North Dakota Permit Practice Test 3

25 questions written from the North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (Class D), 2025-2027, with an explanation and page citation for every answer.

Question 1 of 25
Night, weather & hazardsNorth Dakota rule

Apart from the hours between sunset and sunrise, when must you use your headlights in North Dakota?

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About this test

These questions were written from the North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (Class D), 2025-2027 (2025-2027 edition; pages marked 'Revised 2025'). 10 of the 20 North Dakota questions in this test cover rules that are specific to North Dakota or differ between states. Every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the exact page it comes from, so you can check it yourself.

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  1. Apart from the hours between sunset and sunrise, when must you use your headlights in North Dakota?

    • A Only on Interstate highways
    • B When rain, snow, smoke or fog cuts visibility to less than 1,000 feet
    • C Only when it is fully dark
    • D Whenever rain or fog reduces visibility to less than 500 feet ahead of you
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    B. When rain, snow, smoke or fog cuts visibility to less than 1,000 feet

    Use headlights from sunset to sunrise and whenever needed for safety, including in rain, snow, sleet, hail, smoke or fog when visibility is less than 1,000 feet. Headlights help others see you, not just help you see.

    Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (Class D), 2025-2027, page 28

  2. What is the fine for texting while driving in North Dakota?

    • A $500
    • B $100
    • C $250
    • D $25
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    B. $100

    It is illegal for anyone to compose, read or send an electronic message while driving. The penalty is a $100 fine.

    Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (Class D), 2025-2027, page 34

  3. Two cars in the same lane passing a fixed marker
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    Two cars in the same lane passing a fixed markerYou

    Using the three-second rule, when are you following too closely?

    • A If you are within one car length per 10 mph
    • B If you can see the car's rear tires
    • C If you reach the marker after counting one-thousand-and-three
    • D If you reach the marker before counting one-thousand-and-three
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    D. If you reach the marker before counting one-thousand-and-three

    Pick a fixed mark ahead. When the vehicle in front passes it, count one-thousand-and-one, two, three. If you reach the mark before you finish, you are following too closely.

    Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (Class D), 2025-2027, page 26

  4. What is the minimum fee for breaking a work zone speed limit when work is in progress and workers are present?

    • A $80
    • B $500
    • C $20
    • D $250
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    A. $80

    Failing to obey work zone speed limits when work is in progress and workers are present carries an $80 minimum fee. Workers are often just inches from traffic.

    Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (Class D), 2025-2027, page 17

  5. What is the speed limit when passing a school during recess, unless otherwise posted?

    • A 20 mph
    • B 25 mph
    • C 30 mph
    • D 15 mph
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    A. 20 mph

    North Dakota limits you to 20 mph when passing a school during recess or while children are arriving or leaving, unless otherwise posted. Children can dart into the street without warning.

    Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (Class D), 2025-2027, page 24