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North Carolina Defensive Driving Practice Test

Practice 25 questions on defensive driving in North Carolina — adverse weather, sharing the road, safe following distance, and emergency situations.

What this North Carolina practice test covers

  • Defensive driving techniques and maintaining safe following distance
  • Driving safely in adverse weather including rain, fog, snow, and ice
  • Sharing the road safely with trucks, bikes, and pedestrians
  • Handling roadside emergencies and avoiding common road hazards

The actual North Carolina NCDMV knowledge test has 25 questions, and you need at least 20 correct (80%) to pass. This practice test is based on the North Carolina Driver Handbook. The test fee is $20. Tests are administered Computer-based at NCDMV driver license office. Includes a separate road signs test (8 questions)..

Try sample North Carolina questions

These questions come from our bank of 353+. The real North Carolina written test draws from similar material in the official driver handbook.

3 free preview of 25
1

A space cushion around your vehicle:

2

You should check your vehicle's fluid levels:

3

To avoid airbag injury, you should sit at least how far from the steering wheel?

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