1 . When encountering a railroad crossing during the driving test, you should:

Pass another vehicle on the tracks if the other vehicle is moving too slowly.
Change lanes while on the tracks.
Not change gears while on the tracks.

2 . During a basic vehicle control skills test, a look is when:

A driver checks the gauges on their instrument panel.
A driver checks their blind spots.
A driver walks to the back of their vehicle to check its position.

3 . Adjust a bus's mirrors:

Before operating the bus.
While operating the bus.
At the first stoplight after starting your shift.

4 . When making a stop to pick up students, a driver should ensure all surrounding traffic has stopped before:

Opening the door and signaling for the students to approach.
Turning on the alternating red lights.
Pulling over to the side of the road.

5 . When approaching a school bus stop, the bus driver should:

Not use their mirrors.
Approach the stop with caution.
Stop on the sidewalk.

6 . Pre-trip inspections should be done:

Differently each time in order to place emphasis on different items.
The same way each time to prevent you from forgetting anything.
Once in a while.

7 . For a basic vehicle control skills test, you are expected to be able to:

Alley dock.
Weave between a line of cones.
Complete an emergency stop.

8 . When boarding a school bus, students should:

Be in a single-file line.
Be in pairs.
Not use the handrail.

9 . When completing a conventional parallel parking maneuver, you should:

Back up past the parking space, then pull forward into it.
Pull forward past the parking space, then back into it.
Pull forward directly into the parking space.

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

The students should wait at a designated bus stop.
The driver should stop to pick up students who are walking to a designated bus stop.
The parents may choose where the bus stops are located.

11 . When performing a pre-trip inspection and looking into the fifth wheel gap, you should:

Make sure there is a gap between the kingpin and the locking jaws.
Make sure the locking jaws are fully closed around the kingpin.
Make sure the locking jaws are loose.
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12 . School buses:

Are never equipped with ABS.
Are only equipped with ABS if students who are younger than 10 years of age will be on the bus.
May be equipped with ABS.

13 . If your bus stalls on a railroad track, what should you do?

Get everyone out of the bus and move far from the bus.
Keep everyone inside of the bus and try to wave down the train to make it stop.
Keep everyone inside the bus and wait for help.

14 . If taking the driving test and the route does not include a railroad crossing, you:

Will not have to do anything related to a crossing.
May have to explain how you would cross railroad tracks.
Will have to take the test again on a route that does include a railroad crossing.

15 . If exiting a bus, a driver must:

Never make contact with the handrail.
Maintain contact with the handrail.
Move quickly.

16 . Before evacuating a bus in response to a hazard, a driver should:

Ask the students if they want to leave.
Explain the situation to the dispatcher.
Take their time deciding if an evacuation is necessary.

17 . During the driving test, the examiner will be scoring you on:

How well-spoken you are.
How quickly you arrive to your destination.
General driving behavior.

18 . When completing a driver's side parallel parking maneuver, you should:

Pull forward directly into the parking space.
Back up past the parking space, then pull forward into it.
Pull forward past the parking space, then back into it.

19 . If you are taking the driving test and the route does not include a railroad crossing, you:

Will not have to do anything related to a crossing.
May have to explain how you would cross railroad tracks.
Will have to take a different route.

20 . If a tornado is approaching and there is no nearby shelter, where should students go?

To a nearby ditch
To the closest tree
Near a river