North Dakota Permit Practice Test 2
A second full-length North Dakota practice test: 30 fresh multiple-choice questions with zero repeats from Test 1. Check the NDDOT site for the current question count and passing score.
Question 1 of 30
1. Your street ends at a T-intersection with a through road. Who has the right-of-way?
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Correct answer: B. When your road ends at a T-intersection, traffic on the continuing through road has the right-of-way, and you must yield before turning onto it. The road that ends waits; picture the through road as the main current.
2. Several vehicles reach a four-way stop at different times. Who has the right-of-way?
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Correct answer: B. At an all-way stop, the vehicle that arrives and stops first proceeds first, with others following in arrival order. This first-come, first-served system prevents confusion. Think of it as taking a number at a busy counter.
3. An NDDOT maintenance truck is parked on the shoulder of a North Dakota interstate with its work lights flashing. What should you do?
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Correct answer: D. North Dakota extends move-over protection to emergency, law enforcement, and NDDOT maintenance vehicles flashing lights on interstates and multilane highways. Shift to the far lane and pass with due caution, because crews work only feet from traffic.
4. What lands on your North Dakota driving record if you drive in violation of the conditions of your instruction permit?
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Correct answer: B. North Dakota assesses two points for driving outside your permit's conditions. Points accumulate, and a driver under 18 who reaches six or more has the permit cancelled, so small violations stack toward a very large consequence.
5. A wide white bar is painted across your lane just before an intersection with a stop sign. Where must you stop?
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Correct answer: D. A stop line marks the exact place to stop: bring your vehicle to a halt before the bar, not on or past it. It keeps you clear of crosswalks and cross traffic. The bar is the boundary.
6. How does the law treat a driver who leaves the scene of a crash they were involved in?
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Correct answer: B. Fleeing a crash you were part of, often called hit and run, is a serious crime everywhere, with penalties that grow if anyone was hurt. Staying is a legal duty. Whatever the damage, driving away doubles the trouble.
7. You are driving past a school crossing just as classes let out. What must you be prepared to do?
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Correct answer: C. Near school crossings you must slow to any posted school speed and stop whenever children or crossing guards are in the crosswalk. Kids are small, quick, and unpredictable, so extra caution is required. Expect the unexpected wherever students gather.
8. You are delivering food to a house on an unposted residential street in North Dakota. Unless a sign changes it, what speed limit applies?
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Correct answer: A. Unposted residential streets in North Dakota carry a default limit of 25 mph. The rule exists so drivers can stop for the unexpected, like a car backing out of a driveway. When a sign is posted, obey the sign instead.
9. Under North Dakota's implied consent law, what happens to your driving privileges if you refuse a chemical test?
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Correct answer: D. Holding a license in North Dakota means you already consented to chemical testing, so refusing costs you a revocation of 180 days to three years. Refusal is not an escape hatch; it is its own penalty.
10. What is the safest way to handle your speed through a sharp curve?
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Correct answer: B. Slow to a safe speed before the curve begins, then hold steady or gently accelerate through it. Braking mid-curve can break tire grip and cause a skid. Do your slowing on the straightaway, your steering in the bend.
11. In North Dakota, what is the youngest age at which you can apply for a learner's permit?
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Correct answer: B. North Dakota issues learner's permits starting at age 14. The permit opens the first stage of graduated licensing, where you build skills with a supervising adult before earning fuller privileges. Know your state's number; it varies nationwide.
12. You are low on fuel on a long highway drive. Signs of which color point you to services such as gas, food, lodging, and hospitals?
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Correct answer: B. Blue signs mark motorist services, including fuel, food, lodging, rest areas, and hospitals. They let travelers plan a stop before leaving the highway. When your body or your car needs something, look for blue.
13. An 18-year-old in North Dakota has one beer at a graduation party and then drives. At what BAC could this driver already be violating the zero-tolerance law?
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Correct answer: C. One beer can push a young driver to 0.02%, the level where North Dakota's zero-tolerance law kicks in. The rule protects new drivers, whose crash risk rises quickly with alcohol. Skip every drink if you plan to drive.
14. While you practice with a North Dakota instruction permit, who is required to ride in the seat beside you?
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Correct answer: C. North Dakota wants a supervisor licensed for that vehicle class, at least 18 years old, with three-plus years behind the wheel, seated next to you. Experience is the whole point: a coach who has seen more roads catches more mistakes.
15. In North Dakota, supervised behind-the-wheel practice with a permit can begin once a teen reaches which age?
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Correct answer: C. Supervised practice starts at 14 in North Dakota, once the teen holds a learner's permit. Every practice hour with a licensed adult builds judgment that classroom study alone can never teach, which is why the permit stage exists.
16. Traffic around you on a North Dakota highway posted at the state maximum starts flowing faster than the signs allow. Your personal legal limit remains which speed?
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Correct answer: C. Other drivers speeding never raises your limit; on North Dakota's fastest highways it stays 80 mph. Move right and let them pass instead of matching them. Speed limits bind each driver individually, whatever the surrounding traffic does.
17. A yellow diamond sign shows a side lane curving in to join the main road ahead. You are on the main road. What does the sign mean?
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Correct answer: C. A merge sign warns that another roadway joins yours ahead. Entering drivers must yield, but you should adjust your speed or change lanes when safe to open a gap. Merging works best when both drivers cooperate like a zipper.
18. In a work zone, an orange sign warns of a flagger ahead. The flagger signals you to stop, even though the traffic light beyond is green. What should you do?
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Correct answer: C. Flaggers control traffic through work zones, and you must obey their directions even when they conflict with posted signs or signals. They can see hazards you cannot. Remember: in a work zone, the person outranks the light.
19. Why do states phase in driving privileges through graduated driver licensing (GDL) programs?
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Correct answer: B. GDL programs add privileges in stages, from supervised practice to restricted solo driving to a full license, because crash risk peaks in a driver's first months. Skills grow with mileage, so the system lets experience catch up first.
20. A power outage has left the traffic signals at an intersection completely dark. What should you do?
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Correct answer: A. When a signal is completely dark, treat the intersection as an all-way stop: stop fully, yield to vehicles that arrived first, and proceed in turn. This shared rule keeps order when the usual electronic referee is offline.
21. An ice-cream truck is stopped ahead and children are gathered around it. How should you drive past?
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Correct answer: C. Slow way down and cover your brake near children or a stopped ice-cream truck, because kids chase treats and forget traffic completely. Expect someone small to dart out. Around children, drive as if one already has.
22. Your brake pedal sinks to the floor and the car barely slows. What should you do?
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Correct answer: A. Pump the pedal quickly to build pressure back, shift to a lower gear, and ease on the parking brake while steering toward safety. Work through the list calmly: pump, downshift, parking brake, and pick your escape path.
23. A 19-year-old is pulled over in North Dakota after a party. Under the zero-tolerance law, what BAC is enough for an underage drinking-and-driving violation?
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Correct answer: D. For drivers under 21 in North Dakota, a violation begins at 0.02%. Zero-tolerance laws exist because young, inexperienced drivers face high crash risk with any alcohol. If you are underage, the only legal amount is none.
24. You are passing a slow truck on a North Dakota highway posted at the state's maximum limit. Even while passing, your legal ceiling stays at which speed?
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Correct answer: B. Passing grants zero extra speed allowance; in North Dakota the ceiling on those top-posted highways stays 80 mph. If you cannot complete the pass within the limit, wait for a better gap. The limit binds every maneuver, always.
25. After drinking, what is the only thing that will actually sober you up?
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Correct answer: C. Only time makes you sober, because your liver removes alcohol at its own steady pace. Coffee, cold showers, and exercise just create a wide-awake drunk. Memory hook: you cannot rush the liver; you can only wait it out.
26. Which parking spot is illegal no matter how briefly you plan to stay?
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Correct answer: D. Parking within the cleared space around a fire hydrant is always illegal, because firefighters may need instant access to connect hoses. Blocking a hydrant can cost lives during a fire. If you see a hydrant, leave the whole area open.
27. An officer stops an adult driver in North Dakota and a breath test is given. At what BAC reading can that driver be charged with driving under the influence, even if their driving looked steady?
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Correct answer: C. A BAC of 0.08% or more is enough by itself for a DUI charge in North Dakota. The law uses a fixed number because alcohol impairs everyone, and drivers are poor judges of their own impairment behind the wheel.
28. The vehicle ahead displays an orange triangle with a red border on its rear. What does that tell you?
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Correct answer: D. The orange triangle is the slow-moving vehicle emblem, common on farm equipment and horse-drawn wagons. You close in on these vehicles faster than you expect, so back off early and pass only with a clear, legal gap.
29. Smoke and flames start coming from under your hood while you drive. What should you do?
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Correct answer: C. Stop away from buildings and fuel, shut off the engine, and move everyone well back. Opening the hood feeds the flames air, and burning vehicles can explode, so fight nothing bigger than a tiny fire. Distance saves lives.
30. What is the safest way to carry young children in your vehicle?
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Correct answer: B. Children are safest buckled in the back seat, and a rear-facing seat must never sit in front of an active airbag, which can strike the seat with deadly force. Little riders belong behind you, away from the bag.
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