North Carolina Road Sign Identification Test
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#1. Road signs with the orange background are used:
Orange is used as a background color for construction and maintenance warning signs. They alert you to possible dangers ahead due to construction and maintenance projects.
#2. If you are on the main road when you see this sign:
Merging Traffic sign. You are approaching a point where other traffic lanes come together with your lane. Watch for traffic from that direction.
#3. What does this sign mean?
The side road sign tells you that there is an intersection ahead. Watch out for traffic entering from the side road and oncoming traffic turning.
#4. What does this sign mean?
Bicycle crossing. Bicycles regularly cross or ride beside traffic in this area. Drive with caution.
#5. You approach this road sign. What should you do?
This sign tells you to stay in the right-hand lane if you driveslower than other vehicles on the road.
#6. What does this sign mean?
The One-Way sign is used in intersections to indicate streets or roadways upon which traffic is allowed to travel in one direction only. Do not turn against the arrow.
#7. What does this sign mean?
This is a yield sign.
When you approach the yield sign, you must slow down and yield the right of way. Your need to stop depends on the traffic on the intersecting street. To avoid interfering with that traffic, you must stop and wait for it to pass.
#8. This sign means:
The dirt on the side of the pavement is soft and can be dangerous. Use extreme caution and stay on the pavement.
#9. This yellow sign means:
Divided Highway / Divided Highway Begins. Two-way traffic will be divided by a center strip ahead. Each roadway is one-way. Stay to the right.
#10. What does this sign mean?
Keep Left. An obstruction or traffic island where traffic must keep left.
#11. A yellow and black circular sign indicates that you are approaching:
A circular sign, with a black cross and the black letters RR on a yellow background, gives advance warning of a railroad crossing.
#12. When you have passed this sign:
This sign tells you that you are at the end of the no-passing zone. You may pass now only when it is safe.
| This NC Road Sign Practice Test | |
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| Number of questions on each test: | 12 |
| Question pool: | 100+ |
| Type of test: | Random multiple-choice |
NC DMV Driver’s License Test
When you apply for a North Carolina driver’s license or learner permit, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) will ask you to take two computerized tests.
A road sign identification test
A written knowledge test
The first, known as the signs test, will check your understanding of common regulatory and warning signs. You must identify signs by color and shape and explain each.
There are 12 signs on this test, and you must correctly identify 9 of them.
The second part of the examination addresses common road rules, North Carolina traffic laws, and safe driving practices. This part has 25 questions with a passing score of 80%, meaning you must have 20 correct answers to pass.
This North Carolina Road Sign Practice
This practice test covers most of the signs described in the North Carolina Driver Handbook . It is designed to help you study road signs and make sure you understand the meaning of signs, as well as the shapes and colors of the most common signs.
It is a randomized test, meaning each set of questions differs from the previous one.
It does not include all questions that can be asked on the examination, and the wording may not be the same.
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