Nevada Permit Practice Test 1
This free Nevada practice test has 30 multiple-choice questions covering road signs, right-of-way, speed limits, and safe driving — the same topics the DMV tests. The real DMV Written Knowledge Test has 25 questions, and you need 20 correct (80%) to pass.
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Question 1 of 30
1. A yellow diamond shows a bicycle and the words SHARE THE ROAD. What is it asking you to do?
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Correct answer: B. Share-the-road warnings remind you that bicyclists are legal traffic. Slow, wait for a clear gap, and pass with generous space. The sign exists because drivers otherwise squeeze bikes toward the gutter.
2. A 19-year-old driver in Nevada says a single sip cannot matter. Under the under-21 rule, the limit is which of these?
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Correct answer: B. Nevada applies a zero-tolerance rule for drivers under 21: 0.02%. A sip can be enough. If you are under 21, the only safe plan is no alcohol before driving.
3. On a highway, you look for the way to your destination city. What kind of information do signs with a green background give you?
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Correct answer: D. Green guide signs point the way, listing destinations, how many miles remain, and which exits to take. They inform rather than command, so no action is required. Think of green as the color that says go this way.
4. An officer stops an adult driver in Nevada and a breath test is given. At what BAC reading can that driver be charged with driving under the influence, even if their driving looked steady?
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Correct answer: C. A BAC of 0.08% or more is enough by itself for a DUI charge in Nevada. The law uses a fixed number because alcohol impairs everyone, and drivers are poor judges of their own impairment behind the wheel.
5. In Nevada, supervised behind-the-wheel practice with a permit can begin once a teen reaches which age?
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Correct answer: C. Supervised practice starts at 15½ in Nevada, once the teen holds a learner's permit. Every practice hour with a licensed adult builds judgment that classroom study alone cannot teach, which is why the permit stage exists.
6. Does the posted speed limit stay safe in bad weather, according to NHTSA?
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Correct answer: A. Official NHTSA speeding guidance says Speed also affects your safety even when you are driving at the speed limit but too fast for road conditions, such as during bad weather, when a road is under repair, or in an area at night that isn’t well lit. The leftover hydroplane-film sentence is not on that page; this nearby official weather-speed rule is.
7. It is late at night and the unposted residential streets in your Nevada neighborhood are empty. The legal maximum for these streets remains which speed?
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Correct answer: C. Empty or busy, day or night, the default limit on unposted residential streets in Nevada stays 25 mph. Darkness actually cuts how far you can see and react, so conditions may call for less, not more, than the limit.
8. While you wait to turn, the green arrow changes to a steady yellow arrow. What is the signal telling you?
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Correct answer: D. A steady yellow arrow warns that the protected turning phase is about to end. Stop if you can do so safely; drivers already at the point of no return may finish the turn cautiously. Yellow arrow means wrap up, not speed up.
9. When are headlights legally required in Nevada as a clock-and-distance rule?
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Correct answer: A. Nevada requires headlights from a half hour after sunset until a half hour before sunrise, when there is insufficient light, whenever persons or vehicles cannot be clearly seen at 1,000 feet, and when a traffic-control device directs it. Parking lights alone are not enough. Dim high beams at least 500 feet before oncoming vehicles and 300 feet before a vehicle you are following.
10. A Nevada school bus shows a flashing red signal. When may you pass without stopping?
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Correct answer: A. Nevada requires a stop at any location for a school bus displaying a flashing red signal, and you may not overtake it until the flashing red lights are off. The listed exception is a divided highway: you must stop only when traveling in the same direction as the bus.
11. A GPS in Nevada suggests 40 mph on a residential block with no posted limit. The handbook-style default you should prefer is:
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Correct answer: C. Apps guess; Nevada's default for this kind of street is 25 mph unless a sign posts otherwise. Believe the sign first, then the state's default, then the gadget.
12. In which situations should you add extra following distance behind the vehicle ahead?
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Correct answer: C. Add following distance whenever stopping gets harder or seeing gets worse: slick roads, tailgaters behind you, big trucks blocking your view, or motorcycles that can stop quickly. More risk calls for more room ahead of you.
13. A Nevada teen lives 40 miles from the nearest approved driver education school and cannot take an online course. How many practice hours must they complete instead?
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Correct answer: D. When no approved course is available within 30 miles and online study is impossible, Nevada doubles the practice requirement to 100 hours, still including 10 at night. Extra seat time substitutes for the missing classroom instruction.
14. Small green signs with numbers appear every mile along the edge of the highway. What are these mile markers mainly used for?
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Correct answer: C. Mile markers count the distance across a route, letting you track your progress, judge how far your exit is, and give an exact location when you call for help. Note the nearest marker whenever trouble starts.
15. You are parking facing uphill on a street with a curb. Which way should you turn your front wheels?
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Correct answer: B. When parking uphill with a curb, turn the wheels away from the curb and let the car roll back until a tire rests against it. The curb then works as a block. Up and away is the memory cue.
16. One sign shape is so important that it is reserved for a single message: STOP. Which shape is it?
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Correct answer: B. The eight-sided octagon belongs to the stop sign alone, so you can recognize a stop even when the face is snow-covered or faded. Count eight sides, prepare to stop. No other sign may borrow this shape.
17. Before turning left across oncoming traffic, why should you look twice for motorcycles?
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Correct answer: A. A motorcycle's narrow profile fools your eyes: it looks farther away and slower than it really is. Many rider deaths happen when cars turn left across their path. Look twice and judge twice before you commit.
18. How far ahead must you signal a turn on a Nevada city street, compared with an open highway?
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Correct answer: A. Nevada wants the signal at least 100 feet ahead — about 10 car lengths — on city streets, and 300 feet — about 30 car lengths — on the open highway. Using the city number at highway speed does not give others enough time.
19. If your tire drops off the edge of the pavement onto the shoulder, what does official ND driver-manual wording (nationally taught drop-off technique) tell you?
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Correct answer: A. Official North Dakota Noncommercial Driver’s Manual wording — taught the same way in many state manuals — says If your tire drops off the edge of the pavement onto the shoulder, do not try to swerve back onto the pavement because you may lose control of your vehicle. Grip the steering wheel and ease up on the accelerator. After you have slowed down and are in complete control, look for traffic behind you, signal, and turn gently back onto the pavement.
20. Nevada enforces 'zero tolerance' for underage drinking and driving. In practice, a driver under 21 violates this law at what BAC?
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Correct answer: A. Zero tolerance in Nevada means the under-21 line sits at 0.02%, so even one drink can end in a suspended license. The memory hook is simple: under 21 means zero drinks before you drive.
21. A yellow diamond shows two arrows pointing toward each other. What conflict is ahead?
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Correct answer: A. The two-way traffic warning tells you opposing cars will soon share the road, often after a divided or one-way segment. Keep right and expect headlights in the other lane. Two arrows, two directions.
22. How much stopping room does FMCSA say large trucks and buses need?
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Correct answer: A. Official FMCSA passenger-vehicle guidance says Large trucks and buses need the length of up to two football fields to safely stop. Leave extra space when merging in front of these large vehicles, to give them the stopping space they need.
23. How does the official NHTSA NDR code book label leaving a crash without aiding?
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Correct answer: A. Official 23 CFR 1327 Appendix A lists B01 Hit and run—failure to stop and render aid after accident. Related codes cover fatal, injury, and property-damage hit-and-run. State penalties vary; this leftover uses that official national label.
24. How does the alcohol in a regular beer compare with a standard glass of wine or a single shot of liquor?
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Correct answer: B. A standard beer, glass of wine, and shot of liquor each deliver about the same alcohol, so switching drinks does not protect you. Your body counts drinks, not drink types. One is one, whatever the glass looks like.
25. You and another driver stop at a four-way stop at exactly the same time, and the other car is on your right. What should you do?
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Correct answer: D. When two drivers stop at the same moment, the driver on the left yields to the driver on the right. This tiebreaker gives everyone the same answer without guessing. Remember the phrase: right goes right away.
26. A teen walks into a Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office in Nevada to apply for a first learner's permit. The office can accept the application once the teen is what age?
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Correct answer: B. The DMV accepts learner's permit applications at age 15½ in Nevada. Bring proof of identity, residency, and usually a parent's signature, then pass the knowledge and vision screenings. Age is simply the first box to check.
27. While planning a road trip across Nevada, you look up the fastest speed any of its highways allow. What is that statewide maximum?
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Correct answer: A. Nevada's top speed limit is 80 mph, found only on its fastest designated highways. Expect lower posted limits on most stretches, and remember signs control: the maximum applies only where a sign actually posts it.
28. Which official NHTSA NDR code records driving with an expired or missing license?
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Correct answer: A. Official 23 CFR 1327 Appendix A lists B51 Expired or no driver license (includes DL, CDL, and Instruction Permit). The leftover impound-and-delay sentence is state sanction wording; this nearby official national code is.
29. Unless a local sign posts a different number, how far must you stay from a fire hydrant when you park?
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Correct answer: B. Most state handbooks use a 15-foot keep-clear zone at hydrants so firefighters can hook up hoses without moving cars. Fifteen is the number social-study threads keep missing. If you can touch the hydrant from the door, you are too close.
30. You are turning left at an intersection on a green light while an oncoming car heads straight toward the intersection. What is the rule?
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Correct answer: C. A driver turning left must yield to oncoming vehicles going straight or turning right, crossing only when there is a safe gap. Straight traffic keeps its speed and path, so the turning driver waits. Left turn equals lower priority.
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