NC Driving Test 1-10

Question 1

A leaky exhaust system should be repaired because it:
A) wastes gas and oil
B) causes the engine to run hot
C) may allow dangerous fumes to enter the car
D) makes the engine hard to start and likely to stall

Answer 1

C) may allow dangerous fumes to enter the car

Question 2

Carbon monoxide is present in:
A) upholstery materials
B) motor oil
C) gasoline
D) an engine's exhaust gases

Answer 2

D) an engine’s exhaust gases

Question 3

Studies have shown that under normal conditions the chances of a car being involved in an accident on an interstate highway is greater if the driver:
A) maintains a steady speed
B) travels considerably below the posted speed limit
C) travels at the posted speed limit
D) maintains his position relative to cars in front and behind him in his lane

Answer 3

B) travels considerably below the posted speed limit

Question 4

When driving in a heavy snowstorm during the day, you should use:
A) parking lights
B) low-beam headlights
C) four-way flashers
D) high-beam headlights

Answer 4

B) low-beam headlights

Question 5

When driving on a highway at night, you should never use your high-beam headlights if you are:
A) slowing down for a turn
B) traveling on a road with no median
C) going down a hill
D) following another car

Answer 5

D) following another car

Question 6

The important type of car insurance to buy is:
A) uninsured motorist insurance
B) comprehensive insurance
C) no-fault insurance
D) liability insurance

Answer 6

D) liability insurance

Question 7

Drivers who take medicine should:
A) not drive unless someone is with them
B) drive only during the daytime
C) learn about the possible side effects before deciding to drive
D) not drive under any circumstances

Answer 7

C) learn about the possible side effects before deciding to drive

Question 8

When trying to pull away from a slippery surface in a car with a manual shift, you should do which of the following?

1. Start in second or high gear
2. Accelerate rapidly

A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) both 1 and 2
D) neither 1 nor 2

Answer 8

A) 1 only (Start in second or high gear)

Question 9

If your brakes fail, you should do which of the following?

1. Shift into a lower gear
2. Use the emergency brake

A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) both 1 and 2
D) neither 1 nor 2

Answer 9

C) Both.
Shift into a lower gear AND
Use the emergency brake.

Question 10

Passing on the right is legal on which of the following?

1. A four-lane highway with 2 lanes going in each direction
2. on a one-way street

A) 1 only
B) 2 only
C) both 1 and 2
D) neither 1 nor 2

Answer 10

A) 1 only.

A four-lane highway with 2 lanes going in each direction