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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 Oregon school bus test, and you must also pass skills tests in a school bus. The OR 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 Oregon CDL Manual: School Buses, Vehicle Inspection Test, Basic Control Skills Test and Road Test. After studying, take this OR CDL practice test to prepare for the actual bus test!
1. Properly adjusted outside left and right side flat mirrors allow the school bus drivers to see _____ behind the bus.
300 feet
100 feet
50 feet
200 feet
2. If a student drops something in front of the bus, the student should:
leave the item where it fell, and get the driver's attention and permission to retrieve the item.
pick up the object as quickly as possible.
leave the item behind.
ask the driver to retrieve the item.
3. When driving a school bus in strong winds, you should:
Speed up to get away from the wind as quickly as possible.
Keep a strong grip on the steering wheel and try to anticipate gusts.
Avoid pulling off the road to wait.
All of the above.
4. If driving a charter bus, you should:
not allow passengers on the bus until departure time.
allow passengers on the bus early.
explain the passenger comfort and safety rules while driving.
tell passengers to fill the back of the bus first.
5. 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 not be done unless the vehicle has problems that could cause a breakdown.
should always be done in the same order.
6. To prevent getting sleepy while driving, you should:
drive alone whenever possible.
close the vent.
keep cool by opening the window.
keep the cab warm.
7. If you perform the skills test in a vehicle that is not equipped with air brakes:
you will be restricted from operating vehicles with air brakes.
you will be required to operate a CMV without hydraulic brakes.
you will be required to take the tank vehicle test.
you will be required to operate vehicles with air brakes.
8. When evacuating the bus, a safe place will be at least _____ off the road in the direction of oncoming traffic.
100 feet
20 feet
30 feet
50 feet
9. If your bus has a manual transmission:
at a multiple-track crossing, stop only before the first set of tracks.
never change gears while crossing railroad tracks.
cross the railroad tracks in a low gear.
All of the above.
10. If you doubt you have enough space to pass under a bridge, you should:
turn on your headlights.
turn on your 4-way emergency flashers.
drive faster.
go slowly.
 
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OR School Bus CDL Test

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