North Dakota CDL — General Knowledge Practice Test 5

1.When is a high center of gravity most dangerous?
On long, straight upgradesIn curves, or when a hazard forces you to swerveWhile parked on level groundWhen backing slowly into a dock
2.You do not know whether your vehicle needs placards. Whom does the manual tell you to ask?
The shipper's dock workersAnother driver at the terminalYour employerThe nearest weigh station operator
3.What does the manual say about depending on warning signals, gates, or flagmen at a railroad crossing?
They are always enough, so no further checking is neededGates can be trusted, but flashing lights cannotThey cannot be relied on alone to warn you that a train is comingThey matter only at crossings with more than one track
4.During a basic control skills exercise the vehicle is still rolling when you open your door. What may result?
One 'look' is scored and the exercise continuesA pull-up is scored against youA warning, with no effect on the scoreAn automatic failure for an unsafe act
5.North Dakota began moving to the Modernized Commercial Driver License Skills Test on December 1, 2025. Which parts of the skills test does it change?
The on-road driving test and the knowledge testsOnly the basic control skills exercisesEvery part, including the general knowledge testThe airbrake/hydraulic brake check, the vehicle inspection, and the basic control skills tests
6.Why should each mirror be adjusted so that it shows some part of your own vehicle?
It proves to an inspector that the mirror is mountedIt gives you a reference point for judging where the other images areIt blocks glare from vehicles behind youIt makes other vehicles look closer than they are
7.According to the manual, traffic crashes involving people who drink alcohol result in how many deaths each year?
About 2,000About 5,500More than 100,000More than 20,000
8.Which of these is NOT one of the three basic steps the manual gives for any crash scene?
Protect the areaDecide who was at faultNotify authoritiesCare for the injured
9.Why does the manual tell you to be careful around a stopped bus?
The bus may roll backward when its doors openPeople leaving it may walk across at either end, often unable to see youBus drivers are required to back up before pulling outIts mirrors create glare for other drivers
10.Why does the manual call crash scenes particularly hazardous for drivers passing by?
Police always close every lane around a crashPeople involved may not look for traffic, and passing drivers tend to stare at the sceneWrecked vehicles usually catch fireTow trucks have the right-of-way over all traffic