MONTANA CDL SCHOOL BUS 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 Montana school bus test, and you must also pass skills tests in a school bus. The MT 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 Montana CDL Manual: School Buses, Vehicle Inspection Test, Basic Control Skills Test and Road Test. After studying, take this MT CDL practice test to prepare for the actual bus test!
1. As a general rule, during an emergency student safety is best maintained by:
immediately coming to a complete and sudden stop.
keeping students on the bus.
evacuating the bus.
planning the evacuation well in advance.
2. Service brakes should:
always be checked before applying the brakes.
only be checked by a mechanic.
be checked before each trip.
All of the above.
3. If you are being tailgated, you should:
make quick changes.
increase your speed very gradually.
open up room in front of you.
turn on your taillights.
4. In your mirror, you see a car approaching from the rear. The next time you check your mirror, you don't see the car. If you wish to change lanes, you should:
wait until you are sure the car isn't in your blind spot.
assume the car left the roadway and change lanes as normal.
ease into the other lane slowly so the other car can get out of the way.
None of the above.
5. Most fatalities occur to students who are:
out of their seats.
sitting in the rear or front seats.
outside the bus during the loading/unloading process.
inside the bus.
6. Depending on the length and width of a school bus, the blind spot behind the bus could extend up to:
100 feet
400 feet
200 feet
150 feet
7. The standee line:
is part of the braking system.
tells the school bus driver where to steer.
shows riders where they cannot stand.
is used at bus stops.
8. If you doubt you have enough space to pass under a bridge, you should:
drive faster.
go slowly.
turn on your 4-way emergency flashers.
turn on your headlights.
9. Which of the following is a special danger of loading and unloading a bus?
Students may disappear from the driver's sight.
Students may drop an object near the bus.
Student clothing or accessories accessories may be caught in the handrail or door as they exit the bus.
All of the above.
10. When approaching an emergency vehicle stopped on the side of the road with lights flashing, you should:
stay in the right lane.
move to the lane not next to that of the emergency vehicle.
speed up.
yielding the right-of-way by coming to a complete stop.
 
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MT School Bus Test

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