Instructions

Passenger

To receive this endorsement, applicants must pass a test consisting of 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has three answer choices. To pass, the applicant must answer at least 16 questions correctly. Test questions come from the Missouri Commercial Driver’s Manual. Questions come from chapters covering: Driving Safely, Transporting Passengers Safely, Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection Test, Basic Vehicle Control Skills Test and On-Road Driving. The Passenger endorsement can be used with the Class A, B or C CDL.

Number of Question 20

Passing Score 16

1. If other vehicles are having a difficult time getting around your truck on a road with two or more lanes, you should:

Speed up.

Drive on the shoulder.

Use the right lane.

You should stay in the right lane of a multilane road if your vehicle is being slowed down by a heavy load. Allow other vehicles to pass your truck using the left lane.

2. A driver should ensure that:

The truck is overloaded.

The truck is properly loaded.

The cargo is mostly in the front of the trailer.

It is essential to the safe operation of a CMV that cargo be properly loaded. Improper loading can affect handling and damage the vehicle. Additionally, improperly loaded materials can cause injury or death by falling off of the vehicle.

3. If driving on a surface with poor traction, a driver should accelerate slowly:

Because it is always good to accelerate slowly.

To keep from losing control of the vehicle.

So that they do not accelerate faster than the vehicle ahead.

To avoid a loss of control, you should accelerate slowly when driving in poor-traction conditions, such as rain or snow.

4. During a trip, gauges are:

Often misleading.

The only way a driver can learn of potential trouble with the vehicle.

A way to learn of potential trouble with the vehicle.

During a trip, you should regularly check the gauge and instrument panels, mirrors, tires, cargo, and lights for signs of trouble.

5. Most bus accidents happen:

At intersections.

On the open road.

In fueling stations.

Bus accidents most commonly occur at intersections. Use caution, even if the intersection is controlled by signs or signals.

6. To check the automatic transmission fluid level in some vehicles, you will have to:

Park your vehicle uphill.

Park your vehicle downhill.

Leave the vehicle running.

In some vehicles, it may be necessary to leave the engine running when checking the automatic transmission fluid level.

7. A cardboard box on the roadway:

Should be expected to be on the roadway.

Is usually empty and harmless.

Could contain a heavy object that could damage vehicles.

Almost any foreign object on the road poses some potential danger. For example, even something as seemingly harmless as a cardboard box could contain a hard or heavy object that could damage your vehicle.

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