NT Learner Licence Test Practice 2026: Practice test 7

Practice test 7 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
Under the Australian Road Rules, what is the default speed limit in a built-up area where no sign shows a limit?
- 40 km/h
- 60 km/h
- 70 km/h
- 50 km/h
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Answer: D. 50 km/h
The Australian Road Rules set a default of 50 km/h in built-up areas, and most states use it. The Northern Territory is different: its default is 60 km/h, unless a town sets a lower limit.
Question 2 of 25
A passenger in your car is 17 years old. Who is responsible for making sure they wear a seatbelt?
- Only the car owner
- Only the police
- Nobody, seatbelts are optional for adults
- The passenger is legally responsible, and the driver should make sure everyone is buckled up
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Answer: D. The passenger is legally responsible, and the driver should make sure everyone is buckled up
Passengers aged 16 or over commit an offence if they do not wear an available seatbelt. In some states, such as South Australia, the driver is responsible too.
Question 3 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- No stopping on this road
- One-way road ahead
- Road closed for roadworks only at night
- You must not drive into this road
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Answer: D. You must not drive into this road
The red circle with a white bar and the words NO ENTRY means vehicles must not enter the road from this direction.
Question 4 of 25
You feel very tired while driving. What actually fixes fatigue?
- Sleep
- Opening the window
- Drinking coffee
- Turning up the radio
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Answer: A. Sleep
There is no substitute for sleep. Radio, coffee and fresh air do not prevent fatigue on long trips.
Question 5 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- No pedestrians allowed
- Footpath ends ahead
- A pedestrian crossing is ahead
- Shared zone begins
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Answer: C. A pedestrian crossing is ahead
This sign warns of a pedestrian (zebra) crossing ahead. Be ready to stop for anyone on or entering it.
Question 6 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- A 40 km/h limit applies during the times shown on school days
- Parking for school buses only
- Children must cross here
- A 40 km/h limit applies at all times
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Answer: A. A 40 km/h limit applies during the times shown on school days
School zone signs show a lower speed limit and the times it applies. Outside those times the normal limit applies.
Question 7 of 25
You approach a children's crossing. What must you do?
- Only stop if the supervisor blows a whistle
- Give way only to children in your lane
- Stop and stay stopped while anyone is on or entering the crossing
- Slow down and drive around the children
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Answer: C. Stop and stay stopped while anyone is on or entering the crossing
At a children's crossing you must stop and remain stopped while any pedestrian is on or entering it.
Question 8 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- School buses stop here
- A school is ahead
- Children are crossing ahead
- The school zone and its lower limit end here
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Answer: D. The school zone and its lower limit end here
This sign marks the end of the school zone, so the reduced school zone limit no longer applies.
Question 9 of 25
Unless a sign says otherwise, how close to an intersection WITH traffic lights may you stop?
- No closer than 5 m
- No closer than 20 m
- No closer than 100 m
- No closer than 10 m
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Answer: B. No closer than 20 m
You must not stop within 20 m of an intersection with traffic lights, unless a sign permits it.
Question 10 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Water may flow over this section of road
- Drainage works ahead
- Car wash ahead
- Swimming area ahead
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Answer: A. Water may flow over this section of road
A floodway is a section of road where water may flow across. Take care and check that it is safe before you drive through.
Question 11 of 25
What do STOP lines or GIVE WAY lines painted on the road mean when there is no sign?
- They have the same meaning as the matching sign
- They are only advice
- They mark a parking area
- They apply only to trucks
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Answer: A. They have the same meaning as the matching sign
Stop and give way lines have the same meaning and legal force as STOP and GIVE WAY signs, even where no sign is installed.
Question 12 of 25
In Queensland and South Australia, what is the minimum gap when passing a bicycle rider where the speed limit is 60 km/h or less?
- 1.5 metres
- 30 cm
- 2 metres
- 1 metre
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Answer: D. 1 metre
You must leave at least 1 m when the limit is 60 km/h or less, and at least 1.5 m when it is higher. Other states have similar rules; check yours.
Question 13 of 25
Above a motorway lane you see an illuminated red cross (X). What does it mean?
- Do not drive in that lane
- Speed cameras are in use
- The lane is open
- The lane is for buses only
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Answer: A. Do not drive in that lane
A red diagonal cross above a lane means you must not travel in that lane. A flashing red cross means leave the lane as soon as it is safe.
Question 14 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- You must not make a U-turn
- Winding road ahead
- U-turn permitted
- Turn right only
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Answer: A. You must not make a U-turn
The slash across the U-shaped arrow means U-turns are not allowed where this sign applies.
Question 15 of 25
You are waiting in a break in a median strip to turn onto the far side of a divided road. Who must you give way to?
- Nobody, because you are already in the median
- Only vehicles coming from your left on the near side
- Vehicles on the roadway you are entering
- Only trucks
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Answer: C. Vehicles on the roadway you are entering
When turning through a break in a median strip, you give way to vehicles on the part of the divided road you are entering.
Question 16 of 25
You want to make a U-turn on a road with a single continuous centre line. Is it allowed?
- Yes, if there is no oncoming traffic
- Yes, at night only
- Yes, if you signal
- No, you must not U-turn across it
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Answer: D. No, you must not U-turn across it
U-turns are not allowed across a single or double continuous centre line, or across a painted centre island.
Question 17 of 25
Warning lights are flashing at the level crossing marked by this sign, but you cannot see a train. What must you do?
- Drive around the boom gates
- Sound your horn and go
- Cross quickly if no train is visible
- Stop and wait until the lights stop flashing
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Answer: D. Stop and wait until the lights stop flashing
You must not enter a level crossing while warning lights or bells are operating or a boom is closed or moving.
Question 18 of 25
Is it legal to go over the speed limit while overtaking?
- Yes, by up to 10 km/h
- No, never
- Yes, if you are quick
- Yes, on country roads
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Answer: B. No, never
You must not exceed the speed limit, even when overtaking.
Question 19 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Ramp to a ferry
- Steep climb ahead
- There is a steep downhill slope ahead
- Truck stop ahead
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Answer: C. There is a steep downhill slope ahead
This sign warns of a steep descent. Use a lower gear so you do not have to ride the brakes.
Question 20 of 25
You are turning right at an intersection and an oncoming car is turning left (not using a slip lane). Who gives way?
- The oncoming car gives way to you
- Whoever is closer goes first
- You give way to the oncoming car
- Both cars must stop and wait
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Answer: C. You give way to the oncoming car
A driver turning right gives way to oncoming vehicles turning left, unless they are turning left from a slip lane.
Question 21 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- A lane for bicycle riders
- Bicycle parking only
- Bicycle shop ahead
- Bicycles are not allowed
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Answer: A. A lane for bicycle riders
A bicycle lane is shown by this sign or by a bike symbol and the word LANE. Drivers may only enter it for a short distance and must give way to riders.
Question 22 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Overtaking lane ahead
- The road ahead carries traffic in both directions
- Two lanes in your direction
- One-way road ahead
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Answer: B. The road ahead carries traffic in both directions
This sign warns that you are moving onto a road with traffic coming the other way, often after a one-way or divided section.
Question 23 of 25
You are on the road that ends at a T-intersection. There are no signs or lines. Who must you give way to?
- Nobody, because you arrived first
- Vehicles on the continuing road, from both directions
- Only vehicles coming from your right
- Only vehicles coming from your left
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Answer: B. Vehicles on the continuing road, from both directions
At a T-intersection, drivers on the road that ends must give way to vehicles on the continuing road, except vehicles making a U-turn.
Question 24 of 25
A school crossing supervisor holds up a STOP sign. When may you drive on?
- When you hear a whistle
- As soon as the children pass your lane
- When everyone has crossed and the supervisor is back on the footpath
- After 30 seconds
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Answer: C. When everyone has crossed and the supervisor is back on the footpath
Wait until all pedestrians have crossed and the supervisor has returned to the footpath.
Question 25 of 25
When may a 6-year-old sit in the front seat of a car with two rows of seats?
- Only on a motorway
- Never, until age 16
- Only when all the back seats are taken by children under 7, and they are properly restrained
- Whenever the parent agrees
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Answer: C. Only when all the back seats are taken by children under 7, and they are properly restrained
A child aged 4 to under 7 may sit in the front only if all other seats are occupied by children under 7, and they must use the right restraint.

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