North Dakota NDDOT Permit Practice Test 5
Test 5 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 20 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real North Dakota test.
- Questions25
- Correct to pass20
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age14 years
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1. What is the minimum age at which a visitor may drive in North Dakota on a license issued by their home state or country?
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Answer A: 16 years old
North Dakota exempts nonresidents holding a valid home license from its licensing requirement, but only where the visitor is at least 16, so the state's own earlier ages do not extend to visitors.
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2. Why is standing water across a road dangerous even when it looks shallow?
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Answer B: It can hide a washed out roadbed, a deep hole or a missing cover
You cannot see the surface under the water, and floods commonly wash the roadbed away or lift covers off drains.
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3. At what point does North Dakota cancel the permit or license of a driver who is under 18?
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Answer C: At six or more points on the driving record
A driver under 18 who accumulates six or more points, or who commits an alcohol-related or drug-related driving offense, has the permit or license cancelled.
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4. Which sequence describes a well-made turn?
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Answer A: Signal, move into the correct lane, slow down, check, then turn
Tell others first, take your position, lose the speed before the corner, take a final look, and only then steer through the turn.
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5. You are driving on a two-lane road approaching the crest of a hill. Where should you position your vehicle?
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Answer D: Toward the right side of your lane, in case an oncoming vehicle is over the center line
You cannot see what is beyond a crest, and oncoming drivers sometimes drift across the center. Keeping right and slowing gives you a margin.
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6. What training allows a North Dakota Class D road test to be waived?
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Answer A: At least 30 hours of classroom training and six hours behind the wheel, certified on an approved completion certificate
North Dakota waives the Class D road test on presentation of an approved Driving School Certificate of Course Completion or Department of Public Instruction Student Completion Certificate showing at least 30 classroom hours and six behind-the-wheel hours.
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7. You are turning right where a paved trail crosses the road just past the corner. What should you look for?
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Answer B: Cyclists and walkers arriving from either direction on the trail
A shared use path carries two-way traffic on foot and on bicycles, so scan both directions along the trail before crossing it.
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8. Which stranded vehicles does North Dakota's Move Over rule cover?
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Answer A: Any vehicle stranded with flashing hazard lights on an Interstate or multi-lane highway outside city limits
North Dakota extends the duty to yield and move to the non-adjacent lane to any motor vehicle stranded with flashing hazard lights along an Interstate or multi-lane highway outside city limits.
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9. May you stop in a marked bicycle lane to let a passenger out?
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Answer B: No, stopping there forces riders into the traffic lane
A vehicle stopped in a bike lane pushes riders out into moving traffic, which is exactly what the lane exists to prevent.
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10. At what level of damage must a crash be reported immediately to police in North Dakota?
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Answer D: Combined damage of $4,000 or more, or any personal injury or death
North Dakota requires immediate report to local police, the sheriff's office or the State Highway Patrol when combined damage reaches $4,000 or more, or when there is personal injury or death.
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11. Your vehicle has stalled on railroad tracks and no train is in sight. After getting everyone away, whom should you call first?
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Answer B: The railroad emergency number posted on the blue sign at the crossing, giving the crossing number
Every public crossing has a blue emergency notification sign with a phone number and a crossing identification number. That call lets the railroad stop or slow trains before they reach you.
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12. How should the inside rearview mirror be adjusted?
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Answer B: So you can see the entire rear window without moving your head
The inside mirror is for the view straight behind you. Framing the whole rear window from your normal seating position gives the widest useful view.
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13. Permanent signs must be retroreflective or lighted so that
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Answer A: they show the same shape and color at night as by day
Retroreflective sheeting throws headlight light back to the driver, so a sign keeps its daytime shape and color after dark.
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14. How often may a North Dakota noncommercial driver renew a license by mail or electronically?
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Answer C: Only every other renewal cycle
A noncommercial applicant may apply by mail or electronically during every other renewal cycle, so two remote renewals in a row are not allowed except for active duty military members and their spouses.
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15. How many points does North Dakota assign for leaving the scene of a crash involving injury or death?
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Answer D: 18 points
Leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury or death carries 18 points, against 14 where only property damage is involved.
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16. After how long does someone living in North Dakota count as a resident for driver licensing purposes?
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Answer B: 90 consecutive days
Anyone other than a nonresident student, a tourist or a nonresident member of the armed forces who has lived in the state for the stated period is treated as a North Dakota resident for licensing.
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17. Whose vehicles may a 15-year-old North Dakota driver operate on a restricted Class D license?
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Answer A: Those of a parent, guardian, grandparent, sibling, aunt or uncle
A North Dakota restricted Class D license limits a 15-year-old to operating vehicles belonging to a parent, guardian, grandparent, sibling, aunt or uncle.
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18. What does North Dakota's statewide wireless communications device law forbid an adult driver in traffic from doing?
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Answer C: Composing, reading or sending an electronic message
The statewide ban reaches composing, reading or sending an electronic message; a voice call or a hands-free use of the device falls outside it.
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19. A sign beside the signal reads STOP HERE ON RED. What does it tell you?
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Answer B: Stop at that point on red, not closer to the intersection
The sign marks the required stopping point, which is set back from the corner so that turning vehicles and sight lines are not blocked.
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20. What is the best way to handle the radio, the music player and the climate controls on a trip?
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Answer B: Set them before you start driving and let a passenger handle changes
Fiddling with controls takes eyes and hands off the driving task. Setting them before you move and letting a passenger make later changes removes the distraction entirely.
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21. What must a North Dakota licensed driver report to the Driver License Division?
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Answer C: Permanent loss of the use of a hand, arm, foot, leg or eye
The manual directs a driver who permanently loses the use of a hand, arm, foot, leg or eye to report it to the Driver License Division so that the record and any restrictions can be updated.
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22. You hear a bang and one of the front tires deflates while you are on the highway. What happens to the vehicle?
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Answer D: It pulls strongly toward the side that failed
The collapsed tire drags heavily on that corner, so the vehicle veers toward it. Hold the wheel firmly, keep your line and let the speed fall before leaving the road.
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23. What is meant by keeping a space cushion?
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Answer C: Keeping open space on all sides of your vehicle so you always have somewhere to go
Open space ahead, behind and to the sides gives you time to react and an escape path when a hazard appears, which is the core idea of defensive driving.
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24. May a North Dakota driver under 18 who has lost the license for points obtain a work permit?
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Answer B: No, drivers under 18 are not eligible
NDDOT states that youths under 18 are not eligible for a work permit, and a temporary restricted license is not granted to anyone under that age either.
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25. Two solid white lines separate your lane from the lane beside it. What do they mean?
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Answer B: Crossing from one lane to the other is prohibited
A solid double white line marks a boundary that road users may not cross, such as the entrance to a preferential lane.