NT Learner Licence Test Practice 2026: Practice test 8

Practice test 8 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
You see this sign facing you. What should you do?
- Stop when it is safe and go back, because you are going against the traffic
- Keep going and use your hazard lights
- Move to the right lane
- Speed up to leave the road quickly
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Answer: A. Stop when it is safe and go back, because you are going against the traffic
WRONG WAY GO BACK signs stop drivers going the wrong way, for example up a motorway exit ramp. Stop and go back when it is safe.
Question 2 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Loose gravel ahead
- Winding road ahead
- Car wash ahead
- The road may be slippery, especially when wet
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Answer: D. The road may be slippery, especially when wet
This sign warns that the road surface can be slippery. Slow down and avoid harsh braking or steering.
Question 3 of 25
When making a U-turn, who must you give way to?
- Only vehicles from your right
- All vehicles and pedestrians
- Nobody, if you signal
- Only pedestrians
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Answer: B. All vehicles and pedestrians
A driver making a U-turn must give way to all other vehicles and pedestrians, even those facing a STOP or GIVE WAY sign.
Question 4 of 25
You are turning right on a green light (no arrow). What must you do?
- Give way to oncoming traffic and turn through a safe gap
- Wait until the light turns red, then turn
- Turn immediately because the light is green
- Turn only if a pedestrian is crossing
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Answer: A. Give way to oncoming traffic and turn through a safe gap
On a plain green light you may turn right only through a safe gap in oncoming traffic, and you must give way to pedestrians crossing the road you enter.
Question 5 of 25
Before overtaking on a two-way road, what must you be sure of?
- You have a clear view and enough distance to pass and return safely
- The driver in front waves you past
- You can exceed the speed limit for a short time
- Your horn works
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Answer: A. You have a clear view and enough distance to pass and return safely
Only overtake when it is safe: the road ahead must be clear for long enough and you must be able to return without endangering anyone.
Question 6 of 25
You are driving alone in a car. May you drive along this lane while it is operating?
- Yes, but only at night
- No, you need at least 2 people in the car
- Yes, any car may use it
- No, it is for trucks only
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Answer: B. No, you need at least 2 people in the car
A T2 transit lane is for vehicles carrying 2 or more people (plus allowed vehicles such as buses and motorcycles) during the times shown.
Question 7 of 25
When parallel parking with no marked bays, how much space must you leave from the vehicles in front and behind?
- At least 5 m
- At least 1 m
- At least 3 m
- At least 10 cm
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Answer: B. At least 1 m
Leave at least 1 m between your vehicle and the vehicles in front and behind.
Question 8 of 25
May a driver rest their phone on their lap while driving?
- Yes, on country roads
- No, the phone must not rest on or touch your body
- Yes, if it is switched to silent
- Yes, if it is on speaker
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Answer: B. No, the phone must not rest on or touch your body
A phone must not rest on or touch your body while you drive, even if you are not using it.
Question 9 of 25
A vehicle ahead has stopped at a pedestrian crossing. What must you do?
- Sound your horn
- Overtake it on the left
- Do not overtake it; be ready to stop
- Overtake it carefully on the right
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Answer: C. Do not overtake it; be ready to stop
You must not overtake or pass a vehicle that is stopping or has stopped at a pedestrian or children's crossing.
Question 10 of 25
You are towing a 6 m caravan in good conditions. Roughly what following gap should you allow?
- 2 seconds
- 10 seconds
- 1 second
- About 4 seconds
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Answer: D. About 4 seconds
Add 1 second for every 3 m of trailer length to the basic 2 seconds: 2 + 2 = 4 seconds.
Question 11 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Single lane bridge ahead
- Detour to the right
- Turn right only
- Traffic on this road may only travel in the direction of the arrow
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Answer: D. Traffic on this road may only travel in the direction of the arrow
A ONE WAY sign shows that all traffic must travel in the direction of the arrow.
Question 12 of 25
A fully licensed driver is stopped at red traffic lights. May they hold their phone to read a message?
- Yes, because the car is not moving
- Yes, for up to 10 seconds
- Yes, if the handbrake is on
- No, hand-held use is not allowed while stationary in traffic
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Answer: D. No, hand-held use is not allowed while stationary in traffic
You must not use a hand-held phone while your vehicle is moving or stationary in traffic, such as at traffic lights. You may use it when parked.
Question 13 of 25
At the T-intersection this sign warns of, you are on the road that ends. There are no signs or lines. Who gives way?
- Whoever arrives first goes first
- You give way to vehicles on the road that continues
- Vehicles turning right always go first
- Vehicles on the continuing road give way to you
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Answer: B. You give way to vehicles on the road that continues
At a T-intersection, a driver on the road that ends must give way to vehicles on the continuing road (except those doing a U-turn).
Question 14 of 25
What are the Australian Road Rules?
- A federal law that overrides all state laws
- Rules that apply only on national highways
- Guidelines with no legal force
- National model rules that each state and territory has adopted into its own law
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Answer: D. National model rules that each state and territory has adopted into its own law
The Australian Road Rules are model laws. Each state and territory has largely copied them into its own law, with some local differences.
Question 15 of 25
When may you overtake a vehicle on its left?
- Never
- When the driver is going below the limit
- Whenever the left lane is empty
- When it is turning right or U-turning from the centre and signalling right
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Answer: D. When it is turning right or U-turning from the centre and signalling right
You may overtake on the left when the vehicle is turning right or making a U-turn from the centre and signalling, on a multi-lane road using a marked lane, or when it is stationary.
Question 16 of 25
How close to a bus stop may you stop, unless a sign permits?
- You may stop right at the stop
- Not within 50 m before it
- Not within 3 m
- Not within 20 m before it or 10 m after it
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Answer: D. Not within 20 m before it or 10 m after it
You must not stop within 20 m before a bus stop or 10 m after it.
Question 17 of 25
A child is 5 months old. What restraint must they use?
- A forward-facing seat with no harness
- An adult seatbelt
- An approved rearward-facing infant restraint
- A booster seat
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Answer: C. An approved rearward-facing infant restraint
Children under 6 months must use an approved rearward-facing restraint.
Question 18 of 25
What does a NO STOPPING sign mean?
- You must not stop at all, even to drop someone off
- You may stop to drop off passengers
- You may stop for 2 minutes
- Only trucks may stop
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Answer: A. You must not stop at all, even to drop someone off
Where a NO STOPPING sign applies, you must not stop at all, even briefly, unless an exemption such as avoiding a collision applies.
Question 19 of 25
You are about to pull out from a parked position at the side of the road. What must you do?
- Sound your horn and move off
- Pull out quickly without signalling
- Signal for 1 second and pull out
- Signal for at least 5 seconds and give way to all traffic
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Answer: D. Signal for at least 5 seconds and give way to all traffic
Before moving off from the side of the road or a median strip, give way to all other vehicles and signal for at least 5 seconds.
Question 20 of 25
At some traffic lights there is a bicycle storage area (a box painted in front of the stop line). Where must a car driver stop on red?
- At the second stop line
- Inside the bicycle box
- Anywhere, as long as bicycles can get past
- At the first stop line, behind the bicycle box
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Answer: D. At the first stop line, behind the bicycle box
Drivers of cars must not enter the bicycle storage area on red. They stop at the first stop line.
Question 21 of 25
What may you do where this sign applies?
- Leave your vehicle while you shop
- Park for up to 1 hour
- Nothing; you may not stop at all
- Stop for up to 2 minutes to pick up or drop off people or goods, staying near the vehicle
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Answer: D. Stop for up to 2 minutes to pick up or drop off people or goods, staying near the vehicle
At a NO PARKING sign you may stop briefly (usually up to 2 minutes) to drop off or pick up passengers or goods, but you must not leave the vehicle parked.
Question 22 of 25
What does this sign mean?
- Do not drive in the right lane unless overtaking or another exception applies
- Only trucks must keep left
- Overtaking is not allowed
- The left lane is closed
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Answer: A. Do not drive in the right lane unless overtaking or another exception applies
Where this sign is shown on a multi-lane road, you must not use the right lane except to overtake, turn right, make a U-turn, avoid an obstruction, in congested traffic or in a special lane you may use.
Question 23 of 25
Being awake for more than 17 hours affects driving about as much as which BAC?
- 0.01
- 0.05
- 0.15
- 0.00
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Answer: B. 0.05
Not sleeping for more than 17 hours affects driving like a BAC of 0.05, and 24 hours like 0.10.
Question 24 of 25
What do double continuous centre lines mean?
- They only apply to trucks
- You may overtake if the road is clear
- Do not cross, except when safely passing a bicycle rider
- You may U-turn across them
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Answer: C. Do not cross, except when safely passing a bicycle rider
Double continuous lines must not be crossed, except to pass a bicycle rider safely.
Question 25 of 25
A long truck displays a DO NOT OVERTAKE TURNING VEHICLE sign and is signalling to turn left. What must you do?
- Pass it quickly on the left
- Sound your horn and pass
- Drive onto the footpath to get around
- Do not pass it on the left while it turns
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Answer: D. Do not pass it on the left while it turns
You must not overtake on the side of a vehicle with a DO NOT OVERTAKE TURNING VEHICLE sign if it is signalling and turning to that side.

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