Instructions

Knowledge Test Class B

This license is required for driving a single vehicle with a GVWR of more than 26,001 pounds, and a trailer not to exceed 10,000 pounds gross vehicle weight rating, or a vehicle designed to transport 24 or more people (including the driver). To receive this license, applicants must pass a 50-question test. To pass, applicants must answer 40 questions correctly. Each question has three possible answer choices. Test questions come from the Rhode Island Commercial Driver License Manual. Questions come from chapters covering: Introduction, Driving Safely, Transporting Cargo Safely, Air Brakes (if applicable), Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection Test, Basic Vehicle Control Skills Test and On-Road Driving.. Endorsements that may be used with a Class B CDL are: Hazardous materials, Tank, Passenger, HazMat and Tank, Air Brakes and School bus.

Number of Question 50

Passing Score 40

1. If exiting a bus, a driver must:

Never make contact with the handrail.

Maintain contact with the handrail.

Move quickly.

When exiting your vehicle during the basic vehicle control skills test, you must face the vehicle and maintain three points of contact at all times. If your testing vehicle is a bus, you must maintain contact with the handrail. Exiting the vehicle incorrectly may result in automatic failure of the basic vehicle control skills test.

2. One way to prevent drowsiness while driving is to:

Drive alone.

Avoid regular exercise.

Get adequate sleep the night before the trip.

Driving while fatigued can be extremely dangerous. Strategies for preventing drowsiness while driving include getting a full night's sleep before a trip; having someone ride with you; scheduling trips for times during which you are normally awake; and avoiding medications that may cause drowsiness. Exercising regularly can increase your energy levels and make you less likely to become tired while driving.

3. Drowsy driving is most common during:

The night.

The early morning.

The mid-afternoon.

Drowsy driving is most common during the night because people are naturally prone to be less alert in the hours during which they are normally asleep. If you must drive at night, take every precaution to prevent fatigued driving.

4. What color light indicates a vehicle's ABS is not working?

Green

Blue

Yellow

On vehicles with Anti-Lock Braking Systems (ABS), yellow malfunction lamps alert the driver to ABS malfunction.

5. When starting an engine, oil pressure should come up to a normal level:

Within seconds.

Within five minutes.

After about three minutes.

Look at your truck's gauges when starting the engine. The oil pressure in an engine should come up to a normal level within seconds of the vehicle's engine being started.

6. Header boards:

Should never be used.

Protect drivers from being hit by cargo.

Protect drivers' heads when they are entering the cab of a truck.

A header board protects a driver from moving cargo in the event of a crash or emergency stop.

7. When backing with a trailer:

You should not back up in a straight line.

You should not correct drift until you are far off course.

You should frequently pull forward to reposition the vehicle.

When backing, you should pull forward to reposition your vehicle whenever needed. Drift should be corrected immediately by turning the steering wheel in the direction of the drift.

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