2025 North Carolina Permit Test 10
The following questions are from real DMV written tests. These are some of the actual permit questions you will face in North Carolina. Each permit practice test question has three answer choices. Select one answer for each question and select "grade this section." You can find this button at the bottom of the drivers license quiz. For a complete list of questions and answers for North Carolina please visit https://cheat-sheets.dmv-written-test.com/en/north-carolina/car.
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10. Lanes of traffic moving in the same direction are divided by ____ lines.
Explanation
Solid white lines are used to separate lanes traveling in the same direction (as well as to mark the right edge of the road). Broken white lines separate lanes traveling in the same direction and may be crossed to pass. Yellow lines separate lanes of traffic moving in opposite directions.
11. What should you be most concerned about when you see this sign?
Explanation
This sign indicates that the shoulder is lower than the road in the area ahead. If you drift off of the roadway and one wheel drops onto a low shoulder, do not slam on the brakes or steer sharply to try to get back onto the roadway. This could easily cause you to lose control of your vehicle.
12. You may drive across a dashed white line:
Explanation
Traffic lanes moving in the same direction are separated by broken white lines. You may cross over dashed lines to pass, if it is safe to do so.
13. Signs that are colored orange are:
Explanation
Highway work zones are established according to the type of work underway along the roadway. Signs in work areas are typically diamond-shaped, orange, have black letters or symbols, and serve as a warning that people are working on or near the highway.
14. Crossbuck signs indicate:
Explanation
Crossbuck signs tell drivers to yield to trains at a railroad crossing. Drivers should not try to outdrive a train.
15. When two vehicles arrive to an intersection at the same time, which one has the right-of-way when no signs or signals indicate rules?
Explanation
At an intersection of two similar roads without a traffic control device, a driver must yield to a vehicle approaching from the right.
16. You want to back out of your driveway. You see children playing nearby. Before you start to move your car, you should:
Explanation
When you back up a vehicle, look through your back window for pedestrians and other obstacles. Do not rely only on your mirrors, especially when children are near. Before you back into or out of a driveway, get out of the vehicle and check behind your vehicle.
17. When approaching an accident scene, you should:
Explanation
