North Dakota: Licensing basics — Examinations, Minor Road Tests, Organ Donation Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “Besides making an appointment at a Driver License office, how may you take the North Dakota knowledge test?” · “A 14 or 15 year old taking the road test may operate a vehicle that belongs to whom?”
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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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Besides making an appointment at a Driver License office, how may you take the North Dakota knowledge test?
- Online, immediately
- By mail from your home
- By telephone with an examiner
- At a school with a teacher
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Correct answer: Online, immediately
The manual says you must make an appointment at a Driver License office or you may take your knowledge test immediately online.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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How must an applicant cooperate with the examiner?
- By choosing the road test route
- By driving at the speed the applicant prefers
- By following the examiner's instructions at all times
- By skipping any test the applicant feels unsure about
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Correct answer: By following the examiner's instructions at all times
The applicant must at all times cooperate with the examiners by following their instructions.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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Who must furnish the vehicle used for the road test?
- The examiner
- The license applicant
- The Driver License office
- The Department of Public Instruction
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Correct answer: The license applicant
License applicants must furnish their own vehicle for the road test.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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What must a vehicle used for the road test display, in addition to having all equipment in good working order?
- A student driver sign
- A dealer inspection sticker
- A temporary examiner permit
- Current registration
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Correct answer: Current registration
The vehicle equipment is inspected, and all equipment must be in good working order and display current registration.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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Which of these must you do in order to pass the road test?
- Drive on an interstate highway
- Back the vehicle around a corner
- Parallel park your vehicle
- Change a flat tire
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Correct answer: Parallel park your vehicle
To pass, you must follow instructions, keep in the proper lane, give the proper signals, parallel park, demonstrate good driving posture and obey all traffic signs and laws.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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If you fail any of the tests, when may you retake the examination?
- Immediately after a short wait
- Not on the same day
- After one hour, if the examiner agrees
- Later the same day, after a break
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Correct answer: Not on the same day
If you fail any of the tests, you will not be allowed to retake the examination the same day.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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Who must accompany an applicant under 16 years of age when the applicant appears before the examiner for the road test?
- Any licensed driver at least 18 years of age
- A teacher from the school
- A driver education instructor
- One of the applicant's parents or a legal guardian
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Correct answer: One of the applicant's parents or a legal guardian
All applicants less than 16 years of age must be accompanied by one of their parents or a legal guardian at the road test.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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What is the parent or legal guardian of an applicant under 16 required to sign at the road test?
- An authorization stating the need for the child to drive
- A waiver releasing the examiner from responsibility
- A statement of the child's school grades and attendance
- A promise to pay any fines the child receives
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Correct answer: An authorization stating the need for the child to drive
The parent or legal guardian will be required to sign an authorization stating the need for the child to operate a vehicle without being accompanied by an adult.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 5)
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A 14 or 15 year old with a permit may operate the Class D noncommercial vehicle of which person?
- A cousin
- A family friend
- An aunt or uncle
- A neighbor
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Correct answer: An aunt or uncle
A 14 or 15 year old may be issued a permit to operate the Class D noncommercial vehicle of a parent, guardian, grandparent, sibling, aunt or uncle.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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A 14 or 15 year old taking the road test may operate a vehicle that belongs to whom?
- Only the vehicle of a parent or guardian
- Someone other than a parent or guardian
- Only the vehicle of a sibling
- Only a vehicle owned by the driving school
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Correct answer: Someone other than a parent or guardian
The manual says a 14 or 15 year old may operate a vehicle that is not a parent's or guardian's to take the road test.
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 must a 14 or 15 year old present when reporting for the road test?
- A letter from a school principal or teacher
- A note from the family doctor's office
- A letter from an employer in North Dakota
- A driver education Certificate of Training
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Correct answer: A driver education Certificate of Training
A driver education Certificate of Training must be presented when the applicant reports for the road test.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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Through the Department of Public Instruction, what training is needed to obtain the driver education Certificate of Training?
- 30 hours of classroom and six hours of behind-the-wheel training
- 20 hours of classroom and 10 hours of behind-the-wheel training
- 30 hours of behind-the-wheel training only
- Six hours of classroom and 30 hours of behind-the-wheel training
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Correct answer: 30 hours of classroom and six hours of behind-the-wheel training
Through the Department of Public Instruction the certificate requires 30 hours of classroom and six hours of behind-the-wheel training.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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Through a commercial driver training school approved by the North Dakota Department of Transportation, what training is needed to obtain the Certificate of Training?
- 30 hours of classroom training only
- 12 hours of behind-the-wheel training
- Six hours of behind-the-wheel training
- 20 hours of classroom and six hours of behind-the-wheel training
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Correct answer: Six hours of behind-the-wheel training
Through an approved commercial driver training school, six hours of behind-the-wheel training is enough to obtain the certificate.
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 can a licensed driver, or a person at least 14 years old applying for a permit, do to make a personal commitment to organ, tissue and eye donation?
- Sign a letter at a local hospital office
- Check the “Yes” box on the application form
- Pay a donor registration charge online
- Wait until age 18 and then apply by mail
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Correct answer: Check the “Yes” box on the application form
A personal commitment to donation is made by checking the “Yes” box on the application form.
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 does the donor indication on the application serve as?
- A temporary driving permit
- A medical record
- A request for a hospital visit
- Your consent
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Correct answer: Your consent
The donor indication serves as the person's consent to donation.
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 can be donated?
- Heart valves
- Hair
- Teeth
- Fingernails
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Correct answer: Heart valves
The manual lists heart, lungs, liver, kidney, pancreas, intestines, skin, heart valves, bone, and tendons and ligaments as donatable.
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 a basis on which organs are allocated to recipients?
- How much the recipient can pay
- The recipient's occupation
- Geography
- The recipient's age group
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Correct answer: Geography
Organs are allocated based upon medical urgency, length of time waiting, genetic matching, and geography.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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Who can be an organ, tissue and eye donor?
- Only people who are in perfect health today
- Anyone, regardless of age and health conditions
- Only adults who are at least 21 years of age
- Only people who already hold a driver license
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Correct answer: Anyone, regardless of age and health conditions
The manual says anyone can be a donor, regardless of age and health conditions.
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 does the manual say about the donation process and funeral arrangements?
- It requires a closed-casket funeral
- It requires a funeral within 24 hours
- It requires the family to pay for the funeral
- It does not prevent an open-casket funeral
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Correct answer: It does not prevent an open-casket funeral
The donation process does not prevent an open-casket funeral.
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 does the donor's family pay for donation?
- Nothing; there is no charge
- The cost of the medical procedure
- Half of the hospital costs
- A small registration charge
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Correct answer: Nothing; there is no charge
There is no charge for donation to the donor's family.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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If you are under the age of 18 and choose to be a donor, who will be asked to affirm your decision?
- Your school principal
- Your driving instructor
- Your parents
- Your family doctor
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Correct answer: Your parents
If you are under the age of 18, your parents will be asked to affirm your decision.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)