North Carolina practice questions, indexed.
370 practice questions for the North Carolina knowledge test, each with a full explanation and a citation back to the manual.
- Passing You are following a tractor-trailer whose driver appears to be starting a left turn. What does the manual tell you to do before attempting to pass? →
- Passing You come up behind a slower car on a two-lane highway and want to pass. The manual sets one condition for a safe pass. What must you be able to see? →
- Passing You are driving on a two-lane road and plan to pass a bicyclist riding in your lane. What does the manual call the safest way to make the pass? →
- Passing The manual tells drivers that passing on the right is risky in most cases. What hazard does it name? →
- Passing You have decided that passing the car ahead is safe. According to the manual, what is your next step? →
- Passing You pull up behind a vehicle towing a travel trailer and plan to pass. The manual warns the pass can require how much clear roadway? →
- Passing You are behind a motorcycle traveling in your lane and want to pass. What does the manual require? →
- Passing According to the handbook, which situation is one where passing is unsafe and usually illegal? →
- Parking Why should you never leave your headlights on when parked at night? →
- Parking You pull off onto the shoulder of a rural highway at night with a flat tire. What does the manual tell you to do with your lights while the vehicle is parked? →
- Parking On which side of a two-way street does the manual tell you to park? →
- Parking You plan to park near a city intersection that has a marked curb. How close to the curb line of the intersecting street does the manual let you park? →
- Turning You approach an intersection and realize you are not in the correct lane for the turn you planned. What does the manual tell you to do? →
- Turning You have a green arrow to make a U-turn. A driver coming from the opposite direction has a green arrow to turn right into the same lane you are heading for. Who yields? →
- Turning Which hand signal shows you plan to make a left turn? →
- Turning Which hand signal shows you plan to make a right turn? →
- Turning You are approaching a turn on a street with a posted 35 mph limit. How far ahead of the turn must your signal be on? →
- Turning In a single-lane roundabout, how far around do you travel before exiting when making a left turn? →
- Turning The road you are on has a posted speed limit of 55 mph. How far ahead of your turn must you signal? →
- Turning At a multi-lane roundabout with the typical posted lane assignments, you plan to make a left turn or U-turn. Reading the signs and pavement markings before you enter, which lane should you choose? →
- Lane Changes & Merging You are following another vehicle in city traffic and cannot see the inside rear-view mirror of the car ahead. What does this most likely mean? →
- Lane Changes & Merging When should you turn on your signal for a lane change? →
- Lane Changes & Merging You are approaching an intersection to make a turn and realize you are not in the proper lane. What does the manual say to do? →
- Lane Changes & Merging You are following a tractor-trailer that begins to signal. Before you try to pass, the manual says you should: →
- Lane Changes & Merging The manual warns that when you drive beside a large truck, the wind currents from the truck can: →
- Lane Changes & Merging The manual says to avoid driving side-by-side with another vehicle. Why? →
- Lane Changes & Merging You are following a large truck on a two-lane road and want to pass. What does the manual specifically warn about? →
- Lane Changes & Merging You are driving in a multi-lane roundabout and come up behind a bicyclist riding in your lane. What does the manual say to do? →
- Lane Changes & Merging On a multi-lane highway, besides checking the lane you are moving into, what else does the manual say to check before changing lanes? →
- Lane Changes & Merging When entering an interstate from an on-ramp, how does the manual tell you to use the acceleration lane? →
- Lane Changes & Merging The manual tells you to signal in advance before leaving the interstate. What does it say about your speed as you enter the deceleration lane? →
- Lane Changes & Merging On an interstate highway, the manual says to use the left lanes for what purpose? →
- Lane Changes & Merging The manual tells drivers to stay out of other drivers' blind spots. What reason does it give? →
- Lane Changes & Merging Before you change lanes, you check your mirrors. What else does the manual tell you to do to confirm your blind spot is clear? →
- Defensive Driving The manual's advice for lane discipline in heavy city traffic is: →
- Defensive Driving On a one-way street with three lanes, which lane should through-traffic use? →
- Defensive Driving Which parts of the roadway does the manual say are often the first to freeze as temperatures drop? →
- Defensive Driving The manual's Snow and Ice section says that when you stop on a snowy or icy road, you should do what? →
- Defensive Driving Aside from the risk of parked vehicles pulling out or pedestrians darting from between them, what other hazard does the manual say parked vehicles create in the city? →
- Defensive Driving According to the manual's Open Roads section, which of these makes driving on rural highways more dangerous than heavy city traffic? →
- Defensive Driving The manual's defensive-driving scanning rule tells you to look how far ahead on the roadway? →
- Defensive Driving How often does the manual say to check your mirrors while driving? →
- Defensive Driving Beyond the mirror blind spots at the rear corners, the manual names other things that create blind spots. Which of these is on its list? →
- Defensive Driving The manual says to check for traffic from behind in which specific situation? →
- Defensive Driving A vehicle parked near the corner of an intersection blocks your view of cross-traffic. What does the manual say to do? →
- Defensive Driving Under the manual's communicating rule, what must happen before you signal a lane change or turn? →
- Adverse Conditions In North Carolina, you must turn on your headlights any time you are: →
- Adverse Conditions You must drive through thick fog. Which headlights should you use? →
- Adverse Conditions Fog leaves you with extreme trouble seeing, so you pull far off the road, stop, and turn on your flashers. How do you exit the vehicle? →
- Adverse Conditions On snowy or icy roads, how much stopping distance should you allow compared with dry pavement? →
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