North Dakota written test scoring: 20 of 25

NDDOT does not state how many questions the Class D knowledge test holds or how many correct answers it takes to pass. The learner permit page gives the fees and the testing languages, the official Noncommercial Driver License Manual spends its testing pages on what to bring and what you may not carry into the room, and the KnowTo Drive North Dakota FAQ gives a 60 minute limit and a $10.00 fee. Not one of them names a number, and neither does North Dakota Century Code 39-06-13 or the driver licensing chapters of the North Dakota Administrative Code, whose examination language is about medical fitness rather than test format. The 25 questions and 20 correct this practice test runs on come from driver testing sources and are a working default only, which is why North Dakota is carried here as unverified rather than quoting a pass mark NDDOT has never printed.

The knowledge test can be taken at a Driver License Site or online at nd.knowtodrive.com. In an office NDDOT charges $5.00 per attempt and allows one attempt per day. Online the fee is $10.00 per attempt with 60 minutes on the clock, and a failed attempt can be repeated after 24 hours until a fifth failure brings a one year wait. Passing online does not finish the job, because you still have to book a Driver License Site visit to be issued the permit, which costs $15.00, and the road test later costs another $5.00. The noncommercial knowledge test is offered in 14 languages, and eight offices, including Fargo, Bismarck, Minot and Grand Forks, add automated American Sign Language and audio testing.

North Dakota Century Code 39-06-13 sets the $10.00 access fee for the online knowledge exam, requires personal questions about the applicant during the test to deter fraud, and blocks issue of a Class D instruction permit until a parent or guardian certifies they monitored the sitting of an applicant under 18. The same chapter, at 39-06-04, lets any resident at least fourteen years of age apply for a Class D instruction permit and requires anyone issued one before turning 16 to hold it at least twelve months before becoming eligible for a license.