LOUISIANA SCHOOL BUS CDL PRACTICE TEST

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The school bus endorsement applies to applicants who wish to drive a school bus in any Class A or B CDL. To add an S endorsement to your CLP/CDL, you must pass the Louisiana school bus test, and you must also pass skills tests in a school bus. The LA CDL bus test consists of 20 questions, and you'll need at least 16 correct answers to pass (80%). The knowledge test covers the following sections of the Louisiana CDL Manual: School Buses, Vehicle Inspection Test, Basic Control Skills Test and Road Test. After studying, take this LA CDL practice test to prepare for the actual bus test!
1. Students should board the bus:
only if the driver knows their names.
quickly.
only when signaled by the driver.
only if there is a student missing.
2. When stopping to pick up students at the bus stop, which of the following comes after all the others?
Activate the alternating red lights when traffic is a safe distance from the school bus.
Check to confirm that all traffic has stopped before opening the door and signaling students to approach.
Place the transmission in park or in neutral and set the parking brake.
Activate the alternating amber lights and open the door when traffic is a safe distance from the school bus.
3. In an emergency, before making a decision to evacuate the school bus, if time permits you should:
count the number of students.
tell students to walk at least 10 feet away when they exit the bus.
contact your dispatcher to explain the situation.
release the parking brake.
4. The inside rearview mirror is used to:
see the "danger zone" areas around the bus.
see the "danger zone" areas insde the bus.
see hazards ahead.
monitor passenger activity inside the bus.
5. Vehicles with ABS have ______ ABS malfunction lamps on the instrument panel.
blue
yellow
green
orange
6. When a rider wants to board the bus with a car battery, you should:
not allow the car battery on the bus.
put the car battery at the back of the bus.
put the car battery in the aisle.
check that the battery does not contain any gasoline.
7. Regrooved tires:
cannot be used on the front wheels of buses.
cannot be used on the wheels of buses.
cannot be used on the rear wheels of buses.
None of the above.
8. Pre-trip inspections:
are optional when the driver is familiar with the vehicle.
should not be done when a vehicle inspection report is available.
should always be done in the same order.
should not be done unless the vehicle has problems that could cause a breakdown.
9. To make the brakes work, air brakes use:
compressed air.
nitrogen.
carbon monoxide.
hydraulic air.
10. To know if your vehicle is equipped with ABS, look for:
the ABS logo on the steering wheel.
a yellow ABS malfunction lamps on the instrument panel.
the ABS shipping paper.
an ABS placard.
 
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LA School Bus Test

Number of questions: 20
Correct answers to pass:16
Passing score:80%
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