North Carolina DMV driver's license practice test 5
Try this free North Carolina practice test for the driver's license knowledge exam: 25 questions from the North Carolina Driver Handbook. The sections it covers most are Chapter 5: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings (4), Chapter 2: Alcohol and the Law (2), and Chapter 3: Your Driving Privilege (2). To start, you'll answer this: "A DWI conviction with a BAC of at least what level requires an ignition interlock?" Explanations follow every answer.
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Practice questions
Question 1 of 250 of 25 answered
A DWI conviction with a BAC of at least what level requires an ignition interlock?
What this test covers
Every question comes from one of these sections of the North Carolina Driver Handbook.
- Chapter 1: Your License3 questions
- Chapter 2: Alcohol and the Law2 questions
- Chapter 3: Your Driving Privilege2 questions
- Chapter 4: Your Driving11 questions
- Chapter 5: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings4 questions
- Chapter 6: Sharing the Road2 questions
- Chapter 7: How DMV Serves You1 question
All 25 questions on this test
Every question on this test is listed here with its answer options. Take the test above to see which answers are correct and why.
Question 1: A DWI conviction with a BAC of at least what level requires an ignition interlock?
- A. 0.08
- B. 0.20
- C. 0.04
- D. 0.15
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 2: Alcohol and the Law
Question 2: What is the minimum age for a Level 2 Limited Provisional License?
- A. 15
- B. 16
- C. 17
- D. 18
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 1: Your License
Question 3: You're driving slower than the posted limit on a multi-lane highway. Which lane should you use?
- A. The far right lane
- B. The center lane
- C. The far left lane
- D. Any lane, if you use your flashers
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 4: What does the law require as you come to an intersection, even with the right of way?
- A. Slow down
- B. Stop completely every time
- C. Speed up to clear it quickly
- D. Sound your horn
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 5: Hydroplaning can start at speeds as low as:
- A. 15 mph
- B. 45 mph
- C. 55 mph
- D. 30 mph
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 6: What shape are North Carolina route markers?
- A. Shield
- B. Rectangle
- C. Red, white, and blue shield
- D. Diamond
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 5: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 7: On a long drive, how often does the handbook suggest getting out of the car to stretch?
- A. At least every 2 hours
- B. At least every 5 hours
- C. Only when you feel sleepy
- D. At least every 30 minutes
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 8: You get tired while driving. What can help for a short time, according to the handbook?
- A. Driving faster to get there sooner
- B. A 15 to 45 minute nap and caffeine
- C. A 3-hour nap in the travel lane
- D. Opening the windows and turning up music
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 9: What is the minimum liability coverage for property damage in a crash?
- A. $10,000
- B. $60,000
- C. $30,000
- D. $25,000
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 7: How DMV Serves You
Question 10: How many points does a conviction for following too closely carry?
- A. 4
- B. 2
- C. 1
- D. 5
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 3: Your Driving Privilege
Question 11: How long is the revocation for prearranged racing with another vehicle on the highway?
- A. 60 days
- B. 1 year
- C. 3 years
- D. 90 days
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 3: Your Driving Privilege
Question 12: At a circular green light, what must you do if you're turning?
- A. Stop, then turn
- B. Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians
- C. Wait for a green arrow before turning
- D. Turn first, since green gives you priority
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 5: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 13: When passing, what does sounding your horn to the driver ahead do under the law?
- A. It gives you the right to speed
- B. It obliges that driver to help you pass
- C. Nothing; horns are for emergencies only
- D. It means the other driver must stop
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 14: What does a Flagger sign warn you about?
- A. A school crossing guard
- B. A parade route or street festival ahead
- C. A worker ahead with a STOP/SLOW paddle
- D. A railroad crossing ahead with no gates
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 15: Where is farm equipment NOT allowed to travel in North Carolina?
- A. On two-lane rural roads
- B. On paved roads
- C. In suburban areas
- D. On interstates
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 16: Oncoming cars are on your left and a child on a bicycle is on your right. What does the handbook advise?
- A. Give the oncoming cars more room
- B. Stay exactly in the center of your lane
- C. Speed up to pass both quickly
- D. Give the child more room
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 17: An adult with a regular learner permit is driving. Who must be with them?
- A. A licensed driver anywhere in the car
- B. Any passenger who is 18 or older
- C. A licensed driver seated beside them
- D. No one, once the permit is issued
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 1: Your License
Question 18: How much fast-moving water can sweep a car off the highway, according to reports in the handbook?
- A. Six inches
- B. Two feet
- C. Three feet
- D. One inch
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 19: Taillights must be red and visible from at least:
- A. 200 feet
- B. 500 feet
- C. 100 feet
- D. 50 feet
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 20: How far behind a tractor-trailer can its rear blind spot extend?
- A. There is none behind a truck
- B. Up to 200 feet
- C. Up to 20 feet
- D. Up to 50 feet
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 6: Sharing the Road
Question 21: An officer is directing traffic at a signaled intersection. What do you follow?
- A. The officer's hand signals
- B. The traffic light
- C. Whichever is more convenient
- D. The stop sign on the corner
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 5: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 22: What colors are signs showing a nearby hospital, Highway Patrol station, or telephone?
- A. Brown and white
- B. Orange and black
- C. Blue and white
- D. Green and white
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 5: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 23: With a Level 1 permit, who may sit in the front seat?
- A. Anyone, as long as they wear a seat belt
- B. The driver alone, with the supervisor behind
- C. Only the driver and the supervising driver
- D. The driver and any passenger over 16
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 1: Your License
Question 24: When walking along a road with no sidewalk, where should a pedestrian walk?
- A. On the left side, facing traffic
- B. On the right side, with traffic
- C. In the center of the lane
- D. On whichever side has less traffic
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 6: Sharing the Road
Question 25: Research cited in the handbook says crash risk starts to increase at what BAC?
- A. 0.12 percent
- B. 0.08 percent
- C. 0.05 percent
- D. 0.02 percent
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 2: Alcohol and the Law
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