Directions: 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 South Dakota 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.

Where the front of each rear tire touches the ground.
Where the front of each front tire touches the ground.
The top of the bus.
The muffler.

A driver placing the vehicle in neutral and applying the parking brake.
The vehicle touching an exercise boundary line.
A driver properly completing an exercise in the skills test.
An applicant trying to bribe the examiner.

50 feet
100 feet
200 feet
1,000 feet

One time.
Two times.
Three times.
Four times.

South Dakota CDL Permit Test - Bus

The overhead inside rearview mirror should be positioned to show:

Properly adjusted outside convex mirrors should allow the driver to see:

During a basic vehicle control skills test, what is considered an encroachment?

Before a trip, you should make sure that:

If you must drive during periods of high winds, you should:

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

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

Number of questions:	20
Passing score:	16

The brake pedal sticks.
The gas pedal is loose.
The grooved pedal surface has not been smoothed out.

Loosen your grip on the steering wheel.
Increase your speed.
Reduce your speed.