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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 North Carolina 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. If a school bus needs to be evacuated, passengers should:

Always use the rear door.

Always use the windows.

Always use the front door.

Use the exit deemed safest.

If a school bus needs to be evacuated in the event of an emergency, the driver must quickly determine which exit or exits will be safest for students to use and direct the students to that exit.

2. The loading of a school bus:

Is not a dangerous process.

Does not need to be supervised.

Should be done quickly.

Can be dangerous.

More students are killed each year during loading or unloading of school buses than while riding on school buses. Therefore, it is critical that school bus drivers follow appropriate safety procedures during loading and unloading.

3. Crossover mirrors help the driver see:

The front bumper danger zones.

The rear bumper.

The left side of the bus.

Crossover mirrors are used to help a driver see the danger zone area directly in front of a school bus. The mirrors should also display the danger zone areas to the left and right sides of the bus, including the area from the front of the bus to the service door.

4. If asked to sight-side back your vehicle into an alley, you should first:

Pull directly into the alley parking space.

Turn your vehicle to the right to position yourself directly in front of the alley.

Pull past the alley and stop perpendicular to the outer boundary.

Pull past the alley and stop parallel to the outer boundary.

If you are asked to alley dock, you should first pull past the alley and stop your vehicle in a position that is parallel to the outer boundary. From there, you should back your vehicle entirely into the alley parking area. Your vehicle should be parked in a straight position within the boundaries of the parking space.

5. When entering traffic on an expressway during the skills test, you should:

Check for traffic.

Not use signals.

Abruptly enter a lane of traffic.

Cut off other drivers if needed.

During the on-road driving skills test, you may be asked to enter an expressway. Before doing so, you must check traffic, use proper signals, and merge smoothly into the proper lane.

6. When checking the air and electrical lines during a vehicle inspection, all of the following should be true, except:

The air hoses are making a hissing noise.

The air hoses and electrical lines are not cut.

The air lines are not pinched.

The air lines are not dragging against tractor parts.

When examining the air and electrical lines as part of your vehicle inspection test, you must listen for leaks. Ensure that the air hoses and electrical lines are not cut, chafed, spliced, or worn. Make sure air and electrical lines are not tangled, pinched, or dragging against tractor parts.

7. There are blind spots ____ left and right side flat mirrors.

Immediately below

In the middle of

Above

To the left of

There are blind spots immediately below and in front of each outside flat mirror. These mirrors have another blind spot directly behind the rear bumper.

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