NT Learner Licence Test Practice 2026: Practice test 4

Practice test 4 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?
- First aid station
- Railway crossing
- A crossroad is ahead
- Hospital ahead
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Answer: C. A crossroad is ahead
The cross shape warns that a road crosses the one you are on. Be ready to give way.
Question 2 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Road clear of trucks only
- You must not stop on the road during the times shown
- No speed limit
- You may park for up to 2 hours
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Answer: B. You must not stop on the road during the times shown
A clearway keeps lanes open for traffic in busy times. During the times shown you must not stop (buses are among the few exceptions), and vehicles may be fined or towed.
Question 3 of 25
You and another driver each face a STOP or GIVE WAY sign at the same intersection. You are going straight and the oncoming driver is turning right. What is correct?
- The driver at the STOP sign always goes last
- The driver turning right gives way to you
- You must give way to the driver turning right
- Neither of you needs to give way
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Answer: B. The driver turning right gives way to you
When both drivers face a STOP or GIVE WAY sign, they first give way to other traffic, then apply the normal rules to each other, so the right-turning driver gives way.
Question 4 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Pedestrian crossing with lights ahead
- Walking track ahead, cars not allowed
- School zone starts here
- Watch for pedestrians on or near the road
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Answer: D. Watch for pedestrians on or near the road
This warning sign shows that people on foot may be on or crossing the road ahead.
Question 5 of 25
The traffic light turns yellow as you approach. You can stop safely. What must you do?
- Keep going at the same speed
- Stop in the middle of the intersection
- Stop before the stop line
- Speed up to get through
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Answer: C. Stop before the stop line
A yellow light means stop, unless you are so close that you cannot stop safely.
Question 6 of 25
What does "giving way" mean under the road rules?
- Sounding your horn to warn others you are coming
- Always stopping completely before you go
- Speeding up to clear the intersection quickly
- Slowing down and, if needed, stopping to avoid a crash
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Answer: D. Slowing down and, if needed, stopping to avoid a crash
Giving way means slowing down and stopping if necessary so you do not cause a collision. If the other road user is stopped, you stay stopped until it is safe.
Question 7 of 25
How does alcohol affect your driving?
- It improves your judgement of distance
- It makes you more alert
- It slows reactions and gives false confidence
- It has no effect below 0.05
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Answer: C. It slows reactions and gives false confidence
Alcohol slows your brain, affects judgement of speed and distance, and creates false confidence.
Question 8 of 25
You pass a sign marking an area speed zone of 40 km/h. Where does the limit apply?
- Only during school hours
- On all the roads in that zone until you pass an end of zone sign
- Only for the next 100 m
- Only on the first street
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Answer: B. On all the roads in that zone until you pass an end of zone sign
An area speed zone limit applies throughout the network of local roads in the zone until you leave it.
Question 9 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Pedestrian bridge ahead
- Road closed ahead
- The bridge ahead is narrower than the road
- Divided road begins
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Answer: C. The bridge ahead is narrower than the road
This sign warns that the road narrows at a bridge. Slow down and be ready to give way to oncoming traffic.
Question 10 of 25
Unless a sign says otherwise, how close to an intersection WITHOUT traffic lights may you stop?
- Right up to the corner
- No closer than 10 m
- No closer than 50 m
- No closer than 3 m
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Answer: B. No closer than 10 m
You must not stop within 10 m of an intersection without traffic lights (some exceptions apply at T-intersections), unless a sign permits it.
Question 11 of 25
How should you check your following distance?
- Look at your speedometer
- Count the white lines between you and the car ahead
- Ask a passenger
- Count seconds from when the car ahead passes a fixed object until you reach it
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Answer: D. Count seconds from when the car ahead passes a fixed object until you reach it
Pick a fixed object such as a pole. When the car in front passes it, count. If you reach it before 2 seconds, drop back.
Question 12 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- You should drive at exactly 60 km/h
- Trucks only must keep to 60 km/h
- You must not drive faster than 60 km/h
- Recommended speed in wet weather
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Answer: C. You must not drive faster than 60 km/h
This is a regulatory speed limit sign. It shows the highest legal speed for the road.
Question 13 of 25
You want to change lanes. Who must you give way to?
- Only vehicles in front of you
- Nobody, if you signal first
- Vehicles in the lane you are moving into
- Only trucks
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Answer: C. Vehicles in the lane you are moving into
When you change lanes you must give way to vehicles already in the lane you are moving into, even if your lane is ending.
Question 14 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Footpath for children only
- Road for cars and bicycles
- A path shared by bicycle riders and pedestrians
- Bicycles must dismount
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Answer: C. A path shared by bicycle riders and pedestrians
A shared path may be used by both pedestrians and bicycle riders, so everyone must watch out for each other.
Question 15 of 25
What is the only thing that lowers your BAC?
- Time
- Black coffee
- A cold shower
- Exercise
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Answer: A. Time
Only time reduces your BAC. Coffee, cold showers, exercise, fresh air and food do not.
Question 16 of 25
At a two-lane roundabout with no lane arrows, which lane should you use to turn right?
- The lane with less traffic
- The right lane
- Either lane
- The left lane
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Answer: B. The right lane
Without lane arrows or signs, use the right lane to turn right or make a U-turn at a multi-lane roundabout.
Question 17 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Roadwork is ahead
- Workers may not be on the road
- Parking for work vehicles only
- Gardening area
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Answer: A. Roadwork is ahead
This sign warns of roadwork ahead. Slow down and obey any lower speed limits and traffic controllers.
Question 18 of 25
At a NO PARKING sign, what may you do?
- Park for 1 hour
- Stop for up to 2 minutes to drop off or pick up, staying within 3 m of the car
- Nothing; you must not stop at all
- Leave the car while you go into a shop
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Answer: B. Stop for up to 2 minutes to drop off or pick up, staying within 3 m of the car
At a NO PARKING sign you may stop briefly to drop off or pick up passengers or goods, staying within 3 m of the vehicle and leaving within 2 minutes.
Question 19 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Right turn only
- Right lane closed
- No U-turn
- You must not turn right
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Answer: D. You must not turn right
A red circle with a slash across a right-turn arrow means right turns are not allowed here.
Question 20 of 25
In which direction does traffic travel around a roundabout in Australia?
- Either way
- It depends on the time of day
- Clockwise, keeping the centre island on your right
- Anticlockwise, keeping the centre island on your left
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Answer: C. Clockwise, keeping the centre island on your right
Australians drive on the left, so traffic goes clockwise around a roundabout with the centre island on the right.
Question 21 of 25
When may you use your horn?
- To tell a slow driver to hurry up
- To greet a friend
- At any time
- To warn other road users of your approach or position
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Answer: D. To warn other road users of your approach or position
The horn may be used only to warn other road users or animals of your vehicle's approach or position.
Question 22 of 25
When may you drive in a motorway emergency stopping lane?
- Only to avoid a crash, stop in an emergency or when your car breaks down
- To overtake on the left
- To make a phone call
- When traffic is slow
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Answer: A. Only to avoid a crash, stop in an emergency or when your car breaks down
Keep the emergency stopping lane free. Use it only to avoid a crash, stop in an emergency or if your vehicle is damaged or broken down.
Question 23 of 25
This sign is under a curve warning sign. What does it tell you?
- The legal minimum speed
- The recommended safe speed for the curve in good conditions
- The speed limit for trucks only
- The distance to the curve in metres
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Answer: B. The recommended safe speed for the curve in good conditions
A yellow advisory speed sign gives the highest speed that is comfortable for the hazard in good conditions. Slow down even more in poor conditions.
Question 24 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- The divided road ends and traffic will come towards you on the same road
- A divided road begins
- Road narrows on the right
- Lanes merge from the left
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Answer: A. The divided road ends and traffic will come towards you on the same road
The divided road is about to finish, so there will be no median between you and oncoming traffic.
Question 25 of 25
Why should you never overtake a heavy vehicle that is approaching a crossroad?
- It is only illegal at night
- A vehicle hidden by the truck could enter from the side
- Trucks have priority at all intersections
- Trucks always turn right at crossroads
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Answer: B. A vehicle hidden by the truck could enter from the side
The truck can hide a vehicle waiting to enter from a side road, which could pull out in front of you.

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