North Carolina DMV 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.
The picture represents a _________ sign:
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Wrong Way
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Do Not Pass
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Stop
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Do Not Enter
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2.
When entering an interstate highway, you should:
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Check for vehicles, speed up to match the flow of traffic, and merge when safe to do so.
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Check for vehicles and slow down to 25 MPH before merging with the flow of traffic.
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Drive on the shoulder until you can enter traffic safely.
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Wait for an opening in traffic on the entrance ramp.
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3.
If you pass a working emergency vehicle stopped on the side of a freeway you are to:
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Slow down, pull to the side, get out and help with the emergency.
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Proceed on your lane without changing your speed.
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Speed up to not get in the way.
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Vacate the lane closest to the emergency vehicle or slow down.
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4.
This sign means:
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Divided highway ahead.
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Divided highway ends.
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Drivers will soon be on a roadway with two-way traffic.
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Keep to the left.
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5.
When driving in fog, drivers should use:
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Low beam headlights.
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High beam headlights.
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Parking lights.
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Emergency flashers.
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