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NC DRIVERS LICENSE TEST EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS UPDATED (2024/2025)
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
This blue-lettered sign shows: - ANS ✓the direction to a hospital service
When you see a yield sign on your way or at an intersection, you must: - ANS
✓slow down to a reasonable speed and yield right-of-way to all vehicles
Making U-turns is not legal in which of the following areas? - ANS ✓Near a
crest of a hill or in a curve
At rail crossings
On highways
Driving on the left side on a multi-lane highway is legal when you are: - ANS
✓Avoiding an obstruction
Passing another vehicle
Turning left
_________ occurs on wet roads when your front tires start to ride on water
instead of the road. - ANS ✓Hydroplaning
The traffic striping marks of diagonal yellow lines are on streets and
highways. These indicate: - ANS ✓The road is narrowing
There is an obstruction on the roadway
On some roadways, some lanes reserved as 'Transit' are used for: - ANS
✓buses only
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If a tire suddenly goes flat while driving, you must: - ANS ✓hold the steering
wheel tightly and keep the vehicle straight
If you are on a single or two-lane road and come to an intersection with a
divided highway or a roadway with three or more lanes, you must - ANS
✓yield the right-of-way to other traffic
Because of their size, trucks/buses often need to move ________to make right
turns. - ANS ✓to the left lane
If you double your speed on a highway, your braking distance increases by -
ANS ✓four times
When there are four or more lanes with traffic moving in opposite
directions, two solid yellow lines mark the: - ANS ✓Center of the roadway
The best way to handle a curve is to: - ANS ✓slow down before entering the
curve
To pass a moped while driving, you must stay at least: - ANS ✓two feet to the
left
When two vehicles meet on a steep mountain road where neither can pass,
which vehicle has the right-of-way? - ANS ✓the vehicle traveling uphill
When traffic control lights are not working, you must _________ before
proceeding through the intersection. - ANS ✓Come to a full stop
You must use high-beam lighting in all of following situations, except: - ANS
✓in fog, snow, or heavy rain
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When there are two or more lanes for traffic moving in the same direction,
slower vehicles should use: - ANS ✓the right lane, except when passing or
making a left turn
If an emergency vehicle is moving in your lane displaying red flashing light
or using a siren: - ANS ✓pull over to the curb and stop
A _________ on a two-way road allows you to cross over into the oncoming
lane temporarily to pass a vehicle, if it is safe to do so. - ANS ✓broken yellow
line
You must not pass on two-lane highways in all of the following situations
EXCEPT: - ANS ✓when there is a dashed yellow line on your side of the center
dividing lane
When passing in rural areas, drivers must pay more attention to: - ANS
✓Unmarked railroad crossings and hidden intersections
When two or more vehicles reach an intersection at the same time, the
vehicle: - ANS ✓to the right has the right of way
All of the following are tips to remember when you travel through a work
zone except: - ANS ✓increase your speed
On a four-lane divided roadway or a one-way road, a solid yellow line
usually marks: - ANS ✓the left edge of the pavement
Which of the following right-of-way rules is not true? - ANS ✓At an
intersection where there is no stop sign, yield sign or oncoming traffic signal,
drivers must yield to vehicles coming from the left
Drivers must use the left lane on a highway for: - ANS ✓Passing
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A curb painted with yellow lines indicate that the driver: - ANS ✓may stop
only long enough to load or unload
When you see the letters 'RR' painted on the pavement, you are
approaching: - ANS ✓a railroad crossing
Which of the following hand signals would a driver use to indicate that s/he
is turning left? - ANS ✓left hand and arm straight out, keeping hand and arm
still
Reference markers are mile markers placed along the outside shoulder to
mark the edge of the roadway. They convey information to drivers about: -
ANS ✓their location on the interstate for navigation and emergency situations
When making a left turn at a controlled intersection, a motorist must yield
to: - ANS ✓oncoming traffic
When overtaking and passing another vehicle on a two-lane road, you
should pass only to: - ANS ✓the left of the vehicle
You may not pass another vehicle except under the following condition: -
ANS ✓your lane is separated by a broken yellow line
When there is not enough room for a U-turn, you are suggested to follow -
ANS ✓a three-point turn
Hydroplaning starts at speeds as low as: - ANS ✓30 miles per hour
When traveling on a one-way street, you must use: - ANS ✓the outside lanes
for turning and the center lanes for through-travel
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NC DRIVERS LICENSE TEST EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS UPDATED (2024/2025)
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
This blue-lettered sign shows: - ANS ✓the direction to a hospital service
When you see a yield sign on your way or at an intersection, you must: - ANS
✓slow down to a reasonable speed and yield right-of-way to all vehicles
Making U-turns is not legal in which of the following areas? - ANS ✓Near a
crest of a hill or in a curve
At rail crossings
On highways
Driving on the left side on a multi-lane highway is legal when you are: - ANS
✓Avoiding an obstruction
Passing another vehicle
Turning left
_________ occurs on wet roads when your front tires start to ride on water
instead of the road. - ANS ✓Hydroplaning
The traffic striping marks of diagonal yellow lines are on streets and
highways. These indicate: - ANS ✓The road is narrowing
There is an obstruction on the roadway
On some roadways, some lanes reserved as 'Transit' are used for: - ANS
✓buses only
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If a tire suddenly goes flat while driving, you must: - ANS ✓hold the steering
wheel tightly and keep the vehicle straight
If you are on a single or two-lane road and come to an intersection with a
divided highway or a roadway with three or more lanes, you must - ANS
✓yield the right-of-way to other traffic
Because of their size, trucks/buses often need to move ________to make right
turns. - ANS ✓to the left lane
If you double your speed on a highway, your braking distance increases by -
ANS ✓four times
When there are four or more lanes with traffic moving in opposite
directions, two solid yellow lines mark the: - ANS ✓Center of the roadway
The best way to handle a curve is to: - ANS ✓slow down before entering the
curve
To pass a moped while driving, you must stay at least: - ANS ✓two feet to the
left
When two vehicles meet on a steep mountain road where neither can pass,
which vehicle has the right-of-way? - ANS ✓the vehicle traveling uphill
When traffic control lights are not working, you must _________ before
proceeding through the intersection. - ANS ✓Come to a full stop
You must use high-beam lighting in all of following situations, except: - ANS
✓in fog, snow, or heavy rain
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When there are two or more lanes for traffic moving in the same direction,
slower vehicles should use: - ANS ✓the right lane, except when passing or
making a left turn
If an emergency vehicle is moving in your lane displaying red flashing light
or using a siren: - ANS ✓pull over to the curb and stop
A _________ on a two-way road allows you to cross over into the oncoming
lane temporarily to pass a vehicle, if it is safe to do so. - ANS ✓broken yellow
line
You must not pass on two-lane highways in all of the following situations
EXCEPT: - ANS ✓when there is a dashed yellow line on your side of the center
dividing lane
When passing in rural areas, drivers must pay more attention to: - ANS
✓Unmarked railroad crossings and hidden intersections
When two or more vehicles reach an intersection at the same time, the
vehicle: - ANS ✓to the right has the right of way
All of the following are tips to remember when you travel through a work
zone except: - ANS ✓increase your speed
On a four-lane divided roadway or a one-way road, a solid yellow line
usually marks: - ANS ✓the left edge of the pavement
Which of the following right-of-way rules is not true? - ANS ✓At an
intersection where there is no stop sign, yield sign or oncoming traffic signal,
drivers must yield to vehicles coming from the left
Drivers must use the left lane on a highway for: - ANS ✓Passing
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A curb painted with yellow lines indicate that the driver: - ANS ✓may stop
only long enough to load or unload
When you see the letters 'RR' painted on the pavement, you are
approaching: - ANS ✓a railroad crossing
Which of the following hand signals would a driver use to indicate that s/he
is turning left? - ANS ✓left hand and arm straight out, keeping hand and arm
still
Reference markers are mile markers placed along the outside shoulder to
mark the edge of the roadway. They convey information to drivers about: -
ANS ✓their location on the interstate for navigation and emergency situations
When making a left turn at a controlled intersection, a motorist must yield
to: - ANS ✓oncoming traffic
When overtaking and passing another vehicle on a two-lane road, you
should pass only to: - ANS ✓the left of the vehicle
You may not pass another vehicle except under the following condition: -
ANS ✓your lane is separated by a broken yellow line
When there is not enough room for a U-turn, you are suggested to follow -
ANS ✓a three-point turn
Hydroplaning starts at speeds as low as: - ANS ✓30 miles per hour
When traveling on a one-way street, you must use: - ANS ✓the outside lanes
for turning and the center lanes for through-travel
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