this endorsement, applicants must pass a test. The test consists of 20 multiple choice.. Read More

This endorsement is required for driving a school bus. To receive this endorsement, applicants must pass a test. The test consists of 20 multiple choice questions. To pass, the applicant must answer at least 16 questions correctly. Each question has three or four possible answer choices. Test questions come from the State of Delaware Commercial Driver License Manual. Questions come from chapters covering School Buses, Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection Test, Basic Vehicle Control Skills Test and On-Road Driving. The School Bus endorsement can be used with the Class A, B or C CDL.

Number of Question 20

Passing Score 16

1. When students board a bus, they should:

Sit in the back row first.

Sit in the back row only after all other seats are filled.

Be seated as far from the driver as possible.

Students should not occupy the back row of a school bus unless the bus is full. The closer to the front of a bus that students are seated, the safer they will be in the event of a rear-end collision. Students with special needs should sit near the driver.

2. When driving through a curve during the skills test, you should:

Veer from your lane if needed to complete the curve.

Reduce your speed after entering the curve.

Refrain from looking for other vehicles while turning.

Reduce your speed before entering the curve.

When approaching a curve during the on-road driving skills test, you must reduce your speed sufficiently before entering the curve so that you do not need to further brake or shift in the curve. Keep the vehicle in its lane and continue to check for traffic in all directions.

3. When taking the basic vehicle control skills test:

Points are deducted for each pull-up.

A driver is allowed three pull-ups per maneuver.

A pull-up will earn points only if the driver gets out of the vehicle before pulling up.

Only an excessive number of pull-ups will be counted as errors.

During the basic vehicle control skills test, there is no penalty for an initial pull-up; however, an excessive number of pull-ups will count as errors.

4. When completing a driver's side parallel parking maneuver, you should:

Pull forward directly into the parking space.

Back up past the parking space, then pull forward into it.

Pull forward past the parking space, then back into it.

You may be asked to complete a parallel parking maneuver into a parking space that is to the left of your vehicle. You should drive past the parking space before backing into it while bringing the rear of your vehicle as close to the rear of the space as possible. Your vehicle should be completely within the boundaries of the space.

5. During a basic vehicle control skills test, you may be asked to:

Swerve to avoid a hazard.

Parallel park.

Drive straight into a parking space.

Maneuvers that may be included in the basic vehicle control skills test include straight line backing, offset back/right parking, offset back/left parking, driver side parallel parking, conventional parallel parking, and alley docking.

6. Properly adjusted flat mirrors on a school bus should allow the driver to see ____ behind the bus.

50 feet

100 feet

200 feet

Proper mirror adjustment is vital to the safe operation of a school bus. A bus's flat mirrors should be adjusted so the driver is able to see 200 feet, or four bus lengths, behind the bus.

7. During exercises that are not the straight line backing exercise, you may exit your vehicle to check its position no more than:

One time.

Two times.

Three times.

Four times.

A driver is allowed to exit their vehicle to check its position during any basic control skills test exercise. This action is called a "look." During the straight line backing exercise, a driver may not exceed one look. During any other exercise, a driver may not exceed two looks.

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