Nevada DMV driver's license practice test 6
Here are 25 free Nevada driver's license practice questions drawn from the Nevada Driver's Handbook. They focus on Chapter 12: New Resident Vehicle Registration Requirements (1), Chapter 6: Sharing the Road (3), and Chapter 3: Driving Safely (11). The test opens with: "When does Nevada law require headlights?" You get an explanation after each answer, and you need no account.
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
When does Nevada law require headlights?
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 Conditions2 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
- 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: When does Nevada law require headlights?
- A. From sunset to sunrise, exactly
- B. From one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise
- C. From half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise
- D. Only when it's raining or snowing
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 5: Special Driving Conditions
Question 2: According to the handbook, who causes most crashes between large trucks and cars?
- A. The truck drivers
- B. Bad road conditions
- C. The car drivers
- D. Mechanical failures
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 6: Sharing the Road
Question 3: Is there a crosswalk at a T intersection with no painted lines?
- A. No, only painted crosswalks count
- B. Only if there's a stop sign
- C. Only near a school
- D. Yes, a crosswalk exists even if it isn't marked
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 6: Sharing the Road
Question 4: Where must a child under two ride?
- A. In a rear-facing child seat in the back seat
- B. In a forward-facing child seat in the back seat
- C. In a rear-facing child seat in the front seat
- D. On an adult's lap with a lap belt around both
Question 5: You're driving beside a truck. How can you tell the truck driver probably can't see you?
- A. You can see the truck's rear wheels
- B. You can't see the driver's face in the side mirror
- C. The truck's turn signal is off
- D. You're more than two car lengths back
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 6: Sharing the Road
Question 6: What should you avoid doing while crossing railroad tracks?
- A. Looking both ways
- B. Driving at a steady speed
- C. Keeping both hands on the wheel
- D. Shifting gears
Question 7: Which vehicle feature are you not allowed to use during the Nevada drive test?
- A. Turn signals
- B. The horn
- C. Cruise control
- D. Windshield wipers
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 1: Getting Your Nevada Driver's License
Question 8: On a two-lane road, you may not pass within how many feet of a railroad crossing?
- A. 50 feet
- B. 200 feet
- C. 100 feet
- D. 500 feet
Question 9: What does a brown sign usually point out?
- A. Recreation and scenic areas
- B. Rules you must obey
- C. Driver services such as gas
- D. Hazards on the road ahead
Question 10: On a long trip, when should you first recheck your trailer and load?
- A. After 500 miles
- B. Within 50 miles of starting
- C. At the end of the day
- D. Only if something sounds wrong
Question 11: What happens to fines for speeding in a highway work zone?
- A. They are doubled
- B. They stay the same
- C. They are cut in half
- D. They apply only at night
Question 12: When parallel parking, about how long should the space be?
- A. Exactly as long as your car
- B. About 5 feet longer than your car
- C. About 1 foot longer than your car
- D. Twice as long as your car
Question 13: A driver is convicted of a second DUI within 7 years. How long is the license revoked?
- A. 185 days
- B. One year
- C. Three years
- D. Lifetime
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 10: Driving Under the Influence
Question 14: A teen who lives near a DMV-approved driving school must log how many hours of supervised driving?
- A. 50 hours, 10 of them at night
- B. 30 hours, 5 of them at night
- C. 40 hours, 10 of them at night
- D. 100 hours, 10 of them at night
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 1: Getting Your Nevada Driver's License
Question 15: In the handbook's examples of Nevada speed limits, which areas usually have a 25 mph limit?
- A. Rural highways
- B. Urban freeways
- C. Reduced speed areas entering towns
- D. Business and residential areas
Question 16: You hit a parked car and the owner isn't there. What must you do?
- A. Leave a note with your name, address, license, and insurance
- B. Drive away if the damage looks small enough
- C. Wait an hour for the owner, then leave quietly
- D. Call the DMV the next business day to report it
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 8: Insurance and Financial Responsibility
Question 17: On city streets, how far ahead of a turn should you signal?
- A. At least 25 feet
- B. At least 50 feet
- C. At least 300 feet
- D. At least 100 feet
Question 18: You cancel your Nevada insurance and don't buy new coverage. What must you do?
- A. Nothing until registration expires
- B. Tell the DMV within 30 days
- C. Cancel registration and turn in plates the same day
- D. Keep driving on out-of-state coverage
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 12: New Resident Vehicle Registration Requirements
Question 19: How many demerit points for driving 15 mph over the limit?
- A. 2
- B. 1
- C. 3
- D. 4
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 9: Your Driving Record
Question 20: There's only one lane in your direction. How much room must you leave when passing a bicyclist?
- A. At least one foot
- B. At least two feet
- C. At least three feet
- D. At least ten feet
Question 21: Your car breaks down on a freeway and you've moved to the shoulder. What does the handbook suggest?
- A. Walk along the freeway to the next exit
- B. Stay in or near the car, away from traffic
- C. Stand behind the car to wave at traffic
- D. Leave the flashers off to save the battery
Question 22: Your car has ABS and you need to stop on snow. How should you brake?
- A. With quick pumps
- B. With light taps
- C. By pulling the parking brake
- D. With firm, steady pressure
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 5: Special Driving Conditions
Question 23: When might lane keeping assist fail to work?
- A. When you're using cruise control
- B. When lane lines are faint or covered with snow
- C. When the radio is turned up loud
- D. When it's sunny and the road is dry
Source:Nevada Driver's Handbook, Chapter 4: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
Question 24: You missed your freeway exit. What should you do?
- A. Back up slowly on the shoulder
- B. Stop and wait for a gap, then turn around
- C. Cross the median to turn around
- D. Go to the next exit and come back
Question 25: A solid white line separates two lanes going the same direction. What does it mean?
- A. Don't change lanes or pass
- B. You may pass if the lane is clear
- C. It's a lane for buses only
- D. Traffic on the other side goes the other way
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