FREE Montana CDL School Bus Practice Test (2023)

1. ABS helps you:

lock your wheels.
decrease your average speed.
decrease your overall stopping distance.
keep the wheels from locking up.

2. To ensure passenger safety during loading and unloading, bus drivers should:

always ensure that passengers are safely on the bus before closing the door(s).
allow passengers enough time to sit down or brace themselves before departing.
start and stop as smoothly as possible.
All of the above.

3. A passive railroad crossing is one that:

requires you to stop and wait until the traffic control device installed at the crossing tells you to proceed.
does not have any type of traffic control device.
has at least two traffic control devices installed at the crossing to regulate traffic.
has a traffic control device installed at the crossing to regulate traffic.

4. Before driving your bus, you must:

clean the interior.
ensure the emergency exit door is open.
review the inspection report.
All of the above.

5. When changing lanes, you should:

do it quickly so other vehicles won't get into the lane.
ensure that the vehicle behind you has moved into your blind spot.
do it slowly, so a driver you did not see may have a chance to honk their horn.
turn sharply.

6. ABS:

helps you increase your average speed.
improves your visibility at night.
does not decrease your stopping distance.
helps you increase your following distance.

7. A disabled bus with riders aboard the vehicle:

should not be towed or pushed, unless getting off would be unsafe.
should be abandoned immediately.
should only be pushed or towed by another bus.
should be towed or pushed, unless staying on the bus would be unsafe.

8. You should adjust the outside left and right side flat mirrors so you can see:

400 feet behind the bus.
the right and left front tires touching the ground.
the rear tires touching the ground.
All of the above.

9. If there is a behavior problem on the bus that requires you to pull the bus over, after securing the bus you should:

count the number of students to confirm the location of all students before before calling the police.
stand up and speak respectfully to the offender. If a change of seating is needed, request that the student move to a seat near you.
put the student off the bus.
immediately call the school administrator or the police to remove the student.

10. 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.

SCHOOL BUS PRACTICE TEST MONTANA