North Carolina Drivers Permit 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.
1.
Is this car legally parked?
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No, vehicles cannot be parked in front of a fire hydrant.
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Yes, but only if it has parking lights on.
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Yes, if it is within 15 feet of the fire hydrant.
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Yes, vehicles can be parked within 10 feet of a fire hydrant.
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2.
Large trucks are most likely to lose speed and cause a hazard:
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On long, gradual curves.
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Going down long gradual hills.
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Going up long or steep hills.
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On straight, flat highways.
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3.
If you see this sign above your lane, you:
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May continue through the interchange or exit the freeway in this lane.
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May stay in this lane and continue through the interchange.
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May not exit the freeway in this lane.
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Must exit the freeway if you stay in this lane.
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4.
What does this sign with a truck going downhill mean?
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Slippery surface on the hill ahead.
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Drivers must yield to trucks.
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Truck crossing.
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Hill ahead.
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5.
Signs that are colored orange are:
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Used to warn of construction and maintenance work.
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Usually in the shape of a square.
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To be obeyed in ideal weather coditions only.
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All of the above.
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