From the front pages and Section 10 of the Minnesota Commercial Driver’s License Manual

Minnesota CDL School Bus Practice Test

Who takes it: Class B and C, for the S endorsement.

Driving a school bus. 20 questions, 16 right to pass (80%).

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Practice School Bus

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  • 2manual sections
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Section 10 · p. 23–183 of the Minnesota Commercial Driver’s License Manual (PS30002-33 (01/2022)), opens in a new tab

A School Bus question to try

When should you open the service door all the way at a stop?

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Where it is in the Minnesota Commercial Driver’s License Manual

Your score on each part fills in as you study.

  • Front pages of the manual
  • Minnesota school bus handbook (Part B): laws, loading and unloading, and safetyNot practiced yetp. 19 to 43
  • Manual section 10
  • School busNot practiced yetp. 10-1 to 10-11

The manual says to also study Sections 2 and 4 for this test, so when a practice test needs more questions than this section has, it adds some from those sections.

Only in the Minnesota manual

Rules for this test that the Minnesota Commercial Driver’s License Manual prints and other states' manuals don't.

  • Part B: 8-Light Warning System, Student Loading

    Minnesota school bus drivers turn on the alternately flashing amber lights 300 feet before stopping where the speed limit is over 35 mph, and 100 feet before stopping where it is 35 mph or less. p. 28

  • Part B: Following Distance

    When following another bus into or out of school grounds, a Minnesota school bus keeps at least a 50-foot gap. p. 33

Minnesota answers about this test

CDL School Bus Test guide16 rules, with the pages in each state's manual

Practice material, not the official test: check every answer in your state's current handbook. Disclaimer · How the rounds work · DVS

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