1 . 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.

2 . During the basic control skills test, you will receive points if you:

Pull up once.
Check your positioning.
Cross over exercise boundaries.

3 . The rods in S-cam brakes move the slack adjusters when air pressure is added to the brake chambers. This air pressure is added to the chambers when the driver:

Presses the brake pedal.
Uses the emergency brake.
Uses the trailer hand valve.

4 . Before driving a bus that has been parked for a few days, a driver should:

Assume the interior is in proper working order.
Call the local police department.
Complete a walkthrough and ensure that no damage has occurred since the last trip.
Ask the passengers to check the interior of the bus.

5 . If the low pressure warning light comes on while you are driving:

Braking will only be possible if there is still enough air in the tanks.
You can apply the brakes 14 times before the air in the system runs out.
You should continue to drive normally and check the brake system when it is convenient.
You should stay at least 100 feet away from other vehicles.

6 . When taking the basic vehicle control skills test:

Points are deducted for each pull-up.
A driver is allowed three pull-ups per maneuver.
A pull-up will earn points only if the driver gets out of the vehicle before pulling up.
Only an excessive number of pull-ups will be counted as errors.

7 . What can happen if the air pressure gets too low in an air brake system?

The brakes may squeak.
The brakes may stop working.
The brakes may be sluggish.

8 . If your tractor is equipped with ABS but your trailer is not, the ABS:

Will not be effective.
Will still improve your steering control.
Will make jackknifing easier.
Will allow others to see when you brake.

9 . When parking, you should not use the parking brake if:

The brakes are very hot.
The brakes are very cold.
There is snow on the ground.

10 . To use the stab braking method, you should:

Apply the brakes completely until the wheels lock up, release the brakes until the wheels start rolling, then repeat the process.
Apply the brakes about halfway, but allow the wheels to keep rolling.
Apply the brakes completely until the wheels lock up and the vehicle stops.
Apply the emergency brake until the vehicle starts to slow.

11 . If using air tanks with manually operated drains, how often should you drain the tanks?

Every day
Once a week
Once a month
Once every six months
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12 . Bracing is used to:

Make items stand taller in a trailer.
Prevent items from moving in a trailer.
Make it easier to unload items from a trailer.

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

Alley dock.
Parallel park to your right.
Parallel park to your left.
All of the above.

14 . When arriving at a destination, it is best to remind exiting passengers to take their carry-on bags with them:

Before you stop the bus.
After you stop the bus.
At least five times.
As they exit the bus.

15 . Before starting down a hill, be sure to:

Accelerate.
Switch into a high gear.
Sound your horn.
Switch into a low gear.

16 . The boarding of passengers onto a school bus:

Is never a dangerous process.
Should not be supervised.
Is simple.
Can be dangerous.

17 . A low air pressure warning signal should activate:

When tank pressure falls below 120 psi.
When tank pressure falls below 60 psi.
When tank pressure falls below 10 psi.
When tank pressure falls below 5 psi.

18 . During a basic vehicle controls skills test exercise, your vehicle's final position should be:

In the general area that was described by the examiner.
In the exact final position described by the examiner.
Within three feet of the final position described by the examiner.

19 . Regulations regarding commercial vehicle weight and load securement may vary from state to state. Regarding these regulations:

The laws of the state where the trip originated take precedence.
The laws of the state in which the vehicle is physically located take precedence.
The driver can choose which state’s laws to follow.

20 . What is Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW)?

The total weight of a vehicle and its cargo
The total weight of a vehicle before cargo
The total weight of cargo
The maximum weight allowed to be transported by a vehicle