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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 two, three or four possible answer choices. Test questions come from the Minnesota Commercial Driver’s Manual. Questions come from chapters covering: Safety, Passengers, School Buses, Cargo, 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 checking the exhaust system, it should be:

Loose.

Leaking.

Fastened securely.

Cracked.

When checking the exhaust system, you should verify that no parts of the system are loose, broken, or missing.

2. When traveling down a hill, you can reduce the amount of required braking by:

Switching into a higher gear.

Switching into a lower gear.

Switching into neutral.

Before starting down a hill, decelerate and shift down into a gear that will allow you to control your vehicle without braking too hard. Using too much brake when driving downhill can cause the brakes to overheat, reducing the braking power.

3. A broken exhaust system can:

Let poisonous fumes into the cab.

Improve fuel efficiency.

Make steering more difficult.

Defects in an exhaust system are very dangerous because they can cause poisonous fumes to enter the cab or sleeper berth.

4. If you are confronted by an aggressive driver, you should:

Make eye contact with the driver.

Stay in the driver's lane.

Try to race the driver.

Ignore the driver's gestures.

If confronted by an aggressive driver, the most important thing for you to do is get out of their way. Avoid making eye contact, do not challenge them by increasing your speed, and do not let yourself be provoked by any angry gestures they direct toward you.

5. After a tire has been changed, the driver should stop after a short distance to:

Check the tightness of the lug nuts.

Ensure that the tire tread depth is good.

Ensure that the correct tire was changed.

See if rocks have gotten into the tread.

After a tire has been changed, you should stop a short while later to re-check the tightness of the lug nuts.

6. When a tire goes flat, you may hear a loud bang. The truck will be affected:

Immediately.

After a short delay.

Only if the damaged tire is near the front of the truck.

Only if the truck is hauling a load.

There may be a delay of a few seconds between the sound of a tire failing and the time that the vehicle is affected by the tire failure. Because of the short delay, a driver may initially believe that the sound came from another vehicle.

7. When backing with a trailer, turning toward the driver’s side is encouraged:

Because it allows the driver a better view.

Because turning toward the passenger side is illegal.

Because other drivers can offer assistance.

If you must back up, it is safest to back toward the driver's side of the vehicle. This way, as the driver, you will have the best possible view of your path of travel.

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