North Carolina Permit Practice Test 3
25 questions written from the North Carolina Driver Handbook, with an explanation and page citation for every answer.
In North Carolina, accumulating how many driver license points may get you assigned to a driver improvement clinic?
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About this test
These questions were written from the North Carolina Driver Handbook (Revised May 2025). 11 of the 20 North Carolina questions in this test cover rules that are specific to North Carolina or differ between states. Every answer comes with an explanation and a link to the exact page it comes from, so you can check it yourself.
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In North Carolina, accumulating how many driver license points may get you assigned to a driver improvement clinic?
- A 7
- B 12
- C 10
- D 5
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A. 7
At seven points you may be sent to a driver improvement clinic, and finishing it removes three points. The clinic is an early warning before you reach the suspension level.
In North Carolina, you must immediately report a crash to law enforcement if anyone is hurt or killed, or if property damage appears to be at least:
- A $1,500
- B $500
- C $1,000
- D $2,500
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C. $1,000
North Carolina requires an immediate report to the nearest law enforcement officer or agency for any crash with injury or death, or with apparent damage of $1,000 or more. Failing to report can lead to prosecution and license suspension.
You miss your exit on an interstate. What should you do?
- A Stop on the shoulder and wait for a gap to reverse
- B Continue to the next exit and leave there
- C Slow down and cross the median to turn around
- D Back up carefully on the shoulder
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B. Continue to the next exit and leave there
If you miss an exit, do not slow down, back up or try to turn around. Go on to the next exit and find a way back from there. Interstate traffic is too fast to handle unexpected moves.
Where does a highway work zone begin and end under North Carolina law?
- A Only between the flaggers at each end
- B Only where workers are present on the road
- C From the first work zone sign to the last sign marking its end
- D From the first orange cone to the last piece of equipment
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C. From the first work zone sign to the last sign marking its end
A highway work zone runs from the first sign announcing its beginning to the last sign marking its end. Posted work zone speed limits apply throughout, even where no workers are in sight.
At an intersection without signs or signals, one car is already in the intersection when you arrive. Who goes first?
- A Whichever driver is going straight
- B Whichever driver signals first
- C You, if the other car is on your left
- D The car already in the intersection
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D. The car already in the intersection
A vehicle already in the intersection has the right of way over any vehicle that has not yet entered. The car-on-the-right rule is used only when vehicles arrive at the same time.