DMV CDL Tests

Tennessee CDL School Bus Practice Test 1

Tennessee CDL School Bus Practice Test 1. This first Tennessee CDL School Bus practice test begins School Bus endorsement preparation using Section 10, School Buses, of the Tennessee CDL manual. It covers danger zones, mirror systems, warning lights, loading and unloading procedures, student crossings, dropped objects, post-trip inspections, evacuations, railroad crossings, student management, ABS, and safe backing. It consists of 20 questions, with 5 questions per page, and you must answer at least 16 correctly to pass. Use this practice test to strengthen student-safety awareness and the judgment needed to operate a school bus safely. Depending on your license class and endorsements, Tennessee may also require tests for General Knowledge, Combination Vehicles, Air Brakes, Tank Vehicles, Hazmat, Doubles/Triples, and Passenger Vehicles.

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Danger zones

Which description of the danger zone around a school bus is correct?

AIt extends exactly 10 feet in every direction.

BIt may extend 30 feet in front, with the first 10 feet most dangerous, and 10 feet along the sides and rear.

CIt extends 30 feet behind the bus but only 5 feet in front.

DIt includes only the left side where vehicles may pass.

Outside flat mirrors

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

AOnly the lane immediately beside the bus and the rear bumper.

BApproximately 100 feet behind and the tops of the rear tires.

CApproximately 200 feet or four bus lengths behind, along the sides, and the rear tires touching the ground.

DThe entire passenger compartment and the front danger zone.

Outside convex mirrors

What is an important limitation of the outside convex mirrors?

AThey provide a wide-angle view, but size and distance are not shown accurately.

BThey show accurate distance but cannot show students beside the bus.

CThey are intended only to monitor passengers inside the bus.

DThey eliminate every blind spot behind the rear bumper.

Crossover mirrors

Which area should properly adjusted crossover mirrors show?

AOnly traffic approaching from behind the left side.

BThe passenger seats and the rear emergency exit.

CTwo hundred feet behind the bus and the rear tires.

DThe front bumper danger zone, the front tires touching the ground, and the area toward the service door.

Approaching a school bus stop

When should an equipped school bus activate its alternating flashing amber warning lights before a stop?

AOnly after the bus has completely stopped.

BAt least 200 feet or approximately five to ten seconds before the stop.

CApproximately 50 feet before the stop.

DOnly when another vehicle begins passing the bus.

You must answer every question on this page before continuing.

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Tennessee CDL School Bus Practice Test 1

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Which description of the danger zone around a school bus is correct?

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

What is an important limitation of the outside convex mirrors?

Which area should properly adjusted crossover mirrors show?

When should an equipped school bus activate its alternating flashing amber warning lights before a stop?