North Carolina DMV driver's license practice test 1

Free North Carolina driver's license practice test with 25 original questions from the North Carolina Driver Handbook. This test leans on Chapter 1: Your License (4), Chapter 4: Your Driving (12), and Chapter 3: Your Driving Privilege (2). It starts with this question: "For a driver of a commercial motor vehicle, what BAC proves driving while impaired?" No account needed, and every answer is explained.

Checked on October 1, 2026

Questions: 25
Official handbook: North Carolina Driver Handbook

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For a driver of a commercial motor vehicle, what BAC proves driving while impaired?

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What this test covers

Every question comes from one of these sections of the North Carolina Driver Handbook.

Chapter 1: Your License4 questions
Chapter 2: Alcohol and the Law1 question
Chapter 3: Your Driving Privilege2 questions
Chapter 4: Your Driving12 questions
Chapter 5: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings3 questions
Chapter 6: Sharing the Road2 questions
Chapter 7: How DMV Serves You1 question

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Question 1: For a driver of a commercial motor vehicle, what BAC proves driving while impaired?
- A. 0.10 or more
- B. 0.04 or more
- C. 0.08 or more
- D. 0.02 or more
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 2: Alcohol and the Law
Question 2: In a traffic circle with more than one lane, which lane should you be in before you exit?
- A. The outside lane
- B. The center island
- C. The inside lane
- D. Either lane, if you signal
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 3: Which tests do you need to pass for a regular learner permit?
- A. Only a vision screening at the office
- B. Vision and the on-road driving test
- C. Knowledge, signs, and the on-road driving test
- D. Vision, traffic signs, and the knowledge test
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 1: Your License
Question 4: A train has just passed the crossing. Why shouldn't you move right away?
- A. The gates are still hot
- B. Another train may be coming
- C. The tracks may be slippery
- D. The law requires a 60-second wait
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 5: At how many points may you be assigned to a driver improvement clinic?
- A. 7
- B. 5
- C. 3
- D. 12
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 3: Your Driving Privilege
Question 6: North Carolina's child passenger law requires a child restraint or seat belt for all passengers younger than what age?
- A. 12
- B. 8
- C. 16
- D. 5
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 7: What following distance rule does the North Carolina handbook use?
- A. The five-second rule
- B. The three-second rule
- C. The two-second rule
- D. One car length per 10 mph
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 8: What headlights should you use in fog?
- A. Parking lights only
- B. Low beams
- C. No lights, to reduce glare
- D. High beams
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 9: An approved North Carolina driver education course includes:
- A. 6 hours in class and 30 hours behind the wheel
- B. 30 hours in class and 60 hours behind the wheel
- C. 20 hours in class and 10 hours behind the wheel
- D. 30 hours in class and 6 hours behind the wheel
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 1: Your License
Question 10: About what share of fatal crashes involving motor vehicles happen at intersections?
- A. About one in ten
- B. Fewer than one in twenty
- C. More than one-third
- D. Almost all of them
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 11: The light turns yellow as you approach. What should you do?
- A. Stop even in the middle of the intersection
- B. Speed up to beat the red light
- C. Stop unless you're too close to stop safely
- D. Always drive through at the same speed
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 5: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 12: At night, a bicycle must have a front light visible from at least:
- A. 100 feet
- B. 50 feet
- C. 200 feet
- D. 300 feet
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 6: Sharing the Road
Question 13: Which sign shape is used only for stop signs?
- A. The pentagon, with five sides
- B. The circle
- C. The octagon, with eight sides
- D. The triangle, point down
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 5: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 14: About what share of all traffic deaths involve alcohol, according to the handbook?
- A. About 38 percent
- B. About 10 percent
- C. About 5 percent
- D. About 75 percent
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 15: A student is suspended from school for more than 10 days in a row. What happens to their license?
- A. They lose it for 12 months
- B. They must retake the road test
- C. Nothing; school and DMV are separate
- D. They lose it for 30 days
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 1: Your License
Question 16: A school bus stops on a two-lane road with a center turning lane. Who must stop?
- A. Only vehicles in the center lane
- B. Only traffic following the bus
- C. Only oncoming traffic
- D. Traffic in both directions
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 17: You're stopped by an officer at night. What should you do?
- A. Keep your high beams on
- B. Get out and meet the officer
- C. Turn on your interior lights
- D. Turn off your headlights and all lights
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 18: How often must vehicles registered in North Carolina be inspected?
- A. Only when sold
- B. Every year
- C. Never, for cars under 10 years old
- D. Every two years
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 7: How DMV Serves You
Question 19: How much slower should you drive on wet pavement than on dry?
- A. At least 5 to 10 mph slower
- B. At least 25 mph slower
- C. The same speed, with wipers on
- D. About 1 to 2 mph slower
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 20: How many points come off your record when you finish a driver improvement clinic?
- A. All of them
- B. 2
- C. 7
- D. 3
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 3: Your Driving Privilege
Question 21: Why shouldn't you leave your headlights on when parked at night?
- A. They can blind oncoming drivers
- B. They drain the battery in minutes
- C. It is illegal in every state
- D. They attract wildlife
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 22: What is the minimum age to ride a moped on a North Carolina public road?
- A. 14
- B. 16
- C. 18
- D. 15
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 6: Sharing the Road
Question 23: A hybrid beacon at a crosswalk is flashing red. What should you do?
- A. Stay stopped until the beacon goes dark again
- B. Stop, then go once pedestrians have cleared
- C. Keep going slowly without coming to a stop
- D. Speed up before it turns steady red
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 5: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 24: Unless posted otherwise, what is the speed limit outside cities and towns?
- A. 70 mph
- B. 65 mph
- C. 45 mph
- D. 55 mph
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 25: How can an eligible driver upgrade from Level 2 to Level 3?
- A. Online
- B. Only by taking a second road test
- C. By mail, with a new driving log
- D. Only at DMV headquarters in Rocky Mount
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 1: Your License

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All 25 questions on this test

Question 1: For a driver of a commercial motor vehicle, what BAC proves driving while impaired?

Question 2: In a traffic circle with more than one lane, which lane should you be in before you exit?

Question 3: Which tests do you need to pass for a regular learner permit?

Question 4: A train has just passed the crossing. Why shouldn't you move right away?

Question 5: At how many points may you be assigned to a driver improvement clinic?

Question 6: North Carolina's child passenger law requires a child restraint or seat belt for all passengers younger than what age?

Question 7: What following distance rule does the North Carolina handbook use?

Question 8: What headlights should you use in fog?

Question 9: An approved North Carolina driver education course includes:

Question 10: About what share of fatal crashes involving motor vehicles happen at intersections?

Question 11: The light turns yellow as you approach. What should you do?

Question 12: At night, a bicycle must have a front light visible from at least:

Question 13: Which sign shape is used only for stop signs?

Question 14: About what share of all traffic deaths involve alcohol, according to the handbook?

Question 15: A student is suspended from school for more than 10 days in a row. What happens to their license?

Question 16: A school bus stops on a two-lane road with a center turning lane. Who must stop?

Question 17: You're stopped by an officer at night. What should you do?

Question 18: How often must vehicles registered in North Carolina be inspected?

Question 19: How much slower should you drive on wet pavement than on dry?

Question 20: How many points come off your record when you finish a driver improvement clinic?

Question 21: Why shouldn't you leave your headlights on when parked at night?

Question 22: What is the minimum age to ride a moped on a North Carolina public road?

Question 23: A hybrid beacon at a crosswalk is flashing red. What should you do?

Question 24: Unless posted otherwise, what is the speed limit outside cities and towns?

Question 25: How can an eligible driver upgrade from Level 2 to Level 3?

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