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South Dakota CNA Practice Test and Exam Format

D&S Diversified Technologies (Headmaster) runs the South Dakota nurse aide competency exam, with 80 written questions and a 4-skill hands-on test. Practice below with 90 free questions, each with an explanation.

The South Dakota CNA exam

  • Exam administrator: D&S Diversified Technologies (Headmaster)
  • Exam: Headmaster/TMU knowledge exam (SD Board of Nursing)
  • Written test: 80 questions in 90 minutes
  • Skills test: 4 skills
  • Oral version of the written test: Offered
  • Training required first: 75 hours, 16 clinical

Official source, read 2026-09-25. Formats change; the candidate handbook from the testing company is the authority before test day.

Free CNA practice test

90 practice questions written to the official content outline. Choose a quick set, a full practice set, or one topic. Study mode shows the answer and explanation after each question.

Questions about the South Dakota CNA exam

Who gives the CNA exam in South Dakota?
D&S Diversified Technologies (Headmaster) administers the South Dakota nurse aide competency exam, according to its official page, read 2026-09-25.
How many questions are on the South Dakota CNA exam?
The written test has 80 questions and a 90-minute limit, according to the testing company's South Dakota materials.
Are these real exam questions?
The questions here are original practice items written to the published content outline and checked against clinical and regulatory sources. They are not questions from the exam itself.

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