NT Learner Licence Test Practice 2026: Practice test 2

Practice test 2 of 8 for the NT Learner Licence Test Practice: 25 more questions with answers and explanations.

Driving
Northern Territory
205 questions
Checked October 11, 2026

Question 1 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Police checkpoint ahead
- A STOP sign is ahead, so be ready to stop
- Road closed ahead
- Stop only if a train is coming
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Answer: B. A STOP sign is ahead, so be ready to stop
This yellow warning sign tells you a STOP sign is coming up, often where it is hard to see in time.
Question 2 of 25
You have moved into the intersection to turn right on green. The light changes to yellow, then red. What should you do?
- Complete the turn as soon as it is safe
- Reverse back behind the stop line
- Stay in the intersection until the next green
- Turn left instead
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Answer: A. Complete the turn as soon as it is safe
If you are already in the intersection when the light changes, you must leave it as soon as you can do so safely.
Question 3 of 25
You reach this sign at a level crossing with no lights or booms. What must you do?
- Sound your horn and keep going
- Drive on without looking, as trains must give way
- Speed up to clear the tracks quickly
- Slow down, look and listen, and give way to any train
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Answer: D. Slow down, look and listen, and give way to any train
At a crossing without lights or booms, slow down (or stop if there is a STOP sign), look and listen, and give way to trains.
Question 4 of 25
You are joining a motorway from an on-ramp. What should you do?
- Drive slowly onto the motorway
- Expect motorway traffic to stop for you
- Stop at the end of the ramp and wait
- Build up speed on the ramp and merge into a safe gap
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Answer: D. Build up speed on the ramp and merge into a safe gap
Use the on-ramp to match the speed of motorway traffic, then merge into a safe gap in the nearest lane.
Question 5 of 25
A child is 5 years old. Which restraint is allowed?
- No restraint is needed
- A rearward-facing infant capsule only
- An adult seatbelt with no booster
- A forward-facing seat with an inbuilt harness, or a booster seat with a properly fastened seatbelt
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Answer: D. A forward-facing seat with an inbuilt harness, or a booster seat with a properly fastened seatbelt
From 4 to under 7 years, a child must use a forward-facing seat with an inbuilt harness, or a booster seat with a properly adjusted lap-sash seatbelt or child safety harness.
Question 6 of 25
You are involved in a crash and someone is injured. What must you do?
- Leave if your car is not damaged
- Stop, help, call an ambulance, give your details and report it to police
- Move the injured person into your car
- Only swap details with the other driver
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Answer: B. Stop, help, call an ambulance, give your details and report it to police
You must stop, give your details, help injured people (including calling an ambulance) and report the crash to police if anyone is injured or killed.
Question 7 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- A roundabout is ahead
- U-turns are allowed ahead
- Traffic merges from both sides
- One-way loop road ahead
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Answer: A. A roundabout is ahead
The three arrows in a circle warn that a roundabout is ahead. Slow down and be ready to give way.
Question 8 of 25
Warning lights are flashing at a level crossing, but you cannot see a train. What must you do?
- Sound your horn and continue
- Drive across quickly
- Drive around the boom gates
- Stop and wait until the lights stop
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Answer: D. Stop and wait until the lights stop
Do not enter a level crossing while lights or bells are operating, or while a boom gate is closed or moving.
Question 9 of 25
What must you do at a pedestrian (zebra) crossing?
- Give way to any pedestrian or bicycle rider on or entering it
- Give way only to pedestrians in your lane
- Sound your horn to warn pedestrians
- Stop only if police are present
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Answer: A. Give way to any pedestrian or bicycle rider on or entering it
At a pedestrian crossing you must give way to anyone on or entering the crossing, and approach at a speed that lets you stop.
Question 10 of 25
At a Y-intersection with no signs or road markings, who do you give way to?
- The vehicle going faster
- Vehicles on your right
- Nobody
- Vehicles on your left
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Answer: B. Vehicles on your right
At a Y-intersection, give way to the right unless signs or markings say otherwise.
Question 11 of 25
You approach a crest or bend and cannot see far ahead. May you overtake?
- Yes, if you sound your horn
- No, you must not overtake without a clear view far enough ahead
- Yes, if you go quickly
- Yes, on country roads
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Answer: B. No, you must not overtake without a clear view far enough ahead
Overtaking is not allowed approaching a crest, bend or dip if you cannot see far enough ahead.
Question 12 of 25
When must you dip your high-beam headlights?
- When a vehicle is within 50 m
- Only in built-up areas
- Only when a truck approaches
- When a vehicle is within 200 m ahead of you, either coming towards you or going the same way
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Answer: D. When a vehicle is within 200 m ahead of you, either coming towards you or going the same way
Do not use high beam if another vehicle is within 200 m, whether you are following it or it is coming towards you.
Question 13 of 25
How far may a car usually drive in a bus lane to enter or leave the road or turn?
- Up to 100 m
- Up to 500 m
- Not at all
- Any distance
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Answer: A. Up to 100 m
Drivers may use a special purpose lane such as a bus lane for up to 100 m to enter or leave the road or turn (up to 50 m in a bike lane), at least in Queensland; check your own state.
Question 14 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Yield to trains ahead
- You have priority at the next intersection
- A GIVE WAY sign is ahead
- Road narrows ahead
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Answer: C. A GIVE WAY sign is ahead
This warning sign tells you a GIVE WAY sign is coming up, so be ready to slow down and give way.
Question 15 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Bus parking
- A bus lane: only buses and certain other vehicles may use it
- A bus stop
- Buses must use the left lane
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Answer: B. A bus lane: only buses and certain other vehicles may use it
Most vehicles may only enter a bus lane for a short distance, for example to turn. In Queensland that is up to 100 m.
Question 16 of 25
Your car has two rows of seats. May a 3-year-old sit in the front seat?
- No
- Yes, on short trips
- Yes, if the airbag is off
- Yes, in a booster seat
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Answer: A. No
Children under 4 must not sit in the front row of a vehicle that has two or more rows of seats.
Question 17 of 25
You are turning left using a slip lane (a left-turn lane separated by an island). Who must you give way to?
- Only pedestrians
- Nobody, because slip lanes have priority
- Pedestrians in the slip lane and traffic on the road you are entering
- Only vehicles on your left
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Answer: C. Pedestrians in the slip lane and traffic on the road you are entering
In a slip lane you give way to pedestrians and riders on or entering the slip lane, and to traffic already on the road you are entering (except vehicles doing a U-turn).
Question 18 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Train station parking
- A railway level crossing is ahead
- Old steam train museum
- Tram lane ahead
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Answer: B. A railway level crossing is ahead
This sign warns of a railway level crossing. Slow down, look and listen for trains.
Question 19 of 25
Do child restraints have to be used when the car is stopped at traffic lights?
- Only at night
- Only on highways
- No, only when moving
- Yes, the rules apply when the vehicle is moving or stationary in traffic
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Answer: D. Yes, the rules apply when the vehicle is moving or stationary in traffic
Child restraint rules apply while the vehicle is moving or stopped in traffic, but not when it is parked.
Question 20 of 25
To pass a bicycle rider safely at the required distance, may you cross a double continuous centre line?
- No, never
- Yes, if you have a clear view and it is safe
- Only if the rider waves you on
- Only at night
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Answer: B. Yes, if you have a clear view and it is safe
Drivers may cross centre lines, including double continuous lines, to pass a bicycle rider at the minimum distance, but only when it is safe.
Question 21 of 25
A bicycle rider is ahead of you on the left and you want to turn left. What should you do?
- Slow down and turn behind the rider
- Turn from the right lane
- Sound your horn so they stop
- Overtake the rider and turn in front of them
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Answer: A. Slow down and turn behind the rider
Turn behind a rider going the same way. Overtaking and then cutting across a rider is very dangerous.
Question 22 of 25
When parking on a road with a continuous dividing line, how much room must you leave between your car and the line?
- At least 1 m
- At least 50 cm
- At least 3 m
- At least 10 m
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Answer: C. At least 3 m
You must leave at least 3 m between your vehicle and a continuous dividing line or strip, unless a sign permits otherwise.
Question 23 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Right lane ends
- Turn right at the next street
- Detour to the right
- The road curves to the right ahead
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Answer: D. The road curves to the right ahead
The bent arrow warns of a curve to the right. Slow down before you reach it.
Question 24 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Playground ahead, no stopping
- School bus stop
- Children may be crossing the road ahead
- Pedestrian mall
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Answer: C. Children may be crossing the road ahead
This sign warns that children often cross here. Slow down and watch for them.
Question 25 of 25
Can you make a U-turn at an intersection with traffic lights?
- Only at night
- Only if a U-turn permitted sign is displayed
- Only on a red light
- Yes, at any time
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Answer: B. Only if a U-turn permitted sign is displayed
At traffic lights, U-turns are allowed only where a U-turn permitted sign is shown.

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