Free North Dakota Permit Practice Test 3 (2026)
Real questions from the official North Dakota driver handbook, each with a plain-English explanation. Free, unlimited retakes, no signup.
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This draw of 20 questions breaks down like this:
- Right-of-Way & Intersections — 6
- Traffic Signs & Signals — 4
- Emergencies & Crashes — 2
- Sharing the Road — 2
- Traffic Lanes, Passing & Turning — 2
- Vehicle Equipment — 2
- Adverse Conditions — 1
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 1
Heaviest on Right-of-Way & Intersections (6 of 20) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
Every question here applies nationwide.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. Passing on the right is permitted only when:
- Using the shoulder
- Never
- The vehicle ahead is turning left and there is room, or on a multilane road
- Anytime traffic is slow
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Answer: The vehicle ahead is turning left and there is room, or on a multilane road
You may pass on the right only when a vehicle is turning left (with room) or on a road with two or more lanes each way.
2. At a four-way stop, if the driver to your right stopped just before you, then:
- You both go
- The driver on the right goes first
- You go first
- Largest vehicle goes
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Answer: The driver on the right goes first
First to stop goes first; here the right-hand driver stopped first, so they proceed.
3. Before a night trip you should check that:
- Only the radio works
- The seats recline
- All lights (head, tail, brake, signals) work
- The horn is loud
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Answer: All lights (head, tail, brake, signals) work
Make sure all your lights work before driving at night.
4. Passing a large truck takes longer than passing a car because:
- A truck is much longer, so you're alongside it longer
- It is illegal
- Trucks speed up
- Trucks have no mirrors
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Answer: A truck is much longer, so you're alongside it longer
A truck's length means you spend more time alongside it — make sure you have plenty of room before passing.
5. If your brakes feel spongy or go to the floor, you should first:
- Accelerate
- Steer off a cliff
- Turn off the key
- Pump the pedal to try to build pressure
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Answer: Pump the pedal to try to build pressure
Pump the pedal to try to restore pressure, then use the parking brake and downshift.
6. At a four-way stop, who has the right-of-way?
- The vehicle turning left
- Whoever honks first
- The largest vehicle
- Whoever arrives and stops first
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Answer: Whoever arrives and stops first
At a four-way stop, the first vehicle to come to a complete stop goes first. If two stop at the same time, the one on the right goes.
7. A white stop line painted across your lane at an intersection means:
- Speed bump
- Park here
- Pedestrians only
- Stop behind this line for the sign or signal
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Answer: Stop behind this line for the sign or signal
Stop behind the white stop line when required by a sign or signal.
8. You must stop and give information after a crash that involves:
- Only at night
- Injury, death, or property damage
- Only your own car
- Only injuries
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Answer: Injury, death, or property damage
Stop and exchange information for any crash involving injury, death, or property damage.
9. A motorcycle's small size can make it:
- Slower to stop
- Louder
- Easier to see
- Appear farther away and moving slower than it is
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Answer: Appear farther away and moving slower than it is
Motorcycles look farther and slower than they are — misjudging this causes crashes. Look twice.
10. Your tires are unsafe and should be replaced when:
- They are any brand
- They are clean
- They are new
- The tread is worn too low to grip the road
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Answer: The tread is worn too low to grip the road
Worn tread greatly reduces traction, especially on wet roads — replace worn tires.
11. A green light turns to a steady green arrow for your turn. This means:
- Turn is now prohibited
- Stop
- You now have a protected turn — oncoming traffic is stopped
- Yield to oncoming still
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Answer: You now have a protected turn — oncoming traffic is stopped
A green arrow gives a protected turn; opposing traffic is held.
12. A pedestrian signal shows a flashing 'Don't Walk' / raised hand. A pedestrian already in the crosswalk should:
- Stop in the lane
- Run back
- Finish crossing; drivers must let them
- Wait in the median forever
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Answer: Finish crossing; drivers must let them
Pedestrians already crossing may finish; drivers must yield until they're clear.
13. A solid white line at the edge of the road marks:
- A bike lane always
- The right edge of the travel lane
- The center
- No parking
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Answer: The right edge of the travel lane
The solid white edge line marks the right edge of your lane.
14. An emergency vehicle approaches while you are stopped at a red light with cars around you. You should:
- Run the red light immediately
- Reverse
- Honk
- Stay put if you can't move safely; make room when you can
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Answer: Stay put if you can't move safely; make room when you can
Only move when you can do so safely and legally; make room without endangering others.
15. What does this sign warn of?
- A bridge
- A tunnel light
- Low clearance — height limit ahead
- A dip
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Answer: Low clearance — height limit ahead
A low-clearance sign warns of limited overhead height; tall vehicles must not proceed if too high.
16. At night you should not 'overdrive' your headlights, meaning:
- Never use high beams
- Use only low beams
- Drive slowly enough to stop within the distance you can see ahead
- Follow closely to see better
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Answer: Drive slowly enough to stop within the distance you can see ahead
Don't drive so fast that you can't stop within the range your headlights illuminate.
17. Two lanes merge into one ahead. The courteous, safe method is:
- Block the other lane
- Stop and wait
- Alternate (zipper) merge, one car from each lane
- Speed up to cut in
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Answer: Alternate (zipper) merge, one car from each lane
Zipper merging — taking turns — keeps traffic moving safely.
18. What does this sign warn of?
- A stop sign ahead
- A store ahead
- A toll ahead
- A dead end
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Answer: A stop sign ahead
A stop-ahead warning means a stop sign is coming up; slow down and prepare to stop.
19. At night you should drive slowly enough to:
- Match daytime speed
- Save fuel
- Use only parking lights
- Stop within the distance lit by your headlights
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Answer: Stop within the distance lit by your headlights
Never overdrive your headlights — you must be able to stop within the distance you can see.
20. On a one-way street, you may turn left on red into another one-way street that moves left, after:
- Honking
- Only with an arrow
- Never
- Stopping and yielding, unless a sign prohibits it
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Answer: Stopping and yielding, unless a sign prohibits it
Left-on-red from a one-way onto a one-way is allowed after stopping, unless posted otherwise.