North Dakota: Distractions and fatigue Practice Test
Texting and other distractions, the device ban for permit holders, driving posture and the danger signs of fatigue.
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual" (2025-2027), North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT).
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For an instruction permit holder under 18, what does the ban on electronic communication devices cover?
- Only sending or composing text messages, not reading them
- Only holding a device in the hand while driving
- Using a device to talk, compose, read or send electronic messages
- Only using a device to talk while driving
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Correct answer: Using a device to talk, compose, read or send electronic messages
The ban includes a device to talk, compose, read or send electronic messages.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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Which of these is an exception to the ban on electronic communication devices for instruction permit holders under 18?
- To check directions
- To obtain emergency assistance
- To answer a call from a parent
- To change the music
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Correct answer: To obtain emergency assistance
The only exceptions are to obtain emergency assistance, to prevent a crime that appears about to be committed, or when a person's life or safety is reasonably believed to be in danger.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What should you do at night if you are tired?
- Open the window and keep driving
- Turn up the radio
- Drive faster to reach your destination
- Stop and rest
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Correct answer: Stop and rest
The manual says to stop and rest if you are tired.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 25 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 25)
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What is the penalty for texting while driving, according to the manual?
- A $50 fine
- A $250 fine
- A $500 fine
- A $100 fine
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Correct answer: A $100 fine
The manual says it is not legal to text while driving and the penalty is a $100 fine.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 30 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 30)
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How does the manual describe “texting” while driving?
- Composing, reading, or sending an electronic message
- Only composing or sending an electronic message
- Only sending an electronic message to someone outside the vehicle
- Only typing a message on a device held in your hand
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Correct answer: Composing, reading, or sending an electronic message
The manual defines texting as composing, reading, or sending an electronic message while driving.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 30 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 30)
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It is not legal to fail to maintain control of a motor vehicle because of what kind of activity?
- Only activity that involves a handheld phone or device
- Only activity that results in a crash or in a traffic ticket
- Activity not needed to operate the vehicle that impairs safe operation
- Any activity that a passenger starts inside the vehicle
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Correct answer: Activity not needed to operate the vehicle that impairs safe operation
The manual makes it illegal to fail to maintain control due to activity not necessary to operating the vehicle that actually impairs, or would reasonably be expected to impair, safe operation.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 30 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 30)
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What does fatigue (being tired) do?
- Increases the chance of a crash
- Improves your reaction time
- Has no effect on safe driving
- Makes you more alert at night
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Correct answer: Increases the chance of a crash
The manual says fatigue (being tired) increases the chance of a crash.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 30 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 30)
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What is the only safe cure if you are sleepy while driving?
- Open the windows
- Turn up the radio
- Get some sleep
- Drive faster
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Correct answer: Get some sleep
The manual says that if you are sleepy, the only safe cure is to get some sleep; otherwise you risk your life and the lives of others.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 30 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 30)
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Which of these is listed in the manual as a danger sign of fatigue?
- Being unable to recall the last few miles driven
- Feeling the urge to drive faster than usual
- Noticing every road sign along the route
- Needing to brake less often than normal
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Correct answer: Being unable to recall the last few miles driven
The manual lists the inability to recall the last few miles driven among the danger signs of fatigue.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 31 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 31)
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Which of these does the manual say are best left at home while a teen is learning to drive?
- The owner's manual and a road map
- Road flares and a first aid kit
- Warning triangles and a flashlight
- Music, cell phones, pets, and passengers
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Correct answer: Music, cell phones, pets, and passengers
New or inexperienced drivers are challenged by distractions, so music, cell phones, pets and passengers are best left at home.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 40 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 40)
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Which activity does the manual say to prohibit while a teen is driving?
- Changing the radio or CDs
- Checking the side mirrors
- Signaling before a lane change
- Keeping both hands on the wheel
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Correct answer: Changing the radio or CDs
The family rules prohibit distractions while driving, including cell phone use, eating, drinking, pets and changing the radio or CDs.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 42 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 42)