Alberta School Bus Driver Test 02

It is important to arrive at the exam center on time, ask for clarifications if necessary, and read each question carefully. Remember to take breaks and stay calm throughout the test. Passing your official exam with flying colors requires much effort, but it is well worth it. As a successful school bus driver, you will ensure the safety of children and provide reliable transportation to and from school. With your hard work and dedication, you will be an asset to your community and make a positive impact on children’s lives.

Alberta School Bus Test 02

1 / 30

How often do CVIP Inspection occur?

Semi annually

When needed

Annually

Every quarter

2 / 30

Once an operator is back at the yard or their park-out location, what should the driver do?

Lock all the windows

Turn off the ignition

Leave

Walk through the bus one last time

3 / 30

What is referred to as the service brake?

The time when the brakes are being serviced

The foot brake used by the driver while the bus is in operation

The air brake

The parking brake

4 / 30

What does MRC refer to?

Master Reliability Check

None of the above

Maintain Running Charter

Manufacturers Rated Capacity

5 / 30

When would you drive in a lower gear with an automatic transmission?

You wouldn't

During curves

On wet roads

Due to difficult terrain to give better traction and assist in reducing tire spin

6 / 30

What is the National Safety Code (NSC)?

None of the above

An agreement between federal and provincial governments to have minimum performance standards

The code of conduct for all commercial vehicles

Safety regulations for the province of Alberta

7 / 30

What does GVW refer to?

None of the above

Grand Variable Wish

Gross Vehicle Weight

Grand Vehicle Weight

8 / 30

Your alternately flashing lights are to always be used for loading or unloading, unless...

There is no traffic following or approaching the bus

There is a municipal by-law prohibiting their use in a given jurisdiction

None of the above

They are not working

9 / 30

When should the alternatively flashing yellow lights be activated?

After slowing down

Just before stopping and putting on the flashing red lights

As you first begin to slow for the purpose of loading or unloading passengers

As you feel

10 / 30

As a professional school bus operator, what is your main objective?

To serve your community

To report any mechanical problems to your employer

To ensure the vehicle runs smoothly

To safely transport passengers to their destinations

11 / 30

If there is a stop coming up and if there is traffic following or oncoming, what should the driver try to do?

Stop as normal but put the yellow lights on early

Ignore the yellow lights and just put on the flashing red lights

Do as you normally would do

Let it pass, do so by slowing down well before the stop and allow the traffic to clear

12 / 30

If you do a thorough job in the afternoon with the post-trip inspection, how does this help you?

It makes your pre-trip inspection easier

None of the above

You have time for a nap

Your employer is pleased

13 / 30

What is referred to as 'double clutching' ?

A procedure where you depress the clutch pedal, release it and depress it again while shifting gears

None of the above

Where you have two clutches

Where you must depress the clutch twice because the transmission did not change gears correctly

14 / 30

If you require additional power to accelerate quickly in an automatic transmission vehicle, what would you need to do?

You can't do anything as the transmission changes automatically

Depress the accelerator firmly to the floor, which will cause the automatic transmission to downshift giving you more power to accelerate

Place the gear selector in a much lower gear

None of the above

15 / 30

Does the maintenance and inspection program be in writing?

Only during post-trip inspections

Only during pre-trip inspections

Yes

16 / 30

The majority of reported injuries due to collisions are what type of injuries?

Sprained ankles

Cuts and bruises

Whiplash

Broken arms

17 / 30

The driver shall not move the school bus after the disembarking until the student is observed doing what?

Has given the driver a thumbs-up symbol

Looking back at the driver

Has been picked up by a family member

To have reached a place that is safe from the traffic

18 / 30

What is the top reason to keep your school bus clean inside and out?

Safety

Smells better

It's a good habit to have

Keeps the resale value up

19 / 30

What does holding the vehicle in too low a gear while the engine races cause?

Sluggish acceleration

Excessive wear on an engine

Nothing

Poor mileage

20 / 30

If the bus takes propane, who is allowed to refuel the bus?

The maintenance team

Only personnel with proper certification or training

The owner of the bus

The driver of the bus

21 / 30

How long does a carrier need to retain the record for a school bus?

At least five years from when they were created, established or received

At least one year from when they were created, established or received

At least two years from when they were created, established or received

At least three years from when they were created, established or received

22 / 30

For propane fueled buses, when liquid level reaches maximum permitted in the tank, what happens next?

There is a malfunction with refueling

The tank is full and nothing happens

Liquid propane in the form of a mist will be discharged from the liquid level gauge, which means fuelling should now be terminated

The valve shuts off automatically

23 / 30

Where do the majority of school bus-related fatalities (62%) occur?

On the steps of the bus

Anywhere

Outside the school bus

At the rear of the bus

24 / 30

When should the driver activate the alternately flashing amber lamps?

When that person begins to slow down the school bus for the purpose of stopping on a highway to load or unload passengers

Before that person begins to slow down the school bus for the purpose of stopping on a highway to load or unload passengers

It's their complete judgement

When that person stops on a highway to load or unload passengers

25 / 30

Signally right will indicate your intentions to change lane position. When should you do this?

At approximately 125 metres

At approximately 100 metres

At approximately 75 metres

At approximately 50 metres

26 / 30

What does shifting before the proper engine speed is reached cause?

The engine to lug which can be hard on the engine

Grinding of the gears

A loud noise from the engine

It makes shifting gears tougher

27 / 30

For units equipped with the 'No Child Left Behind' or Child Check-mate System', what is not part of the check?

Calling the parents if things are left behind

Checking if any passengers are left in the vehicle

Deactivate the Child Check-mate System if it is equipped on that unit

Walk through the bus one more time, checking for articles left behind and passengers

28 / 30

The magnetic float gauge attached to the tank should indicate the tank is now filled to capacity to a total capacity of the tank of how much?

95%

90%

100%

80%

29 / 30

How far should any ignition be of the dispenser or container being filled of propane?

It doesn't matter

3 metres

7 metres

5 metres

30 / 30

What is the definition of 'roadway' in the TRAFFIC SAFETY ACT?

Private laneways

That part of a highway intended for use by vehicular traffic

Any part of a path used for traffic including pedestrians

None of the above

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