Alberta School Bus Driver Test 03

Taking the Alberta school bus driver practice test can be a challenging experience, but with dedication and preparation, you can pass your official exam with flying colors. To start, the practice test provides a simulated experience of the actual exam, allowing you to familiarize yourself with the formatting and types of questions. It’s also an opportunity to identify any gaps in your knowledge and revisit any areas that require additional study.

Alberta School Bus Test 03

1 / 30

If a bus operator enforces the no food or drink rule, what does the bus driver do?

Can decide at the moment how to proceed

None of the above

Must also be bound by the same rule

Can set up their own rules

2 / 30

If you are running 30 minutes late because the alarm didn't ring, what should you do?

Let the caregivers and passengers know you had a faulty alarm clock

Find any other excuse to remove blame from yourself

Let the caregivers and passengers know the power was off

Sincerely apologize and try to ensure that it won't happen again

3 / 30

Next to driving the bus, what is the second most important responsibility of the professional school bus operator?

Cooperating with management

Dealing with school boards

Maintaining the mechanical status of the bus

Managing passenger behaviour and maintaining effective discipline

4 / 30

If you see someone approaching your bus with a longer than normal stride, fist balled, and angry face, what should you do?

Contact your employer immediately

Avoid making eye contact

Open the front door

Direct them to the operator's side-window

5 / 30

Once the bus has stopped, place the gear lever in neutral, set the parking brake, and maintain pressure on the brake pedal. How often must this be done?

On a downgrade

On an uphill grade

As you see fit

At every stop

6 / 30

If you have lost track of a passenger, what should you do?

Nothing

Radio the school to inform them

You must secure your bus, do a total shut down, take the key, and go out to check around the bus

Inform your employer so they can follow-up

7 / 30

When unloading at the school, when are passengers allowed to stand up?

Not until the bus is stopped

Once the operator instructs them to

Once they know this is their stop

Not until the bus door is opened

8 / 30

If you frequently encounter passengers with behaviour problems while you are driving, how would that affect you?

It doesn't affect you much at all

The safety of you and your passengers can quickly be jeopardized

It delays each stop since you now must contact their parent

Just go with the flow

9 / 30

When should any turnaround be done?

Before unloading and after loading passengers

After unloading but before loading passengers

Before loading and unloading passengers

After loading and unloading passengers

10 / 30

What are safety zones?

An area where you can safely park your bus overnight

An area where you can safely park your bus for maintenance

A designated waiting area assigned to ensure passenger safety prior to loading and following unloading

None of the above

11 / 30

What does the driver of another motor vehicle not see when following a bus that is about to make a stop?

the alternately flashing amber lights cancel and the alternately flashing red lights come on

The alternately flashing amber lights

The right turn signal

The driver using hand signals

12 / 30

An acceptable consequence between driver and passenger would not be...

A warning

Raising of voice to show displeasure

A private conference between passenger and driver

Assigned seating

13 / 30

What is not one of the three R's of a professional school bus driver?

Responsibility

Respect

Reliability

Rights

14 / 30

Special-needs children should never be required to cross a road unless...

They are accompanied by a responsible person such as a parent or caregiver

The flashing red lights are activated

There is absolutely no traffic approaching in any direction

None of the above

15 / 30

When should the driver activate the alternately flashing red lights?

As they approach the loading and unloading area

25 metres from the loading and unloading area

50 metres from the loading and unloading area

The bus has completely stopped, the bus is properly secured and the traffic is controlled

16 / 30

What is regarded as a country turn around?

None of the above

Turning back to remove a passenger

Turning around in your seat to look out the rear door while reversing

A procedure for turning around on a two-lane highway when other options are not available or practical

17 / 30

Which is not a type of bullying drivers have to intervene with on the school bus?

Physical

Social

Electronic

Psychological

18 / 30

How does the driver cancel the alternately flashing red lights?

Closing the open doors does this automatically

The driver has to press a button

Once the gears are put into a forward gear

Once the stop arm goes in

19 / 30

During a turn, what steering tech is recommended?

Hand-over-hand method

It doesn't matter

The palming method

The push-pull method

20 / 30

The operator will not put the vehicle in motion unless what has happened inside the bus?

The passengers have sat down in their seat

None of the above

The idle speed of the engine has reduced to 1200 rpm

The students secured their bags in overhead compartments

21 / 30

Which is not one of the three objectives related to passenger improvement that you should seek to attain?

To develop an atmosphere of friendly cooperation and a sense of responsibility

To firmly establish, from the start, the procedures and responsibilities of the passengers

To be able to effectively and efficiently deal with and resolve 'conflict' situations

To develop and maintain a silent atmosphere while the bus is in motion

22 / 30

What is referred to as crossover mirrors?

Mirrors used to view directly behind the bus

Mirrors used to view into the side blind spot

Mirrors used to view the area immediately in front of the bus

Mirrors used to view the outside of the front door

23 / 30

How far ahead of the bus should students walk before crossing in front of the bus?

25 paces

10 paces

15 paces

20 paces

24 / 30

Once the bus is secured, how do the passengers know when they should get up to leave the bus?

The operator should stand outside of the bus and wait for the passengers

The operator should assign a leading to bring each row to the front door

The operator can let the students decide

The operator should stand facing the passengers and state the order in which passengers will leave their seats, row by row

25 / 30

What is not a reason for assigned seating of the passengers?

In the event of vandalism, you will know who sits in that seat

To keep the annoying passengers up front where you can discipline them

Assigned seats will aid in discipline concerns

In the event of an emergency, you will be able to account for each passenger on the bus

26 / 30

How does the driver cancel the alternately flashing amber lights?

Once the gears are shifted into neutral, they will cancel automatically

Opening the door does this automatically

They don't cancel

The driver has to press a button

27 / 30

While driving the bus on multi-lane highways, why should you stay in the right lane, or the lane closest to the shoulder?

Slower traffic keeps to the right

To give you an out if you need one to avoid a collision

It's easier to pull over to pick up passengers

Company policy

28 / 30

Why should buses should be in position for the afternoon pick up prior to the dismissal of passengers from classes.

The yard is filled with a large number of passengers

It's school policy

It's company policy

Time for a nap

29 / 30

What is the minimum length of the front passenger crossing arm?

85 inches

70 inches

90 inches

80 inches

30 / 30

When should the driver close the door or deactivate the alternately flashing red lights?

After passengers have entered the bus

Once the passengers being loaded are safely seated or those leaving the bus are in the designated safety zone area

After passengers have exited the bus

When there are no other traffic approaching in either direction

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