North Dakota: Exam Simulator
40 random questions from every topic, like a mini exam.
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Ready? Test yourself
40 questions; pass mark 80% (the state does not publish its test format).
- Instant feedback with an explanation
- Every answer cites its source in the manual
- Your best score is saved on this device
- Keyboard: press 1 to 4 to answer and Enter for the next question
Questions are original and based on the official manual "North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual" (2025-2027), North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT).
Sample questions
The exam simulator picks 40 random questions from every topic each time you start. Here are a few examples.
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What happens if you bring a cell phone into the knowledge testing area?
- You receive a failed test score
- You are told to turn it off and may keep testing
- You must retake the test at a different office
- Your permit application is cancelled
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Correct answer: You receive a failed test score
The manual says bringing any of the prohibited items into the testing area, including cell phones, results in a failed test score.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 1 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 1)
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Which headlight equipment must be in proper working order to pass the road test vehicle inspection?
- Headlights with low beams only
- Headlights with high and low beams
- Headlights with high beams only
- Parking lights in place of headlights
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Correct answer: Headlights with high and low beams
The inspection list calls for headlights with high and low beams.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 2 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 2)
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What do pavement markings do?
- Direct and control the smooth and orderly movement of traffic
- Show drivers only where parking is allowed or prohibited
- Replace traffic signs and signals completely
- Warn drivers only about railroad crossings
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Correct answer: Direct and control the smooth and orderly movement of traffic
Pavement markings, like signs and signals, direct and control the smooth and orderly movement of traffic.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 16 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 16)
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Why does your vehicle travel further during your reaction time on the Interstate?
- Interstate roads have many more curves than city streets
- Interstate roads are narrower than city streets
- Speeds are higher on the Interstate than on city streets
- Visibility is lower on the Interstate than in town
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Correct answer: Speeds are higher on the Interstate than on city streets
Speeds are higher on the Interstate than on city streets, so your vehicle travels further during your reaction time.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 23 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 23)
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When parallel parking, where should your wheels be?
- At a 45-degree angle to the curb
- Parallel to the left-hand curb and within three feet of it
- Parallel to the right-hand curb and within one foot of it
- Within two feet of the right-hand curb
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Correct answer: Parallel to the right-hand curb and within one foot of it
When parallel parking, your wheels should be parallel to the right-hand curb and within one foot of it.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 25 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 25)
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Which regulatory sign is the only eight-sided sign?
- Stop sign
- Yield sign
- Do Not Enter sign
- Speed Limit sign
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Correct answer: Stop sign
The Stop sign is the only eight-sided sign.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 9 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 9)
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What does the Stop sign tell you that you must do?
- Slow down and stop only if other traffic is approaching
- Slow down and proceed once the intersection looks clear
- Come to a complete stop before the stop line or crosswalk area
- Stop only if a pedestrian is waiting to cross
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Correct answer: Come to a complete stop before the stop line or crosswalk area
The Stop sign requires a complete stop before the stop line or crosswalk area.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 9 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 9)
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Where must you stop for a red traffic signal?
- At a marked stop line or before a crosswalk
- Beyond the crosswalk but before the intersection
- In the middle of the intersection, to see traffic
- Anywhere you can see the signal clearly
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Correct answer: At a marked stop line or before a crosswalk
For a red indication you must stop at a marked stop line or before a crosswalk.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 15 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 15)
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Two vehicles approach an unsigned intersection at approximately the same time. Which vehicle must yield?
- The vehicle on the left yields to the vehicle on the right.
- The vehicle on the right yields to the vehicle on the left.
- The faster vehicle yields to the slower vehicle.
- The larger vehicle yields to the smaller vehicle.
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Correct answer: The vehicle on the left yields to the vehicle on the right.
When two vehicles reach an unsigned intersection at about the same time, the vehicle on the left side must yield to the vehicle on the right.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 19 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 19)
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Which four types of devices can mark a railroad crossing?
- Warning signs, speed bumps, crossbucks, and stop lines
- Pavement markings, mile markers, crossbucks, and school zone signs
- Warning signs, pavement markings, crossbucks, and signal lights
- Warning signs, guardrails, crossbucks, and rumble strips
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Correct answer: Warning signs, pavement markings, crossbucks, and signal lights
Railroad crossings can be marked with warning signs, pavement markings, crossbucks, and signal lights.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 18 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 18)