North Dakota Road Sign Practice Test

How road signs are tested in North Dakota

Road sign questions are part of the North Dakota written knowledge test (25 multiple-choice questions, 20 right to pass). Know the signs well and those questions become easy points.

Signs from the North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (Revised 2025 (DL0126)). What every kind of sign means, by shape and color: our road sign guide.

Signs the North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual adds

• Warning Signs

  Warning signs alert you to possibly hazardous conditions ahead so you can go on with extra caution; curve and turn signs give you time to slow before the bend. p. 11

• Special Warning Signs

  The slow-moving vehicle sign is an orange triangle with a red reflective border, mounted on the back of vehicles or towed equipment going 25 mph or less; slow down and use caution. p. 12

• Right of Way

  At an uncontrolled T-intersection, the vehicle on the street that ends must yield to vehicles on the street that continues. p. 19

• Reading the Road

  Driving on loose gravel is harder than on pavement because your tires have less traction; slow down and avoid sudden changes in direction. p. 30

• Regulatory Signs

  Speed limit signs show the top speed allowed under ideal conditions and are normally posted on the right-hand side of the road. p. 9

• Speed Limits

  Unless posted otherwise, the limit is 70 mph on paved, divided multi-lane highways. p. 20

• Do Not Park

  Do not park where there is an official No Parking sign, or alongside or opposite street excavation when parking there would block traffic. p. 26

• Construction and Maintenance Devices

  Slow down in construction and maintenance zones: breaking a work zone speed limit carries a minimum $80 fee when work is going on and workers are present. p. 13

• Channelizing Devices

  The diagonal stripes on a barricade or vertical panel point the way to pass: stripes sloping downward to the right mean keep to the right, and downward to the left mean keep to the left. p. 13

• Flashing Arrow Panels

  Large flashing or sequencing arrow panels are used in work zones day and night to move drivers into certain lanes and show that part of the road ahead is closed; they can also be used in a caution mode. p. 13

• Flagpersons

  Flagpersons in work zones stop, slow or guide traffic; they wear orange, yellow, strong yellow-green or fluorescent clothing and use red flags or STOP/SLOW paddles. p. 14

• Guide Signs

  Milepost signs are long green rectangles with white numbers that tell how many miles you are from the state's south or west border, or from where the route starts in the state. p. 14

• Guide Signs

  Blue signs mean: motorist services. p. 14

• Guide Signs

  Brown signs mean: recreation and cultural places. p. 15

• Do Not Park

  Do not park in a designated accessible parking space unless you have the proper placard or accessible license plate, and never park on the diagonal lines next to the space. p. 26

• School Signs

  The school sign tells you a school or marked school crossing is ahead; school and pedestrian signs may be fluorescent yellow-green or standard yellow. p. 12

• Special Warning Signs

  The round Railroad Advance Warning sign means a railroad crossing is ahead; slow down so you can stop safely if a train is coming. p. 12

• Pedestrian Signs

  A pedestrian crossing sign means slow down and yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk. p. 12

• Railroad Crossings

  At a crossbuck, a sign below it shows the number of tracks if there is more than one; make sure all tracks are clear and no trains are coming before you cross. p. 18

• Regulatory Signs

  An eight-sided (octagon) sign always means stop. p. 9

• Regulatory Signs

  A pennant-shaped sign (a sideways triangle) marks a no-passing zone. p. 10