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Free RI CDL School Bus Practice Test 2025

  • Perfect for first-time and renewal CDL/CLP applicants, and those adding endorsements
  • Based on 2025 RI commercial driver's license manual
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  • Updated for July 2025

As a school bus driver in Rhode Island, your shift will usually begin early in the morning. You will start by inspecting your school bus to ensure it’s safe and ready for the road. Then you will drive your assigned route, picking up students and dropping them off at school before classes begin. When you’re behind the wheel of a school bus, you must prioritize safety at all times. Even a small mistake can have serious consequences, and that’s why only professional drivers succeed in this field.

The official Rhode Island Commercial Driver License Manual (Rhode Island CDL Handbook 2025) includes an individual chapter on the safe operations of school buses. Please read its contents several times to learn more about student management, special safety considerations, danger zones, and loading and unloading procedures. Your knowledge of this subject will be tested at a DMV office on the official written knowledge test for the School Bus (S) endorsement.

Our Rhode Island CDL School Bus Endorsement Practice Test can help you ace this exam on your first attempt. Consisting of 20 multiple-choice questions, this intuitive tool should not be missing from your toolkit. It is up to date as of July 2025 to reflect the latest changes brought by DMV rules or state law. You get unlimited attempts and nonstop access to train as often as your schedule allows.

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Start today and train with our Rhode Island CDL School Bus Endorsement Practice Test for several weeks. Mastering commercial driving theory takes time, but patience and consistency will give you the skills and knowledge to become a safe and responsible school bus driver.

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List of questions (classic view)

  1. Which of the following statements about the special dangers of loading and unloading is true?
  2. After you decide on the best type of evacuation, what must you do next?
  3. While you're loading students, if you cannot account for a student, what should you do?
  4. A passive railroad crossing
  5. During your pre-trip vehicle inspection test, make sure that
  6. What color are all school buses painted?
  7. Which of the following statements is true about students who must cross in front of the bus after exiting it?
  8. You should adjust the outside left and right side flat mirrors so you can see
  9. Which of the following statements about evacuation procedures is true?
  10. When unloading students at a school, you should
  11. Immediately after stopping, you should first
  12. In addition to spare electrical fuses (if equipped), three reflective triangles, and a working fire extinguisher, emergency equipment for a school bus also includes
  13. For up to ______ of parents, the school bus driver is the only school official they ever meet.
  14. Before you proceed through a railroad crossing, make sure that your bus will have enough containment (the space on the opposite side of the crossing) to completely clear the railroad tracks. As a general rule, adequate containment is
  15. Which of the following will confirm that your bus is equipped with an antilock braking system (ABS)?
  16. Antilock brakes
  17. You should adjust the left and right side crossover mirrors so you can see
  18. The overhead inside rear-view mirror is used to
  19. You MUST evacuate everyone from your school bus if
  20. The blind spot behind the school bus may extend up to ________, depending on the length and width of the bus.
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