North Carolina NCDMV Permit Practice Test 5
Test 5 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 20 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real North Carolina test.
- Questions25
- Correct to pass20
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age15 years
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1. When should you turn on your signal before a turn or a lane change?
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Answer C: Well before the maneuver, so other drivers have time to react
A signal is a warning to others, so it has to be given far enough ahead of the maneuver that drivers and pedestrians can adjust.
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2. How many driver license points does North Carolina assign for reckless driving in a private vehicle?
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Answer D: 4 points
North Carolina assigns four points for reckless driving, one below the five points it gives for aggressive driving or for passing a stopped school bus.
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3. What is the minimum fine on a North Carolina conviction for littering from a motor vehicle?
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Answer D: $250
North Carolina sets a minimum fine of $250 and a maximum of $1,000 for littering from a vehicle, rising to between $500 and $2,000 for a second offense within three years.
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4. Your vehicle has a blind spot warning light in the door mirror. What should that mean for your habits?
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Answer B: You still check the blind spot yourself, because the system can miss a rider
Blind spot systems are an aid, not a substitute, and a motorcycle or a bicycle can be missed or arrive faster than the sensor expects.
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5. Below a speed limit sign is a smaller panel with white numbers on a black background and the word NIGHT. What does it show?
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Answer D: The limit that applies after dark
A night speed limit panel sets a separate legal maximum for the hours of darkness, and its reversed colors mark it as the night figure.
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6. What is the minimum age for a North Carolina Level One Limited Learner Permit?
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Answer C: 15 years old
North Carolina issues the Level One Limited Learner Permit to applicants who are at least 15 but less than 18 and who have completed an approved driver education course.
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7. When are North Carolina drivers traveling in the opposite direction excused from yielding to an approaching emergency vehicle?
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Answer B: On a four-lane limited-access highway with a center median
North Carolina requires all vehicles to yield to an approaching emergency vehicle, except those traveling in the opposite direction on a four-lane limited-access highway with a center median.
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8. A vehicle coming toward you has drifted into your lane. What should you do?
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Answer D: Slow down, sound the horn, flash your lights and steer to the right if possible
Moving right gives the other driver space to recover and keeps you out of the lane they are most likely to return to. Braking reduces the force of any impact.
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9. A North Carolina driver fails to yield the right of way and the offense results in serious bodily injury. What does the Division impose?
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Answer D: A 90-day revocation and a $500 penalty
North Carolina pairs a 90-day revocation with a $500 penalty when a failure to yield offense results in serious bodily injury.
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10. What lighting does North Carolina require on a bicycle ridden at night?
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Answer C: A front light visible 300 feet and a rear light or reflector visible 200 feet
North Carolina requires a bicycle ridden at night to carry a light on the front visible for at least 300 feet and a red light or reflector on the rear visible for at least 200 feet.
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11. How close to an intersecting street with a curb may a North Carolina driver park?
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Answer A: No closer than 25 feet from the curb line
North Carolina bars parking within 25 feet of the curb line of an intersecting street, or within 15 feet of the intersecting right of way lines where there is no curb.
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12. Your right wheels have dropped onto a soft shoulder. Why should you not steer straight back onto the pavement?
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Answer A: The tires can catch the pavement edge and throw you across the road
A tire pressed against the edge of the pavement climbs it suddenly, and at speed that jolt can send the vehicle across the center line.
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13. What must you do before changing lanes, in addition to signaling and checking your mirrors?
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Answer D: Glance over your shoulder to check the blind spot the mirrors do not cover
Mirrors leave an area beside and behind the vehicle that they cannot show, so a quick head check is needed before the vehicle moves sideways.
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14. When may a North Carolina Level Two Limited Provisional License holder drive unsupervised?
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Answer D: From 5 a.m. until 9 p.m., or at any time directly to or from work or volunteer emergency service
A Level Two holder may drive unsupervised between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m., and at any hour when traveling directly to or from work or from volunteer fire, rescue or emergency medical service duty.
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15. A large truck ahead of you in a roundabout is using part of both lanes as it goes around. What is the correct response?
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Answer B: Stay back and give it room until it leaves the roundabout
Long vehicles need extra width to get around the central island, so drivers behind must hold back rather than share the space beside them.
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16. What does a flashing yellow traffic light mean?
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Answer B: Slow down and proceed with caution
A flashing yellow lets you enter the intersection cautiously after yielding to pedestrians and to conflicting traffic that is already there.
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17. Which phone activity is unlawful for a North Carolina driver of any age?
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Answer B: Using a phone for email or text messages while the vehicle is moving
North Carolina makes it unlawful for any driver to use a cell phone for email or text messages while operating a motor vehicle; the complete phone ban applies only to drivers under 18.
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18. Why is a U-turn on a one-way street a problem?
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Answer A: You would end up facing the wrong way against all the traffic
Every lane of a one-way street runs the same way, so turning around leaves you driving head-on against all of the traffic.
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19. You are stopped at a stop sign waiting to turn onto a highway where traffic moves at 55 mph. How should you choose your gap?
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Answer A: Wait for a much larger gap than the one you would accept on a city street
Fast traffic covers ground while you are still accelerating, so the gap that feels adequate at 25 mph is dangerously short at highway speed.
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20. A single solid white line separates two lanes running in the same direction. What is it telling drivers?
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Answer A: Changing lanes there is discouraged
A solid white lane line discourages lane changing, typically where merging or weaving would create a hazard.
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21. At a railroad crossing with no gates and no flashing lights, the crossbuck is normally combined with which sign?
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Answer C: A yield sign, or a stop sign where an engineering study calls for one
At a passive crossing the crossbuck forms an assembly with a yield sign, or with a stop sign when an engineering study or engineering judgment supports it, so the driver knows who must give way to the train.
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22. The lane control signal above your lane changes to a steady yellow X. What should you do?
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Answer A: Prepare to leave the lane, because it is about to be closed
A steady yellow X is the warning that the lane below it is about to close, giving drivers time to move over before the red X appears.
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23. Which North Carolina child must ride in a weight-appropriate child passenger restraint system?
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Answer D: A child under age 8 who weighs less than 80 pounds
North Carolina requires a child under age 8 and weighing less than 80 pounds to be properly secured in a weight-appropriate child passenger restraint system.
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24. What should you do about snow and ice on your vehicle before driving?
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Answer C: Clear all glass, mirrors and lights, and the roof and hood as well
Snow left on the roof or hood slides onto your windshield when you brake and blows into the path of drivers behind you, and covered lights make your vehicle hard to see.
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25. Who must wear a seat belt in a North Carolina vehicle that was manufactured with belts?
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Answer C: The driver and all passengers whenever the vehicle moves forward
North Carolina requires the driver and all passengers in a vehicle manufactured with seat belts to be properly belted at all times when the vehicle is in forward motion on a street or highway.