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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 North Carolina school bus test, and you must also pass skills tests in a school bus. The NC 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 North Carolina CDL Manual: School Buses, Vehicle Inspection Test, Basic Control Skills Test and Road Test. After studying, take this NC CDL practice test to prepare for the actual bus test!
1. Before driving, you should _______ all access panels.
close
replace
open
remove
2. What should you be able to see if the outside convex mirrors are adjusted properly?
The top of the rear window in the top of the mirror, and all of the students.
The entire side of the bus up to the mirror mounts, the front of the rear tires touching the ground, and at least 1 traffic lane on either side of the bus.
The entire area in front of the bus, the right and left front tires touching the ground, and the area from the front of the bus to the service door.
The area from the front of the bus to the service door and all of the students, including the heads of the students right behind you.
3. Of all the space around your vehicle, the most important is:
the area ahead of the vehicle.
the area behind the vehicle.
the area to the sides of the vehicle.
All areas around the vehicle are equally important.
4. Properly adjusted mirrors on a school bus should allow the driver to see:
the sides of the school bus.
the front tires touching the ground.
under the school bus.
the vehicles in front of the bus.
5. If you are driving a school bus, the 4-way emergency flashers should:
be activated before crossing railroad tracks.
be activated after crossing railroad tracks.
never be used.
be used only when a train is approaching.
6. When approaching an emergency vehicle stopped on the side of the road with lights flashing, you should:
yielding the right-of-way by coming to a complete stop.
move to the lane not next to that of the emergency vehicle.
stay in the right lane.
speed up.
7. Right after it starts to rain, the road is very slippery. Why?
Because rain is very slippery.
Because black ice may form on the road.
Because the water mixes with oil left on the road by vehicles.
None of the above.
8. Buses must never carry:
small arms ammunition labeled ORM-D.
irritating material.
emergency hospital supplies.
All of the above.
9. Vehicles with ABS have ______ ABS malfunction lamps on the instrument panel.
blue
yellow
orange
green
10. When unloading students, a bus driver should:
check around and underneath the bus.
count the number of students to confirm the location of all of them before pulling away from the stop.
tell students to exit the bus and walk to a position where they can plainly see the driver.
All of the above.
 
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NC CDL School Bus Test

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