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NC Road Signs Practice Practice Questions - North Carolina DMV Road Signs, Signals, and Pavement Markings Practice Exam
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QUESTION 1 / 25
What does the North Carolina traffic signs test ask applicants to do?
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A
Identify signs by color and shape and explain what each sign means
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B
Draw every sign from memory before taking the road test
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C
List the maintenance schedule for every traffic signal
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D
Calculate braking distance from each sign's posted speed
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QUESTION 2 / 25
For an original North Carolina driver license, which test area is listed separately from the knowledge test?
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A
Fuel economy
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B
Traffic signs
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C
Vehicle title history
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D
Trip planning
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QUESTION 3 / 25
Which North Carolina Driver Handbook chapter groups traffic signals, traffic signs, and pavement markings together?
Choose one answer below.
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Chapter 1, Your License
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B
Chapter 2, Alcohol and the Law
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C
Chapter 5, Signals, Signs and Pavement Markings
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D
Chapter 7, How DMV Serves You
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QUESTION 4 / 25
The North Carolina Driver Handbook divides traffic signs into which three types?
Choose one answer below.
A
Toll, tunnel, and ferry signs
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B
Regulatory, warning, and guide or informational signs
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C
Urban, rural, and interstate-only signs
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D
Parking, inspection, and registration signs
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QUESTION 5 / 25
What does a red, eight-sided sign require a North Carolina driver to do?
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A
Yield only if another vehicle is close
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B
Come to a full stop and proceed only when the way is clear
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C
Slow down for a school zone
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D
Watch for a railroad crossing ahead
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QUESTION 6 / 25
A red and white triangle with the point at the bottom means:
Choose one answer below.
A
No passing zone begins
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B
Railroad crossing ahead
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C
Yield the right-of-way
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D
Interstate route marker
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QUESTION 7 / 25
Black-and-white or red-and-white rectangular signs usually tell drivers:
Choose one answer below.
A
A traffic law or regulation they must obey
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B
A scenic area is nearby
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C
A temporary flood gauge reading
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D
A county property tax notice
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QUESTION 8 / 25
What does a red circle with a diagonal slash across a symbol mean?
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A
The action is required
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B
The action is permitted only at night
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C
The action is prohibited
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D
The sign is only advisory
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QUESTION 9 / 25
What does the accessible parking sign reserve a parking space for?
Choose one answer below.
A
Vehicles with four-wheel drive
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B
Drivers making deliveries under five minutes
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C
Vehicles displaying qualifying accessible plates or placards
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D
Any driver who turns on hazard lights
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QUESTION 10 / 25
What does a yellow pennant-shaped sign on the left side of the road warn about?
Choose one answer below.
A
A no-passing zone begins
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B
A hospital is nearby
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C
A freeway exit is one mile away
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D
A ferry route begins
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QUESTION 11 / 25
A black symbol on a yellow diamond-shaped sign usually means:
Choose one answer below.
A
A toll price is posted
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B
A road condition or hazard is ahead
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C
A traffic law has ended
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D
A license office is nearby
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QUESTION 12 / 25
What does an orange diamond-shaped sign with black lettering or symbols warn about?
Choose one answer below.
A
Construction or maintenance conditions
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B
A permanent tourist attraction
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C
A hospital emergency room
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D
A state route number
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QUESTION 13 / 25
Why is a STOP AHEAD warning sign posted before some stop signs?
Choose one answer below.
A
To tell drivers the stop sign itself is optional
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B
To warn drivers early when the stop sign may be hard to see
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C
To mark a school bus stop only
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D
To end a one-way street
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QUESTION 14 / 25
A round yellow sign with a black X and the letters RR warns of:
Choose one answer below.
A
A railroad crossing ahead
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B
A divided highway ahead
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C
A rest area ahead
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D
A bicycle lane ahead
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QUESTION 15 / 25
What is the white X-shaped sign posted at a railroad crossing called?
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A
A speed placard
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B
A route shield
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C
A railroad crossing crossbuck
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D
A lane-use marker
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QUESTION 16 / 25
What does a five-sided, pentagon-shaped sign warn about?
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A
A school zone or school crossing
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B
A no-passing zone
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C
An interstate entrance
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D
A ferry terminal
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QUESTION 17 / 25
Green guide signs usually provide:
Choose one answer below.
A
Traffic fines
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B
Directions, routes, and distances
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C
Railroad crossing orders
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D
Vehicle inspection rules
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QUESTION 18 / 25
In the North Carolina handbook, blue and white signs may indicate a nearby:
Choose one answer below.
A
No-passing zone
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B
Hospital, Highway Patrol station, or telephone
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C
Divided highway ending
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D
Solid yellow center line
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QUESTION 19 / 25
How are interstate highways marked in the North Carolina Driver Handbook?
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A
With an orange diamond
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B
With a red, white, and blue shield
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C
With a yellow pennant
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D
With a white crossbuck
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QUESTION 20 / 25
U.S. highway route markers are generally in the shape of a:
Choose one answer below.
A
Shield
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B
Pentagon
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C
Circle
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D
Pennant
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QUESTION 21 / 25
North Carolina route markers are described in the handbook as:
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A
Diamond shaped
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B
Round and yellow
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C
White X-shaped
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D
Five-sided
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QUESTION 22 / 25
Yellow pavement lines separate traffic lanes moving:
Choose one answer below.
A
In opposite directions
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B
Only into parking spaces
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C
Only in the same direction
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D
Only through toll plazas
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QUESTION 23 / 25
White pavement lines separate traffic lanes moving:
Choose one answer below.
A
In opposite directions only
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B
In the same direction
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C
Across railroad tracks only
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D
Into private driveways only
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QUESTION 24 / 25
What do continuous double solid yellow center lines mean on a two-way road?
Choose one answer below.
A
You may pass if you honk first
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B
You cannot cross them to pass in either direction
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C
Only trucks may cross them
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D
They mark a bicycle-only lane
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QUESTION 25 / 25
On a two-lane, two-way road, a broken yellow line in your lane means passing is:
Choose one answer below.
A
Never allowed for any reason
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B
Allowed with care when it is safe and legal
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C
Required before every hill
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D
Allowed only on the shoulder
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