North Carolina DMV driver's license practice test 6
Here are 25 free North Carolina driver's license practice questions drawn from the North Carolina Driver Handbook. They focus on Chapter 5: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings (4), Chapter 2: Alcohol and the Law (2), and Chapter 3: Your Driving Privilege (2). The test opens with: "Drivers under 18 may not use a cell phone while driving, except to:" You get an explanation after each answer, and you need no account.
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Practice questions
Question 1 of 250 of 25 answered
Drivers under 18 may not use a cell phone while driving, except to:
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: Drivers under 18 may not use a cell phone while driving, except to:
- A. Use a hands-free headset
- B. Send short texts at stop signs
- C. Call 911 in an emergency
- D. Answer calls from friends
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 2: What is the legal top speed for a moped in North Carolina?
- A. 30 mph
- B. 20 mph
- C. 55 mph
- D. 45 mph
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 6: Sharing the Road
Question 3: Where is a STOP AHEAD sign placed?
- A. Just after the intersection that it warns about
- B. Only at railroad crossings with gates
- C. Right beside every stop sign in the city
- D. Far ahead of a stop sign that's hard to see
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 5: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 4: Driving at night in a city, which headlights should you use?
- A. Low beams
- B. Parking lights only
- C. Fog lights only
- D. High beams
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 5: How far to the left of the vehicle you're passing must you stay?
- A. At least six inches
- B. At least two feet
- C. At least ten feet
- D. At least one lane width
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 6: How early can you renew a North Carolina driver license?
- A. Up to two years before it expires
- B. Up to 30 days before it expires
- C. Up to 180 days before it expires
- D. Only in your birth month
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 1: Your License
Question 7: You see one deer cross the road. What should you expect?
- A. It will stop in your lane
- B. The road is now clear to drive on
- C. It will turn around and come back
- D. More deer may follow close behind
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 8: You miss your exit on the interstate. What should you do?
- A. Stop and wait for a gap
- B. Back up on the shoulder
- C. Go to the next exit
- D. Use the median to turn around
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 9: What is the minimum liability coverage for injuries to any one person in a crash?
- A. $50,000
- B. $30,000
- C. $25,000
- D. $60,000
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 7: How DMV Serves You
Question 10: Which regular license do most North Carolina drivers need for cars and small trucks?
- A. Class B
- B. Class C
- C. Class M
- D. Class A
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 1: Your License
Question 11: A pedestrian is crossing with a green signal and you want to turn across their path. Who has the right of way?
- A. The pedestrian
- B. Whoever is moving faster
- C. You, if you signaled first
- D. You, since you also have a green light
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 12: What does a steady yellow arrow tell you?
- A. Turns are banned all day
- B. You may now turn without yielding
- C. The protected turn is ending
- D. The signal is broken
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 5: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 13: A school bus stops on a divided highway of four lanes with a median. Who must stop?
- A. Only oncoming traffic
- B. Traffic in both directions
- C. Only traffic following the bus
- D. No one; the median protects children
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 14: How close to the curb line of an intersecting street may you park?
- A. No closer than 50 feet
- B. No closer than 25 feet
- C. No closer than 10 feet
- D. No closer than 15 feet
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 15: A driver under 21 is convicted of driving with any amount of alcohol in their body. What happens?
- A. Nothing, unless the BAC is 0.08
- B. Their license is suspended for 30 days
- C. They get a warning letter
- D. Their license is revoked for one year
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 2: Alcohol and the Law
Question 16: What kind of license does DMV issue to applicants under 21?
- A. A vertical license
- B. A horizontal license with a star
- C. A license marked 'Learner Only'
- D. A paper license until age 21
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 1: Your License
Question 17: You must report a crash to police if someone is hurt or damage appears to be at least:
- A. $1,000
- B. $500
- C. $5,000
- D. $2,500
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 18: What is the license penalty for a first DWI conviction?
- A. A one-year revocation
- B. A permanent revocation
- C. A four-year revocation
- D. A 30-day revocation
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 2: Alcohol and the Law
Question 19: Two facing vehicles reach an intersection together. One goes straight and one turns left. Who must wait?
- A. The driver going straight
- B. Both must stop and wave
- C. Whoever arrived second
- D. The driver turning left
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 20: What may you NOT use a two-way left-turn center lane for?
- A. Turning left from either direction
- B. Passing another vehicle
- C. Waiting for a gap before a left turn
- D. Turning left into a driveway
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 5: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
Question 21: On a four-lane highway with a median wider than how many feet is each crossing a separate intersection?
- A. 10 feet
- B. 30 feet
- C. 60 feet
- D. 100 feet
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving
Question 22: What happens as you get closer to a recreational vehicle ahead of you?
- A. Its driver can see you better
- B. You can see around it more easily
- C. It blocks more of your view
- D. It will speed up to let you pass
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 6: Sharing the Road
Question 23: Which of these convictions carries no license points?
- A. Following too closely
- B. Speeding in a school zone
- C. Running a stop sign
- D. Illegal parking
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 3: Your Driving Privilege
Question 24: How many points does failing to properly restrain a child carry?
- A. 4
- B. 2
- C. 5
- D. None
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 3: Your Driving Privilege
Question 25: What does a red arrow mean?
- A. Turn after yielding to others
- B. Get ready for the green light
- C. The turn is protected for you
- D. Turning traffic must stop
Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 5: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
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