North Carolina DMV Practice Test
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Anyone operating a motor vehicle or motorcycle on public roadways in North Carolina must have a driver license or learner's permit. Driver test requirements include a vision test, a traffic signs test, a knowledge test and a driving test. To pass the signs test, you must identify the traffic signs by color and shape and explain what each means. The North Carolina DMV written test is about road rules and safe driving practices. Everything you need to know is covered in the North Carolina Driver's Handbook. The NC DMV test consists of 25 questions. To pass the North Carolina DMV test, you are allowed to miss 3 of the 12 questions about road signs, and 2 of the 13 questions about road rules.
Updated for 2026 DMV rules.
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When a pedestrian is crossing a street using a guide dog or carrying a white cane, drivers must:
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Help the pedestrian cross the street.
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Yield the right of way at corners only.
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Always yield the right-of-way.
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None of the above.
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If you arrive at an uncontrolled intersection at the same time as another vehicle:
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The vehicle on the right should yield to the vehicle on the left.
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Any vehicle already in the intersection should yield to the vehicle on the right.
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The vehicle on the left should yield to the vehicle on the right.
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The vehicle on the left has the right-of-way.
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3.
This yellow sign means:
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Rainstorm ahead.
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The road ahead may be slippery.
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There is a sharp curve in the road ahead.
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The road ahead has many curves.
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4.
This sign warns of a ________ ahead.
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Hill
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Soft shoulder
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No passing zone
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Truck
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5.
This blue sign means parking is allowed:
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Only for disabled persons with a special placard or plate.
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For disabled persons without a special placard or plate.
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Only for persons in wheelchairs.
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For vehicles loading or unloading passengers.
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