Nevada DMV driver's license practice test 5
Try this free Nevada practice test for the driver's license knowledge exam: 25 questions from the Nevada Driver's Handbook. The sections it covers most are Chapter 12: New Resident Vehicle Registration Requirements (1), Chapter 3: Driving Safely (11), and Chapter 5: Special Driving Conditions (3). To start, you'll answer this: "You just drove through deep water. How do you dry your brakes?" Explanations follow every answer.
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
You just drove through deep water. How do you dry your brakes?
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 License2 questions
- Chapter 2: Buckle Up1 question
- Chapter 3: Driving Safely11 questions
- Chapter 4: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems1 question
- Chapter 5: Special Driving Conditions3 questions
- Chapter 6: Sharing the Road2 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
- Chapter 12: New Resident Vehicle Registration Requirements1 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: You just drove through deep water. How do you dry your brakes?
- A. Brake hard once at high speed
- B. Drive slowly in low gear and brake lightly
- C. Park and wait an hour
- D. Drive fast so the wind dries them
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 5: Special Driving Conditions
Question 2: What is the minimum license revocation for a first DUI conviction in Nevada?
- A. 30 days
- B. 185 days
- C. 90 days
- D. One year
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 10: Driving Under the Influence
Question 3: Which children must ride in an approved child restraint system in Nevada?
- A. Children under eight and those shorter than 60 inches
- B. Children under six and those shorter than 57 inches
- C. Children under four and those under 40 pounds
- D. Only children under two years old
Question 4: Which is always true when you pass another vehicle?
- A. You may never use the shoulder
- B. You may go 10 mph over the limit
- C. You may pass on the right on any road
- D. You may cross a solid yellow line on your side
Question 5: You park facing uphill on a road with no curb. Which way should you turn your front wheels?
- A. Toward the center of the road
- B. Straight ahead
- C. Away from the shoulder
- D. Toward the road shoulder
Question 6: When should you move into the lane you need for your freeway exit?
- A. Right at the exit ramp
- B. About 100 feet before the exit
- C. After you pass the exit sign
- D. A mile or more before the exit
Question 7: Who may ride along in your car during the road test, besides the examiner?
- A. One licensed adult in the back seat
- B. Your parent or guardian
- C. A service animal or a small pet
- D. No one, and no animals either
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 1: Getting Your Nevada Driver's License
Question 8: How should the safety chains on a ball-and-hitch trailer be attached?
- A. Attached and dragging
- B. Attached and crossed
- C. Removed while driving
- D. Wrapped around the ball
Question 9: Under Nevada's statewide curfew, between which hours may a licensed 17-year-old not drive?
- A. Between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
- B. Between midnight and 5 a.m.
- C. Between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.
- D. Between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m.
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 1: Getting Your Nevada Driver's License
Question 10: How many demerit points does following too closely carry?
- A. 1
- B. 2
- C. 8
- D. 4
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 9: Your Driving Record
Question 11: What is the minimum fine for parking in a disabled space without a valid placard or plate?
- A. $50
- B. $250
- C. $100
- D. $1,000
Question 12: A pedestrian with a white cane is crossing the street. What must you do?
- A. Honk once so the person knows you are there
- B. Yield, and come to a full stop if necessary
- C. Drive slowly around the person
- D. Tell the person when it's safe to cross
Question 13: On a divided highway, when must you stop for a school bus with flashing red lights?
- A. Only when you're going the same direction as the bus
- B. Always, from either direction
- C. Only when you're coming toward the bus
- D. Never on a divided highway
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 6: Sharing the Road
Question 14: In heavy rain, most cars can start to hydroplane at what speeds?
- A. Between 15 and 25 mph
- B. Only above 70 mph
- C. Between 35 and 55 mph
- D. Between 60 and 80 mph
Question 15: Police didn't investigate your crash, but the damage is $1,000. What must you do?
- A. File an SR-22 insurance form with the DMV within 30 days
- B. Nothing, since the police didn't come to the scene
- C. Send an SR-1 crash report to the DMV within 10 days
- D. Call your insurance company and let them report it
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 8: Insurance and Financial Responsibility
Question 16: A train is coming. How close to the tracks may you stop?
- A. No closer than 5 feet
- B. No closer than 50 feet
- C. No closer than 100 feet
- D. No closer than 15 feet
Question 17: In a work zone, what does an orange speed limit sign mean?
- A. It's the legal limit, same as a white sign
- B. It applies only when workers are present
- C. It's an advisory speed, slower and safer
- D. It applies only to trucks
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 5: Special Driving Conditions
Question 18: An ambulance with a siren and red lights is coming. You are at an intersection. What should you do?
- A. Stop right away, even in the middle of the intersection
- B. Speed up to stay well ahead of the ambulance
- C. Clear the intersection, then pull to the right and stop
- D. Stay in your lane and slow down a little
Question 19: What do broken white lines between lanes mean?
- A. Lanes going the same way; you may pass when safe
- B. Lanes going opposite ways; passing is allowed
- C. Lanes going the same way; you may not change lanes
- D. The edge of the road next to the shoulder
Question 20: A blind pedestrian at the curb steps back and pulls in the cane. What does that tell you?
- A. You can go
- B. They want you to honk
- C. They need you to guide them
- D. They're about to cross
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 6: Sharing the Road
Question 21: Which counties require a smog check for most gasoline vehicles?
- A. Clark and Washoe
- B. Carson City and Elko
- C. Every county
- D. Clark only
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 12: New Resident Vehicle Registration Requirements
Question 22: When may studded snow tires be used in Nevada?
- A. November 1 through March 31
- B. Any time of year
- C. December 1 through February 28
- D. October 1 through April 30
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 5: Special Driving Conditions
Question 23: What does an orange sign mean?
- A. Driver services such as food
- B. Recreation and scenic areas
- C. Road construction or repair
- D. A general warning
Question 24: In a two-lane roundabout, which lane should you use to make a left turn?
- A. The left lane
- B. The right lane
- C. Either lane
- D. The truck apron
Question 25: What does a forward collision warning system do by itself?
- A. It brakes hard until the car stops
- B. It steers around the car ahead
- C. It warns you, but it doesn't brake for you
- D. It turns off the engine
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 4: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
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