Connecticut CDL Bus 1 - DMV Written Test Questions with Answers - MCQGeeks.com

Q.1

What should properly adjusted outside side flat mirrors on a school bus allow the driver to see?

The sides of the school bus
Under the school bus
The front tires touching the ground
Vehicles in front of the bus

Q.2

If approaching a railroad crossing while driving a placarded vehicle, you should always:

Activate your four-way flashers.
Stop within five feet of the tracks.
Change gears while on the tracks.
Change lanes while on the tracks.

Q.3

When driving a school bus, mirrors should be adjusted:

During the drive.
Before beginning to drive.
By the students.

Q.4

During a vehicle inspection, ensure that lug nuts are all of the following, except:

Free of cracks.
Free of distortions.
Loose.
Free of rust.

Q.5

During the on-road driving test, you must do all of the following, except:

Wear your safety belt.
Obey all traffic laws.
Complete the test without a moving violation.
Obey all traffic signs and signals, but only if other traffic is present.

Q.6

When inspecting engine compartment belts during the vehicle inspection test:

The belts should be checked for snugness, each with up to three inches of play.
The water pump belt does not need to be identified.
The air compressor belt should be removed.
The applicant must identify which items are not belt-driven, if any.

Q.7

If you must drive in reverse at a student pick-up point, you should:

Back up before the students board the bus.
Back up after the students board the bus.
Back up while students direct you.

Q.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.

Q.9

When taking the basic control skills test, drivers are:

Not permitted to stop and exit the vehicle to look at the vehicle’s position.
Encouraged not to exit the vehicle to look at the vehicle’s position.
Allowed to leave the vehicle, but only if the vehicle is placed in reverse.
Allowed to leave the vehicle, but only if the vehicle is placed in neutral and the parking brake is set.

Q.10

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

Swerve to avoid a hazard.
Parallel park.
Drive straight into a parking space.

Q.11

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.

Q.12

When taking the on-road driving test, you will be evaluated on your lane usage. Which of the following is an example of poor lane usage?

Not driving over curbs or sidewalks
Stopping behind crosswalks
Driving in the leftmost lane if more than one driving lane is available
Finishing a right turn in the rightmost lane

Q.13

When a school bus is approaching a bus stop, the driver should:

Not use the mirrors.
Approach with caution.
Drive quickly and stop abruptly.

Q.14

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.

Q.15

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

Q.16

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.

Q.17

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.

Q.18

When alley docking, you should first:

Position your vehicle directly in front of the alley.
Back up directly in front of the alley.
Stop parallel to the outer boundary of the alley.

Q.19

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

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

Q.20

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.

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