North Dakota: Road signs Practice Test
Regulatory, warning, school, guide and service signs in the North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual.
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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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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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At a Stop sign with no stop line or crosswalk, where should you stop?
- Right at the corner of the nearest building, even if your view of cross traffic is blocked
- As near as possible before the intersection, where you can safely see approaching traffic
- Just inside the intersection, so that cross traffic can see that you have stopped
- Far enough back from the intersection that you cannot see cross traffic at all
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Correct answer: As near as possible before the intersection, where you can safely see approaching traffic
With no stop line or crosswalk, you stop as near as possible before the intersection at a spot where you can safely see traffic approaching from all directions.
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 Yield sign tell you to do?
- Come to a complete stop every time before entering the intersection
- Speed up so that you can merge ahead of other traffic
- Stop only when a pedestrian is in the crosswalk
- Slow down and stop if necessary so you can yield the right of way
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Correct answer: Slow down and stop if necessary so you can yield the right of way
The Yield sign means you must yield the right of way: slow down and stop if necessary.
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 Speed Limit sign show?
- The minimum speed required in all kinds of weather
- The average speed of traffic on that road
- The recommended speed for the next curve
- The maximum speed permitted under ideal conditions
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Correct answer: The maximum speed permitted under ideal conditions
A Speed Limit sign is a regulatory sign that shows the maximum speed permitted under ideal conditions.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 9 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 9)
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On which side of streets and highways are Speed Limit signs normally found?
- The left-hand side
- The right-hand side
- The center of the roadway
- Overhead, above the lanes
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Correct answer: The right-hand side
Speed Limit signs will normally be found on the right-hand side of streets and highways.
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 kind of instructions do regulatory signs give to the driver?
- Mandatory instructions
- Optional suggestions for safer driving
- Warnings about hazards that may be ahead
- Information about services and distances
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Correct answer: Mandatory instructions
Regulatory signs control and regulate traffic by giving mandatory instructions to the driver.
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 One Way sign tell you?
- Traffic on that road may flow in either direction
- Traffic on that road must turn in the direction of the arrow
- Traffic on that road flows only in the direction of the arrow
- You may pass other vehicles in the direction of the arrow
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Correct answer: Traffic on that road flows only in the direction of the arrow
The One Way sign means traffic on that road flows in the direction of the arrow only.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 10 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 10)
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How do some intersections display the sign that prohibits a right turn on a red light?
- Painted on the pavement
- With a flashing yellow arrow
- On a sign held by a flagperson
- Electronically
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Correct answer: Electronically
Some intersections display the no-right-turn-on-red sign electronically.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 10 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 10)
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Two-way Left Turn Only signs are used when a lane in the center of the roadway is to be used only by what?
- Left-turning vehicles in one direction only
- Vehicles that are passing in either direction
- Right-turning vehicles in either direction
- Left-turning vehicles in either direction
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Correct answer: Left-turning vehicles in either direction
A Two-way Left Turn Only sign marks a center lane used only by vehicles turning left, in either direction.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 10 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 10)
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What does a red circle with a red slash on a square white regulatory sign indicate?
- The action that is required
- The action that is forbidden
- A hazard that may be ahead
- A lane reserved for one kind of vehicle
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Correct answer: The action that is forbidden
On these regulatory signs, the red circle with a red slash marks the action that is forbidden.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 10 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 10)
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A square white sign shows a red circle with a slash across a picture of a truck. What does it mean?
- Trucks must stay in the right lane
- Truck parking only
- No trucks
- Trucks must stop
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Correct answer: No trucks
A square white sign with a red circle and slash over a truck is the No trucks sign.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 10 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 10)
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On which side of the road is the yellow pennant-shaped No Passing Zone sign found?
- The left-hand side
- The right-hand side
- Above the center of the roadway
- Only in the median
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Correct answer: The left-hand side
The rectangular Do Not Pass sign is on the right side of the road, while the pennant-shaped sign is found on the left-hand side.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 10 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 10)
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What do the Left Turn Signal and Left Turn Yield on Green signs tell you?
- How to interpret traffic signals when you want to make a left turn
- Which lane of the roadway is reserved for vehicles that are turning left
- That left turns are prohibited at the intersection at all times
- Where to stop before you turn left at the intersection
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Correct answer: How to interpret traffic signals when you want to make a left turn
These signs explain how to interpret the traffic signals when you want to turn left, so you should read each message closely.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 10 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 10)
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Warning signs are used to warn you of what?
- Mandatory rules you must obey
- Potentially hazardous conditions ahead
- Places where services are available
- The distance to the next town
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Correct answer: Potentially hazardous conditions ahead
Warning signs warn of potentially hazardous conditions ahead so that you proceed with extra caution.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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What do warning signs that show curves or turns in the road give you time to do?
- Pass the vehicle in front of you before the curve
- Turn on your headlights before the curve
- Check your mirrors for the vehicle behind you
- Reduce your speed before you enter the curve or turn
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Correct answer: Reduce your speed before you enter the curve or turn
Curve and turn signs give you time to reduce your speed before you enter the curve or turn.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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An advisory speed sign that supplements a curve warning sign shows what?
- The minimum legal speed that you must drive on that curve or turn
- The speed limit for the entire road
- The speed at which you must stop before the curve
- The maximum recommended speed to negotiate the curve or turn
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Correct answer: The maximum recommended speed to negotiate the curve or turn
An advisory speed sign shows the maximum recommended speed to negotiate the curve or turn.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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What should you do when signs warn you of a reduction in the number of traffic lanes ahead?
- Speed up to pass before the lane ends
- Be sure to move safely into the proper lane
- Stay in your lane until it ends
- Stop and wait for traffic to let you merge
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Correct answer: Be sure to move safely into the proper lane
Signs that warn of fewer lanes ahead mean you should move safely into the proper lane.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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A yellow diamond sign shows one arrow pointing up beside one arrow pointing down. What does it tell you?
- The road is one way only
- A lane ends ahead
- The road has two-way traffic
- Traffic must keep to the right
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Correct answer: The road has two-way traffic
A diamond warning sign with arrows pointing in opposite directions means the road has two-way traffic.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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A yellow diamond sign shows an upward arrow with a short line joining it from the lower right. What does it tell you?
- Traffic may be moving into your lane from the right side
- Your lane turns to the right a short distance ahead
- A right-turn-only lane begins at the next intersection
- Vehicles must exit to the right
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Correct answer: Traffic may be moving into your lane from the right side
This warning sign means traffic may be moving into your lane from the right side.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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Yellow diamond signs show a black T, Y, or plus-sign symbol. They indicate intersections. What should you be aware of?
- Vehicles entering the flow of traffic
- Pedestrians crossing at a crosswalk
- Animals crossing the road
- A reduction in the number of lanes
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Correct answer: Vehicles entering the flow of traffic
Intersection warning signs mean you should be aware of vehicles entering the flow of traffic.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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A yellow diamond sign shows a walking person above crosswalk lines. What should you watch out for?
- Children getting off a school bus
- Pedestrians crossing the road
- Bicyclists sharing the road
- Animals crossing the road
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Correct answer: Pedestrians crossing the road
The pedestrian crosswalk sign tells you to watch out for pedestrians crossing the road.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 12 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 12)
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What should you do when you see a yellow diamond sign with the word BUMP?
- Move to the left lane at once
- Slow down to avoid loss of control
- Stop and look for oncoming traffic
- Speed up to cross the bump quickly
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Correct answer: Slow down to avoid loss of control
A bump sign means there is a bump in the road ahead, so you should slow down to avoid loss of control.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 12 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 12)
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A yellow diamond sign shows a bicycle. What does it tell you?
- That a bike lane ends ahead
- That bicycles are not allowed on the road
- To watch for bicyclists
- That bicycle parking is ahead
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Correct answer: To watch for bicyclists
The bicycle warning sign tells you to watch for bicyclists.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 12 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 12)
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A yellow diamond sign shows a car with curving skid marks below it. Why should you slow down?
- The road is slippery when wet
- The road ahead is closed
- The road has a sharp curve
- Loose gravel is on the road
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Correct answer: The road is slippery when wet
This warning sign means the road is slippery when wet, so you should slow down.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 12 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 12)
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A slow-moving vehicle sign is mounted on the rear of vehicles or equipment being towed at what speed?
- 35 miles per hour or less
- 25 miles per hour or less
- 15 miles per hour or less
- 45 miles per hour or less
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Correct answer: 25 miles per hour or less
A slow-moving vehicle sign is mounted on the rear of vehicles or equipment being towed at 25 miles per hour or less.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 12 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 12)
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What do guide signs provide information about?
- Directions, distances, available services, and points of interest
- Speed limits, no-passing zones, and mandatory lane-use rules
- Hazards ahead, sharp curves, and slippery road surfaces
- Detours, lane closures, and flagpersons in work zones
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Correct answer: Directions, distances, available services, and points of interest
Guide signs provide information about directions, distances, available services, points of interest, and other geographical, recreational, or cultural matters.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 14 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 14)
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On milepost signs, what do the numbers tell you?
- How many miles you are from the north or east border of the state or the end of the route
- How many miles remain until the next city or exit on the route you are traveling
- How many miles you have traveled since you entered the state on the current route
- How many miles you are from the south or west border of the state or origin of the route in the state
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Correct answer: How many miles you are from the south or west border of the state or origin of the route in the state
The numbers on milepost signs show how many miles you are from the south or west border of the state or the origin of the route within the state.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 14 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 14)
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What does the symbol of access sign indicate?
- That the next exit has services for travelers who need a place to rest overnight
- Facilities such as rest areas are free of barriers to people with mobility impairments
- That a hospital with emergency services is located at the next exit
- That parking is reserved for drivers who have a special license plate
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Correct answer: Facilities such as rest areas are free of barriers to people with mobility impairments
The symbol of access sign shows that facilities such as rest areas are free of barriers to people with mobility impairments.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 14 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 14)