1 . When should you check and adjust your mirrors?

Before starting a trip
While driving
After a trip
Mirrors do not need to be adjusted.

2 . Buses must never carry:

Tear gas.
Any amount of solid Class 6 poisons.
Bottled oxygen.
Emergency hospital supplies.

3 . Pressing and releasing the brake pedal unnecessarily can:

Release air faster than it can be replaced.
Add more air to a brake system.
Make the brake pedal harder to depress.
Create a loud noise.

4 . Before driving a vehicle with air brakes, you should ensure that the spring brakes come on automatically when:

Air pressure falls below 45 psi.
Air pressure falls below 20 psi.
Driving downhill.
Driving uphill.

5 . ABS helps you:

Lock up the wheels.
Keep the wheels from locking up.
Count the number of students boarding the bus.
Predict the weather.

6 . During the pre-trip inspection test, you will be:

Expected to explain your knowledge of the pre-trip process.
Watching someone else check your vehicle.
Watching a film on how to inspect a vehicle.
Changing all the tires on your vehicle.

7 . Air tank drains:

Should not be used in cold weather.
Are helpful to remove water and oil from the air tanks.
Are used to move air to the brakes.
Clean the air in the passenger compartment.

8 . When starting the engine of a truck with a trailer, how can you tell if the Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) is not working?

The yellow light on the rear of the trailer will stay on.
The red light on the trailer will flash three times and then stay on.
All the rear lights on the trailer will flash and then shut off.
The blue light near the driver's door will light.

9 . How many daily hours of sleep does an adult need to maintain alertness?

Six to seven
Seven to eight
Eight to nine
Four to five

10 . What can change the height of a vehicle?

Color
Length
Weight
Number of windows

11 . Pre-trip inspections should be done:

Differently each time, emphasizing different items.
The same way each time so you are less likely to forget something.
Once in a while.
By someone other than the driver.
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12 . When backing, a helper:

Should be used whenever possible.
Often adds to the confusion of backing.
Should only be used if the driver is not feeling confident.
Would likely get in the way.

13 . Mirrors should be adjusted:

While moving.
When the trailers are straight.
When you are standing next to the vehicle.
By an assistant.

14 . At what psi is the safety valve set to open?

100 psi
150 psi
200 psi
500 psi

15 . 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.

16 . If you must drive a school bus during periods of high winds, you should:

Loosen your grip on the steering wheel.
Increase your speed.
Reduce your speed.
Drive normally.

17 . If the Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) is malfunctioning:

You will not have any brakes.
You will still have brakes.
You should only use the parking brake to stop.
You should stop driving and wait for the ABS to work again.

18 . 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.

19 . 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.

20 . What is the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)?

The maximum permitted total weight of a vehicle and its cargo
The minimum permitted weight of a trailer
The maximum permitted weight of a trailer and its contents
The maximum permitted weight of only a tractor