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North Dakota permit test: road signs

Regulatory, warning, school, railroad advance, work zone, channelizing and guide signs. 32 questions, 10 at a time, starting with ones you haven't seen.

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  1. Regulatory signs give mandatory instructions, and most are white with black letters or red with white letters. (p. 13)
  2. Prohibition signs show the forbidden action inside a red circle with a slash; this one forbids U-turns. (p. 14)
  3. Warning signs alert you to possible hazards ahead and are yellow with a black legend. (p. 15)
  4. Curve and turn signs give you time to reduce your speed before you enter the curve or turn. (p. 15)
  5. The Railroad Advance Warning sign is round with black lettering on a yellow background. (p. 16)
  6. Pedestrian and school signs may be fluorescent yellow-green or standard yellow. (p. 16)
  7. Speeding in a work zone while crews are on the job costs at least $80, so slow down. (p. 17)
  8. Most work zone signs are diamond-shaped and orange with a black legend. (p. 17)
  9. Service signs are rectangular with white symbols on a blue background. (p. 18)
  10. Flagpersons use red flags or stop/slow paddles to direct traffic safely through work zones. (p. 18)

Taken from the explanations to checked practice questions; page numbers link to the official handbook.

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Sample road signs questions

  1. 1.What does this sign mean?

    • AThe vehicle carries hazardous material
    • BThe vehicle travels 25 mph or less
    • CA work zone is ahead
    • DYield to all traffic
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    ✓ B. The vehicle travels 25 mph or less

    This orange triangle with a red border is mounted on vehicles or towed equipment moving at 25 mph or less; slow down and use caution.

    Source: 2025-2027 Noncommercial Driver License Manual, Class D (2025-2027), page 16

  2. 2.A small yellow sign below a curve sign shows 35 mph. What does it tell you?

    • AThe maximum recommended speed for the curve
    • BThe new speed limit for the next mile
    • CThe minimum speed allowed in the curve
    • DThe speed trucks must keep to
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    ✓ A. The maximum recommended speed for the curve

    Curve signs are often paired with an advisory speed sign showing the maximum recommended speed for the curve or turn.

    Source: 2025-2027 Noncommercial Driver License Manual, Class D (2025-2027), page 15

  3. 3.What does this sign mean?

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    • AThe speed for curves just ahead
    • BThe minimum speed you must drive
    • CA suggested speed for trucks only
    • DThe maximum speed under ideal conditions
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    ✓ D. The maximum speed under ideal conditions

    A speed limit sign is a regulatory sign showing the maximum speed allowed when conditions are ideal.

    Source: 2025-2027 Noncommercial Driver License Manual, Class D (2025-2027), page 13

  4. 4.You reach a stop sign with no stop line and no crosswalk. Where should you stop?

    • ARight beside the stop sign post on the corner
    • BHalfway into the intersection to look both ways
    • CWherever the car ahead of you came to a stop
    • DJust before the intersection, where you can see
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    ✓ D. Just before the intersection, where you can see

    With no stop line or crosswalk, stop as close as possible before the intersection where you can safely see traffic from all directions.

    Source: 2025-2027 Noncommercial Driver License Manual, Class D (2025-2027), page 13