Instructions

Passenger

To receive this endorsement, applicants must pass a test consisting of 20 multiple choice questions. Each question has four answer choices. To pass, the applicant must answer at least 16 questions correctly. Test questions come from the West Virginia Commercial Driver’s License 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 you must drive in reverse, it is helpful to:

Drive as fast as possible and get it over with.

First exit the truck and walk the path to look for obstacles.

Use only the passenger side mirror.

Stick your head out the window and look backward.

If you must drive in reverse, you should first walk around the vehicle to check for hazards in your path of travel. Make frequent use of the mirrors on both sides of your vehicle while backing. Always back up as slowly as possible.

2. Steering that feels heavy is often a sign of:

Rear tire failure.

Front tire failure.

A shifting load.

The coolant overheating.

If steering begins to feel heavy, it is likely that one of your front tires has failed. If you feel a change to your steering, you should exit the road as quickly as is safely possible and check your tires.

3. What is the minimum permitted size of a placard?

Four square inches

Seven square inches

10 ¾ square inches

32 square inches

Hazardous materials must be diamond-shaped and a size of at least 10 ¾ square inches.

4. The suspension system:

Holds up the vehicle and its load.

Keeps the load the proper distance behind the driver’s compartment.

Maintains a safe distance between the vehicle and other vehicles.

Lightens the load for the tires.

The suspension system holds up a vehicle and its load while keeping the axles in place. Faults in a vehicle's suspension system are extremely dangerous.

5. The drive shaft should:

Be bent toward the passenger side.

Be bent toward the driver’s side.

Be bent to one side or the other.

Not be bent.

During the vehicle inspection test, you should check that the drive shaft is not bent or cracked.

6. The standee line:

Is a line on the floor of a bus that passengers may not cross.

Is a single-file line of standing passengers.

Shows the maximum number of people allowed on a bus.

Shows how tall the passengers on a bus may be.

While a bus is traveling, passengers may not stand any farther forward than the rear of the driver's seat. To mark this barrier, a bus that is designed to allow passengers to stand must have a two-inch line on the floor (or some other means of showing passengers where they cannot stand). This is known as the standee line.

7. If a vehicle has a vehicle inspection report, the driver:

Should not look at the report and instead try to find any issues themselves.

Should take the vehicle to a mechanic.

Should review the report.

Should not conduct a pre-trip inspection and rely only on the report.

For the first step of a vehicle inspection, you should review the last inspection report on your vehicle, if there is one. The carrier should have repaired any problems noted on the report.

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