1 . While students load and unload a bus, the driver should:

Read a book.
Watch the process and keep an eye on the students.
Talk to other bus drivers.
Listen to the radio.

2 . If you must back up at a student pick-up point, you should:

Back up before the students board the bus.
Let the students board the bus and then back up.
Let half the students board the bus and then back up toward the other half of the students.
Tell the students to wait at the stop and then back toward the stop.

3 . Crossover mirrors help the driver see:

The front bumper danger zones.
The rear bumper.
The left side of the bus.

4 . If a bus stalls on a railroad track, the driver should:

Evacuate the bus and get everyone far away from the tracks.
Keep everyone inside the bus and try to wave the train down to make it stop.
Keep everyone inside the bus and wait for help.
Keep everyone inside the bus and call a tow truck.

5 . When checking the power steering fluid during a vehicle inspection, you will need to do each of the following, except:

Show where the power steering fluid dipstick is located.
Check for adequate power steering fluid.
Ensure that the power steering fluid level is above the full mark.
Ensure that the power steering level is above the refill mark.

6 . When stopping to pick up students, be sure to park at least 10 feet away from the students because:

You will have a good view of their movements.
It will be difficult to get any closer to the students.
Students should walk for exercise.

7 . When exiting a vehicle, it is important to maintain ____ with your vehicle at all times.

Three points of contact
Four points of contact
Two points of contact

8 . School buses:

Are never equipped with ABS.
Are only equipped with ABS if located in cold climates.
May be equipped with ABS.

9 . The overhead rearview mirror is located:

On the right side of a bus.
On the steering wheel of a bus.
Above the windshield inside a bus.

10 . An outside convex mirror is properly adjusted if:

The driver can see at least one lane of traffic and the entire side of the bus.
The driver can see the front bumper.
The driver can see the top of the bus.
The driver can see the front windshield.

11 . The overhead inside rearview mirror should be positioned to show:

The rear tires.
All of the students on the bus.
The floor of the bus.
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12 . During a basic vehicle control skills test, you may be asked to:

Parallel park.
Inspect your tires.
Monitor your gauges.
Pull forward into a parking space.

13 . If exiting a bus, a driver must:

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

14 . When taking the driving test and asked to make a turn, you should:

Not use a turn signal since you were told to make the turn.
Check traffic only to your right.
Check traffic in all directions.

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 . As students exit the bus, the driver should watch students to ensure that:

They are leaving in pairs.
They do not get caught on the handrail or door.
They do not talk while exiting the bus.
They all have shoes on.

17 . Properly adjusted outside convex mirrors should allow the driver to see:

The entire side of the bus up to the mirror mounts.
The front of the bus.
The rear door of the bus.
The top of the bus.

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

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

19 . 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.

20 . As a general rule, student safety is best maintained by:

Keeping the students on the bus.
Letting some students evacuate the bus, while others stay on.
Letting students evacuate the bus.
Creating panic.