North Carolina splits the written work in two: a computer knowledge exam scored at 80 percent, and a separate road-sign exam — Class C applicants must correctly identify 9 of 12 signs. These 335 practice questions are written against the North Carolina Driver Handbook. Start any topic with no account.
North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles sets the live exam. Every number below is cited. Practice-bank size on this page (335 questions across 14 tests) is counted from the live North Carolina lessons, not from the official paper.
| What the test does | The sourced figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Official knowledge-exam score | The knowledge examination is a computer test on rules of the road. Eighty percent of the questions must be answered correctly. NCDMV’s live test page and 19A NCAC 03B .0201 do not publish a current question count. | 19A NCAC 03B .0201 — Driver’s License Examination |
| Official road-sign exam | A separate Road Sign Examination. Applicants for a regular Class C license must correctly identify 9 of 12 highway signs by meaning. Class A or B applicants must identify all signs. | 19A NCAC 03B .0201 — Driver’s License Examination |
| Attempts and retest | Applicants who do not pass the knowledge test or the driving test for a regular Class C license may retake the test in seven calendar days. NCDMV’s tests page does not publish a knowledge-test attempt cap. | NCDMV — Driver License Tests |
| Official free sample | NCDMV publishes a Sample Test Questions page and separate regulatory- and warning-sign PDFs. The handbook is the study source for the knowledge exam. | NCDMV — Driver License Sample Test Questions |
| Historical profile (not current rules) | NHTSA’s 2007–08 profile listed North Carolina at 25 questions and 80% with a 1-day retest wait. A General Assembly compilation recorded a 67% pass rate among driver-education students in FY 2012/13. Those figures are historical. Today’s published rules are 80% plus 9 of 12 signs, and a seven-day Class C retest wait.Historical — not a current agency rule. | Drivings permit-test pass rates by state |
Use the agency’s own materials first. These practice tests sit beside them, they do not replace them.
Each topic is a separate free test. The blurbs name North Carolina rules, not a generic US paper.
NC Road Signs Test
North Carolina’s Class C sign exam is 12 signs — you must name 9. Drill color and shape on the official regulatory and warning PDFs.
Start free testNC Traffic Signals Test
Never speed up to beat a North Carolina yellow. A traffic officer outranks every signal.
Start free testNC Right-of-Way Test
Who yields at a North Carolina intersection, and the duty to pedestrians, emergency vehicles, and a vehicle already in the box.
Start free testNC Speed Limits Test
It is unlawful to exceed a posted North Carolina work-zone limit. On wet pavement, the handbook says drive 5–10 mph slower and at least twice the normal following distance.
Start free testNC Lane Use Test
On a North Carolina interstate, keep right and use the left for passing. Following too closely is a leading crash cause and costs four license points.
Start free testNC Turns Test
Signal, look, pick the lane, and yield. North Carolina roundabouts are 15–20 mph.
Start free testNC Parking Test
Keep clear 15 ft from a hydrant or fire-station entrance, and 25 ft from an intersecting curb line (15 ft of the right-of-way if there is no curb).
Start free testNC Freeway Test
Keep right, two-second gap, and remember faster interstate speeds need more stopping room — the handbook’s own interstate chapter.
Start free testNC Sharing the Road Test
School buses, pedestrians, bikes, and North Carolina’s Move Over duty. Do not park within 100 ft of a stopped emergency vehicle.
Start free testNC Road Conditions Test
The first 10–15 minutes of rain are the most dangerous. Stopping distance on slippery North Carolina pavement can be 2–10 times longer.
Start free testNC Alcohol and Drugs Test
North Carolina DWI: the handbook’s 0.08% adult limit, implied consent, and Lose Control / Lose Your License for provisional drivers.
Start free testNC Emergencies Test
Tire blowouts, brake trouble, railroad crossings, and the duty to stop after a North Carolina crash.
Start free testNC Vehicle Controls Test
Seat, mirrors, restraints, and the controls the North Carolina road test grades: signals, horn, clutch, and a three-point turnabout.
Start free testNC Practice Permit Test
A mixed paper from every North Carolina topic. The official knowledge exam is scored at 80%; Class C also needs 9 of 12 signs.
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