2025 North Carolina Permit Test 13
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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1. This road sign means:
Explanation
This sign indicates that there is an intersection ahead. A road joins from the right.
2. Which of the following lights indicates that you should slow down and proceed with caution at an intersection?
Explanation
A flashing yellow traffic light at an intersection indicates that drivers must slow down, proceed with caution, and be prepared to stop.
3. As alcohol builds up in your blood, it:
Explanation
As alcohol builds up in your system, it will slow your reactions, make you feel more confident, and cause you to make more errors.
4. Which of the following is a safe way to drive through a curve?
Explanation
You should slow down as you enter a curve and increase your speed gradually as you exit. Increasing your speed as you enter a curve will make it more difficult to control your vehicle.
5. A speed restriction sign:
Explanation
Curve and turn warning signs often have attached advisory speed signs that show a recommended driving speed for drivers in the curves and turns. Although a driver may feel comfortable driving at a higher speed in fair weather, they should never do so under rainy, snowy, or icy conditions.
6. Which of the following does not happen after drinking?
Explanation
Alcohol reduces your reaction time, reduces your ability to see clearly, changes your judgment of speed and distances, reduces your ability to recover from the glare of headlights, and often reduces your inhibitions and makes you more likely to take risks.
7. Car drivers should know that large trucks:
Explanation
A large truck has large blind spots to the front, sides, and rear of the vehicle. Avoid lingering in these areas. Because of their larger size and weight, trucks require more room to maneuver and stop than passenger vehicles.
8. This road sign means:
Explanation
If you drive past these signs, you are going the wrong way and are at risk of a head-on collision. You should cautiously turn around.
9. Larger vehicles have:
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