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North Carolina DMV quick permit practice test 1

A short North Carolina permit practice test: 12 questions taken from our full tests, all written from the North Carolina Driver Handbook. This one draws mostly on Chapter 2: Alcohol and the Law (2), Chapter 4: Your Driving (8), and Chapter 5: Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings (1). It starts with: "For a driver of a commercial motor vehicle, what BAC proves driving while impaired?" Every answer is explained.

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

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  1. 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

  2. Question 2: Unless posted otherwise, what is the speed limit in North Carolina cities and towns?

    • A. 45 mph
    • B. 55 mph
    • C. 25 mph
    • D. 35 mph

    Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving

  3. Question 3: Passing is unsafe and usually illegal on a curve or hill where you can't see ahead at least:

    • A. 100 feet
    • B. 1,000 feet
    • C. 200 feet
    • D. 500 feet

    Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving

  4. Question 4: You see a deer on the road ahead. What does the handbook say to do?

    • A. Speed up so you pass it before it moves
    • B. Turn on your high beams and keep going
    • C. Swerve hard into the next lane to get around the deer
    • D. Brake firmly, stay in your lane, and try to stop

    Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving

  5. Question 5: 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

  6. Question 6: 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

  7. Question 7: 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

  8. Question 8: How far does a train traveling 55 mph need to stop?

    • A. About 211 feet, like a car
    • B. About 500 feet
    • C. More than a mile
    • D. About a quarter mile

    Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving

  9. Question 9: With high beams at night, you should be able to see a person how far away?

    • A. 400 feet
    • B. 500 feet
    • C. 200 feet
    • D. 75 feet

    Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 4: Your Driving

  10. Question 10: How can you tell a North Carolina REAL ID?

    • A. It says 'Not for Federal Identification'
    • B. It has a star on it
    • C. It costs more and has a gold border
    • D. It has a red and yellow color bar

    Source:North Carolina Driver Handbook, Chapter 1: Your License

  11. Question 11: 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

  12. Question 12: 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

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