North Carolina NCDMV Permit Practice Test 6
Test 6 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. It is cold and the road looks wet, but you notice the tires of vehicles ahead are throwing up no spray. What does this suggest?
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Answer B: The surface has frozen and is probably icy
Water throws spray, but ice does not. A shiny road with no spray in freezing temperatures is a strong sign of black ice, so slow down and avoid sudden inputs.
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2. A North Carolina driver is convicted of driving more than 15 mph above the limit while traveling faster than 55 mph. What is the minimum revocation?
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Answer C: 30 days
North Carolina revokes the driving privilege for at least 30 days on conviction of driving more than 15 mph over the speed limit at a speed higher than 55 mph.
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3. Which North Carolina conviction carries no driver license points?
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Answer A: Failure to display a current inspection certificate
North Carolina lists failure to display a current inspection certificate among the convictions carrying no points, while failing to stop for a siren, driving through a safety zone and failing to report a crash each carry three.
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4. How may an eligible North Carolina driver complete the upgrade from a Level Two license to a Level Three Full Provisional License?
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Answer A: Online, without a visit to a driver license office
NCDMV allows eligible drivers to upgrade from Level Two to Level Three online, and at 18 an eligible driver may also upgrade to a regular Class C license online.
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5. Which of these makes you unpredictable to other drivers?
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Answer B: Changing lanes suddenly without signaling, to save a moment
An unsignalled, sudden lane change gives nobody time to react and is a common cause of sideswipe collisions.
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6. You are about to leave a roundabout when a pedestrian steps into the crosswalk on your exit. What should you do?
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Answer B: Yield to the pedestrian and wait for the crosswalk to clear
Roundabout crosswalks sit on the entries and exits, and drivers must yield to pedestrians using them.
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7. What does NCDMV tell a North Carolina owner to do before liability insurance on a vehicle is canceled?
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Answer D: Surrender the vehicle's valid license plate
North Carolina advises owners to surrender a vehicle's valid license plate before the liability insurance is terminated or canceled, in order to avoid a fine or penalty.
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8. A driver passes this sign and the signal beyond it is already showing green. What is the safest response?
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Answer C: Ease off the accelerator and be ready to stop, because an indication that has been showing for a while is about to change
A signal that has been displaying the same indication for some time is close to changing, so arriving at a controlled speed with the brake covered is safer than accelerating to beat it.
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9. On a rural road, the driver of a slow farm tractor ahead of you signals a left turn even though there is no road or driveway in sight. What should you do?
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Answer B: Stay behind the tractor, because it may be turning into a field entrance
Farm equipment often turns into fields through gaps you cannot see, and it may swing wide to do so. Passing a vehicle that is signaling a left turn is a common cause of crashes.
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10. What is the maximum speed limit for a school bus in North Carolina?
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Answer A: 45 mph
North Carolina caps a school bus at 45 mph, while a school activity bus may travel at up to 55 mph.
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11. The green left-turn arrow ends and a steady red ball comes on for your lane, at an intersection where no turn on red is allowed. What must you do?
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Answer D: Stop and wait, because no turn is allowed while the red ball is lit
Once a red indication faces your lane and no turn on red is permitted there, the turn is over; only a vehicle already inside the intersection completes its movement.
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12. A tow truck with flashing amber lights is loading a car on the shoulder ahead. How should you treat it?
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Answer B: Give it the same room as an emergency vehicle
Tow operators, utility crews and highway workers face the same danger from passing traffic, so move over or slow down for their flashing amber lights too.
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13. A North Carolina license holder moves to a new address inside the state. What does the law require?
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Answer C: Notice to the Division within 60 days and a duplicate license
North Carolina requires a license or identification card holder who moves within the state to update the address with the Division within 60 days and to obtain a duplicate card.
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14. Who may act as a supervising driver for a North Carolina permit or provisional license holder?
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Answer C: A parent, grandparent or guardian, or an approved responsible person, licensed for at least five years
North Carolina requires the supervising driver to be a parent, grandparent or guardian, or a responsible person approved by them, who holds a valid license and has been licensed for at least five years.
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15. You carry reflective warning triangles in your car. How should they be used after a breakdown?
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Answer B: Set out behind the vehicle, far enough back to warn traffic before it arrives
A warning device works only if drivers see it in time to react, so it is placed well back along the road they are traveling.
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16. A person under 21 in North Carolina is convicted of using a false driver license to obtain alcohol. What follows?
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Answer A: A one-year driver license revocation
North Carolina requires a one-year license revocation on conviction of an underage person who obtains or attempts to obtain alcohol using a fraudulent or borrowed identification.
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17. What is threshold braking?
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Answer C: Braking hard but staying just short of locking the wheels
A rolling tire grips better than a sliding one, so the shortest stop comes from pressure held just below the point where the wheels lock.
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18. Freeway traffic ahead of you has come to a stop. Besides braking early, how can you warn the drivers behind you?
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Answer B: By switching on the hazard lights for a few seconds
A short burst of hazard lights is a recognized way to tell following traffic that the queue ahead has stopped, and it carries much further back than brake lights. Some states restrict hazard lights on a moving vehicle, so use them only for the moment you are slowing.
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19. There is a driveway and a side street between you and the corner where you will turn right. When should you signal?
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Answer C: After passing the openings, so nobody pulls out in front of you
A signal switched on before an opening tells drivers waiting there that you are turning in, and they may pull out into your path.
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20. A white diamond symbol is painted in a highway lane. What does it identify?
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Answer C: A lane reserved for high-occupancy vehicles
The diamond symbol marks a preferential lane, most often one reserved for vehicles carrying a minimum number of occupants.
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21. After a willful refusal revocation in North Carolina, when may a judge issue a limited driving privilege?
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Answer B: Once six months of the refusal revocation have elapsed
North Carolina permits a judge in certain instances to issue a limited driving privilege after six months of the willful refusal revocation have elapsed.
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22. A North Carolina school bus stops for passengers on a two-lane roadway that has a center turning lane. Who must stop?
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Answer C: All traffic from both directions
On a North Carolina two-lane roadway with a center turning lane all traffic from both directions must stop; only on a four-lane road with a center turning lane or a median does the duty fall on following traffic alone.
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23. A North Carolina driver under 18 may use a cell phone while driving to place which call?
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Answer C: A call to a parent, guardian or spouse about an emergency
North Carolina lets a driver under 18 use a phone in an emergency to reach an emergency operator, a hospital, an ambulance service, a fire department or a law enforcement agency, or a parent, legal guardian or spouse.
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24. What is a driver being warned about here?
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Answer B: The pavement ahead carries vehicles traveling in the opposite direction
Beyond this point vehicles come the other way on the same pavement, which commonly happens where a one-way section or a separated stretch comes to an end.
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25. What is the best way to keep your phone from distracting you on a trip?
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Answer D: Silence it and stow it before you start
A phone you cannot hear and cannot reach cannot tempt you, which is far more reliable than deciding case by case while you drive.