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CDL Passenger (P) Endorsement Test

Endorsement rules: practice questions

Our CDL Passenger bank has 12 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.

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Question 1

In what vehicle must you take the passenger skills test?

  1. A car with an examiner
  2. Any truck of the same class
  3. A passenger vehicle of the same vehicle group you will drive
  4. A school bus, whatever type of bus you will drive later
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C. A passenger vehicle of the same vehicle group you will drive — 49 CFR 383.117(b): the skills test must be taken in a passenger vehicle satisfying the requirements of that vehicle group

Question 2

What tests does federal law require for the passenger endorsement?

  1. A knowledge test and a skills test
  2. A skills test only
  3. A medical exam only
  4. A knowledge test only
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A. A knowledge test and a skills test — 49 CFR 383.93(c)(2): Passenger, a knowledge and a skills test

Question 3

Which emergencies do federal passenger-test topics specifically name?

  1. Fires and unruly passengers
  2. Jackknifes and trailer skids
  3. Lost loads and shifted cargo
  4. Tank rollovers and spills
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A. Fires and unruly passengers — 49 CFR 383.117(a)(3): proper responses to such emergency situations as fires and unruly passengers

Question 4

What does restriction code N on a CDL mean?

  1. No tank vehicle
  2. No night driving
  3. No interstate driving outside the home state
  4. No Class A and B passenger vehicle
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D. No Class A and B passenger vehicle — 49 CFR 383.153(a)(10)(vi): N for No Class A and B passenger vehicle

Question 5

When a learner's permit holder drives a bus, where must the supervising CDL holder be?

  1. Anywhere on the bus
  2. In a car following the bus
  3. Directly behind the driver or in the first row behind
  4. In the last row of seats, watching the passengers
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C. Directly behind the driver or in the first row behind — 49 CFR 383.25(a)(1): in a passenger vehicle, the CDL holder must be directly behind or in the first row behind the driver

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