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To earn your motorcycle license in North Carolina, you must pass a knowledge test and an on-cycle skills test. The knowledge test questions cover content in the North Carolina Motorcycle Handbook. They require that you know and understand road rules, driving laws and safe riding practices. The North Carolina motorcycle test consists of 25 questions. A score of at least 20 (80%) is required to pass.
1. For railroad tracks that run parallel to your course, move far enough away from the tracks to cross at an angle of at least:
45°
90°
180°
15°
2. ______ helps make your downshifting smoother.
Applying the rear brake
Rolling on the throttle
Applying the front brake
All the above
3. To operate safely, motorcycles need:
A full lane
A quarter of a lane
A third of a lane
Half a lane
4. Why is maintaining a space cushion important?
It gives you time to react.
It gives you time to correct your mistakes.
It gives you space to maneuver.
All of the above.
5. If parking in a parallel parking space next to a curb, you should park:
None of the other answers is correct.
at an angle with the front wheel to the curb.
at an angle with the rear wheel to the curb.
at an angle of 180 degrees.
6. When behind a car, ride in ________________ - where a driver is most likely to see you.
the left portion of the lane
the wet part of the lane
the center portion of the lane
the right portion of the lane
7. Maximum straight-line braking is accomplished by:
fully applying both front and rear brakes without locking either wheel.
applying the front brake and then the rear brake.
applying only the front brake.
applying both brakes until the rear wheel locks.
8. When a driver on an entrance ramp is merging into your lane, you should:
sound your horn.
increase your speed.
change to another lane if one is open.
slow down.
9. The best face protection is provided by:
goggles.
a face shield.
a windshield.
government-approved glasses.
10. In a single lane of traffic there are _____ lane positions.
two
three
one
four
 
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Number of questions: 25
Correct answers to pass:20
Passing score:80%
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