Nevada DMV driver's license practice test 1
Free Nevada driver's license practice test with 25 original questions from the Nevada Driver's Handbook. This test leans on Chapter 6: Sharing the Road (3), Chapter 3: Driving Safely (11), and Chapter 1: Getting Your Nevada Driver's License (3). It starts with this question: "What does a pennant-shaped sign mean?" No account needed, and every answer is explained.
Checked on
- Questions
- 25
- Passing score
- 80% (20 of 25)
- Mistakes allowed
- 5
- Official handbook
- Nevada Driver's Handbook
Practice questions
Question 1 of 250 of 25 answered
What does a pennant-shaped sign mean?
What this test covers
Every question comes from one of these sections of the Nevada Driver's Handbook.
- Chapter 1: Getting Your Nevada Driver's License3 questions
- Chapter 2: Buckle Up1 question
- Chapter 3: Driving Safely11 questions
- Chapter 5: Special Driving Conditions3 questions
- Chapter 6: Sharing the Road3 questions
- Chapter 7: Towing1 question
- Chapter 8: Insurance and Financial Responsibility1 question
- Chapter 9: Your Driving Record1 question
- Chapter 10: Driving Under the Influence1 question
All 25 questions on this test
Every question on this test is listed here with its answer options. Take the test above to see which answers are correct and why.
Question 1: What does a pennant-shaped sign mean?
- A. Yield right-of-way
- B. School crossing
- C. Railroad crossing
- D. No passing zone
Question 2: While waiting to turn left, which way should your front wheels point?
- A. To the left
- B. To the right
- C. Straight ahead
- D. Toward the curb
Question 3: On a freeway, dotted white lines can mark what?
- A. An exit-only lane
- B. A carpool lane entrance
- C. A no passing zone
- D. The left edge of the road
Question 4: The traffic lights at an intersection are dark because of a power failure. What must you do?
- A. Slow down and go through if no one is coming
- B. Treat it as a yield sign and keep moving
- C. Follow the car in front without stopping
- D. Come to a full stop, then go when it's safe
Question 5: How long does a DUI conviction stay on your Nevada driving record?
- A. 3 years
- B. 5 years
- C. 10 years
- D. 7 years
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 9: Your Driving Record
Question 6: When you start backing a trailer, which way do you turn the steering wheel?
- A. The same way you want the trailer to go
- B. The opposite way from where you want the trailer to go
- C. You keep it straight the whole time
- D. All the way to the right
Question 7: A driver under 18 has a blood alcohol level of 0.03%. What can happen to the license?
- A. Nothing, because the level is under 0.08%
- B. It can be revoked for 185 days
- C. It can be suspended for 30 days
- D. The driver gets a written warning only
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 1: Getting Your Nevada Driver's License
Question 8: There are two or more lanes going your direction and you're driving slower than other traffic. What should you do?
- A. Stay in the left lane with hazards on
- B. Speed up to match the fastest driver
- C. Drive on the shoulder
- D. Move to the right and let others pass
Question 9: How old must you be to get a Nevada instruction permit?
- A. 15
- B. 15 and a half
- C. 16
- D. 14 and a half
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 1: Getting Your Nevada Driver's License
Question 10: What is the minimum age for a Nevada driver's license?
- A. 16
- B. 15
- C. 15 and a half
- D. 17
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 1: Getting Your Nevada Driver's License
Question 11: After passing a truck, when is it safe to move back in front of it?
- A. As soon as your rear bumper clears its front bumper
- B. When the truck driver honks
- C. When you see the truck's whole front in your rearview mirror
- D. After you've slowed down to the truck's speed
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 6: Sharing the Road
Question 12: Compared with cars, how much time and distance do large trucks and buses need to stop?
- A. Nearly twice as much
- B. About the same
- C. About half as much
- D. About four times as much
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 6: Sharing the Road
Question 13: Where should you slow down when leaving a freeway?
- A. In the left lane before the exit
- B. In the deceleration lane
- C. On the freeway before the exit lane
- D. At the top of the on-ramp
Question 14: Your car stalls on the railroad tracks. What should you do?
- A. Stay in the car and keep trying to restart it
- B. Get out at once and call the number on the blue sign
- C. Walk down the tracks to warn the train
- D. Push the car off the tracks by yourself
Question 15: When you parallel park next to a curb, how close must your wheels be?
- A. Within 6 inches
- B. Within 12 inches
- C. Within 18 inches
- D. Within 24 inches
Question 16: How far from an oncoming vehicle should you switch to low beams?
- A. At least 100 feet
- B. At least 300 feet
- C. At least 500 feet
- D. At least 1,000 feet
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 5: Special Driving Conditions
Question 17: Where parallel parking is allowed, how close to a fire hydrant may you park?
- A. No closer than 15 feet
- B. No closer than 5 feet
- C. No closer than 10 feet
- D. No closer than 30 feet
Question 18: A tire blows out at highway speed. What should you do?
- A. Grip the wheel and ease off the gas
- B. Brake hard at once
- C. Shift into neutral and coast
- D. Steer quickly to the shoulder
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 5: Special Driving Conditions
Question 19: The crossing gate is down, but you can't see a train. What should you do?
- A. Drive around the gate carefully
- B. Go if the lights have stopped flashing
- C. Honk and cross if no one answers
- D. Wait; you may not go around the gate
Question 20: What is the fine range for a first DUI offense in Nevada?
- A. $100 to $500
- B. $750 to $1,000
- C. $2,000 to $5,000
- D. $400 to $1,000
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 10: Driving Under the Influence
Question 21: The car in the next lane has stopped at a crosswalk. What must you do?
- A. Slow down and find out why before passing it
- B. Pass it quickly before it moves
- C. Honk to tell it to go
- D. Change lanes to go around it
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 6: Sharing the Road
Question 22: You have a minor crash with no injuries, and the cars can be driven. What should you do?
- A. Move out of traffic and return to the scene
- B. Leave the cars exactly where they stopped
- C. Drive home and call the police from there
- D. Leave and swap insurance details by text later
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 8: Insurance and Financial Responsibility
Question 23: Your gas pedal sticks. Pressing it hard and releasing it doesn't free it. What should you do?
- A. Shift into park
- B. Turn the steering wheel hard
- C. Shift to neutral and brake
- D. Reach down and pull the pedal
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 5: Special Driving Conditions
Question 24: At 40 mph or less, what is the minimum following distance behind the car ahead?
- A. One second
- B. One car length
- C. Two seconds
- D. Five seconds
Question 25: Nevada law says you may not leave a child of what age unattended in a vehicle when conditions put the child at significant risk?
- A. 5 or younger
- B. 7 or younger
- C. 10 or younger
- D. 12 or younger
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