1 . During the straight line backing exercise, how many times are you permitted to exit the vehicle to check its position?

One time
Two times
Three times
Four times

2 . When asked to make a turn while taking your driving test, you should:

Use your turn signal, but only if other cars are present.
Check traffic only in the direction of the turn.
Check traffic in all directions.

3 . When should you inspect the mirrors on a bus?

Before operating the bus
While operating the bus
After operating the bus
Is not necessary to inspect the mirrors.

4 . The inside rearview mirror of a school bus is used to:

Moniter passengers.
See potential hazards on the road.
See vehicles trying to switch lanes.
See in front of the bus.

5 . During a basic vehicle control skills test, what is considered a look?

Walking to the back of a vehicle to check its position
Using side mirrors to check a vehicle's position
Looking out of the driver's side window to check a vehicle's position
A driver glancing over their shoulder to check blind spots

6 . When performing the stop/start maneuver as a part of the skills test, you should:

Cut off other vehicles if needed to get onto the shoulder.
Not use any turn signals.
Slam on the brakes to stop as quickly as possible.
Decelerate smoothly.

7 . During a vehicle inspection, ensure that the landing gear is:

Retracted.
Fully raised.
More worn on the passenger's side than on the driver's side.
Well lit.

8 . When students are being picked up by a school bus:

The students should wait at a designated bus stop.
The driver should pick up students whether or not they are at the designated bus stop.
The parents should choose where the bus stop will be located.

9 . Which of the following is not a backing maneuver that you will be asked to perform during the basic control skills test?

Straight line backing
Offset back/right
Offset back/left
Blind offset

10 . When stopped at a railroad crossing while operating a school bus, you should:

Assume you'll hear an approaching train.
Rely solely on signals to tell you if a train is approaching.
Open the door and listen for a train.
Immediately proceed after a train has passed.

11 . The overhead rearview mirror is located:

On the outside left of the bus.
On the outside right of the bus.
Above the windshield inside the bus.
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12 . When performing a pre-trip inspection and looking into the fifth wheel gap, you should:

Make sure the locking jaws are open.
Make sure the locking jaws are fully closed around the kingpin.
Make sure the locking jaws are loose.

13 . After traveling under an overpass during the driving skills test, you may be asked to recall:

The posted clearance.
The posted weight limit.
The width of the opening.
If there was a shoulder near the roadway.

14 . If a student drops an item near a stopped bus, they should:

Hurry and pick up the item.
Leave the item behind.
Ask the driver to pick up the object.
Have another student pick it up.

15 . During exercises that are not the straight line backing exercise, you may exit your vehicle to check its position no more than:

One time.
Two times.
Three times.
Four times.

16 . When taking the on-road test, you will be evaluated on regular traffic checks. You should not:

Scan the road for pedestrians.
Check traffic regularly.
Avoid checking your mirrors near intersections.
Check your mirrors regularly.

17 . During a basic vehicle control skills test, you may be asked to:

Pull forward into a parking space.
Drive in a figure eight.
Alley dock.
Sound your horn.

18 . Before operating a school bus, ____ should be checked.

The left mirror
The right mirror
All mirrors
The inside mirror

19 . If a bus is equipped with outside convex mirrors, they will be located:

Below the outside flat mirrors.
Above the outside flat mirrors.
Next to the door.
On top of the bus.

20 . Properly adjusted mirrors on a school bus allow the driver to see ____ behind the bus.

One bus length
Two bus lengths
Three bus lengths
Four bus lengths