A traffic light is dark because of a power outage. How should you treat the intersection?

As if you have the right of way

Once driving privileges are reinstated after a point suspension, what happens to the earlier driver license points?

Only the oldest points are removed

You approach a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights on a highway with two or more lanes in your direction. What must you do?

Shift to a lane farther from the parked emergency vehicle

Stay in your lane and keep your speed

Which sign shape is used only for stop signs?

Triangle with the point facing down

When is passing on the right allowed?

On a road with two or more lanes in each direction

On any two-lane road if the car ahead is slow

Whenever the driver ahead signals

A school bus stops with flashing red lights on a two-lane road. Who must stop?

Traffic coming from both directions

No one if the children are already on the sidewalk

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North Carolina DMV permit practice test

Check the DMV for the North Carolina pass mark; this practice test uses 80%. Every answer shows the handbook section it comes from.

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Cited to North Carolina Driver Handbook
Last checked October 28, 2026

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Permits and licensing

A Level Two driver is alone, with no supervisor. Besides 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., when is driving allowed?

North Carolina permit test at a glance

From the North Carolina DMV, checked October 28, 2026

Official handbook: North Carolina Driver Handbook, Revised May 2025 (NCDMV); 94 practice questions cite it
Number of questions: The DMV does not publish it; We do not quote unofficial counts

Sources:North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025), chapter 1: Your License (Test Requirements)

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Permits and licensing 9 questions
Alcohol and drugs 9 questions
Points and penalties 9 questions
Right of way 7 questions
Speed and following 5 questions
Turning, passing and lanes 11 questions
Parking and backing 2 questions
Weather and visibility 6 questions
Hazards and emergencies 5 questions
Vehicle equipment 2 questions
Safety belts and passengers 3 questions
Defensive driving and distractions 4 questions
Emergency vehicles and police 4 questions
Sharing the road 6 questions
Signals and markings 9 questions
Crashes and insurance 3 questions

Common questions

Which handbook should I study for the North Carolina permit test?

The North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025 (NCDMV)), published by the North Carolina DMV. Each of our 94 practice questions names the chapter it comes from, so you can read that part next.

Is this the official DMV test?

No. HighwayQuiz is an independent study tool. Our questions are written from the official handbook, and each one names the section it comes from.

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