Nc Permit Test Practice

A leaky exhaust system should be repaired because it:

• Wastes gas and oil

• Causes the engine to run hot

• May allow dangerous fumes to enter the car

• Makes the engine hard to start and likely to stall

Carbon monoxide is present in:

• Upholstery materials

• Motor oil

• Gasoline

• An engine’s exhaust gases

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:

• Maintains a steady speed

• Travels considerably below the posted speed limit

• Travels at the posted speed limit

• Maintains his position relative to cars in front and behind him in his lane

When driving in a heavy snowstorm during the day, you should use:

• Parking lights

• Low-beam headlights

• Four-way flashers

• High-beam headlights

When driving on a highway at night, you should never use your high-beam headlights if you are:

• Slowing down for a turn

• Traveling on a road with no median

• Going down a hill

• Following another car

The important type of car insurance to buy is:

• Uninsured motorist insurance

• Comprehensive insurance

• No-Fault insurance

• Liability insurance

Drivers who take medicine should:

• Not drive unless someone is with them

• Drive only during the daytime

• Learn about the possible side effects before deciding to drive

• Not drive under any circumstances

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

• 1 only

• 2 only

• both 1 and 2

• neither 1 nor 2

If your brakes fail, you should do which of the following? 1. Shift into a lower gear

2. Use the emergency break

• 1 only

• 2 only

• both 1 and 2

• neither 1 nor 2

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

• 1 only

• 2 only

• both 1 and 2

• neither 1 nor 2