Free Nevada Permit Practice Test (2026)
Real questions from the official Nevada driver handbook, each with a plain-English explanation. Free, unlimited retakes, no signup.
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This draw of 20 questions breaks down like this:
- Licensing & Permits — 6
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 4
- Safe Driving — 3
- Sharing the Road — 3
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 3
- Vehicle Equipment — 1
Heaviest on Licensing & Permits (6 of 20) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
20 are Nevada-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. In Nevada, business and residential areas typically have a speed limit of:
- 45 mph
- 15 mph
- 25 mph
- 35 mph
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Answer: 25 mph
Business and residential areas are typically 25 mph.
2. At a Nevada railroad crossing with a stop sign or an approaching train, you must stop at least:
- 5 feet
- 15 feet from the tracks
- 100 feet
- 50 feet
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Answer: 15 feet from the tracks
Stop at least 15 feet from the tracks.
3. If you plan to drink in Nevada, the safest choice is to:
- Drive slowly
- Arrange a sober ride or designated driver
- Wait 15 minutes
- Eat first
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Answer: Arrange a sober ride or designated driver
Line up a sober ride before you drink — 'Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.'
4. A Nevada teen without access to driver's-ed classes must complete behind-the-wheel experience of at least:
- 40 hours
- 100 hours (10 in the dark)
- 75 hours
- 50 hours
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Answer: 100 hours (10 in the dark)
Without a class, you need 100 hours of driving, 10 in the dark.
5. In Nevada, you are Illegal Per Se (DUI) at an alcohol concentration of:
- .02%
- .05%
- .10%
- .08%
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Answer: .08%
An alcohol concentration of .08% is Illegal Per Se in Nevada.
6. In a Nevada crosswalk, you must let a pedestrian get:
- Completely out of the crosswalk before proceeding
- Nowhere
- To the curb line
- Halfway
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Answer: Completely out of the crosswalk before proceeding
Wait until the pedestrian is completely out of the crosswalk before proceeding.
7. Keeping a safe following distance behind the vehicle ahead helps you:
- Look important
- Save fuel only
- React safely to sudden stops
- Drive faster
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Answer: React safely to sudden stops
Space ahead gives you time to react and avoid rear-ending others.
8. Approaching a stopped emergency or listed vehicle in Nevada, you must decrease speed to less than the posted limit and:
- Honk
- Proceed with caution and move over if possible
- Speed up
- Stop in the lane
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Answer: Proceed with caution and move over if possible
Slow below the posted limit, proceed with caution, and move over a lane if possible.
9. In Nevada, wearing your seat belt is:
- Only at night
- Only for children
- The law
- Optional
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Answer: The law
Seat belts are the law in Nevada.
10. Nevada warns that driving too slowly can:
- Improve mileage only
- Save lives always
- Be dangerous and impede traffic
- Never matter
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Answer: Be dangerous and impede traffic
Driving too slowly can be dangerous and impede other traffic.
11. A Nevada commercial driver is Illegal Per Se at an alcohol concentration of:
- .04% or more
- .10%
- .08%
- .02%
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Answer: .04% or more
Commercial drivers are Illegal Per Se at .04% or more.
12. In Nevada, the speed limit in a school zone is typically:
- 30 mph
- 35 mph
- 15 or 25 mph
- 10 mph
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Answer: 15 or 25 mph
School zones are 15 or 25 mph, in effect on school days around opening/closing.
13. On a Nevada road with two or more lanes the same direction, slower traffic must:
- Stop
- Stay left
- Speed up
- Move right and allow others to pass
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Answer: Move right and allow others to pass
Slower traffic must move right and let faster traffic pass.
14. For the first 6 months, a young Nevada licensee may not carry passengers under 18 except:
- Immediate family members
- Two friends
- Classmates
- Anyone
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Answer: Immediate family members
No passengers under 18 for the first 6 months except immediate family (NRS 483.2523).
15. In Nevada, you must carry your instruction permit:
- Only for the test
- With you whenever you are driving
- Only on weekends
- At home
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Answer: With you whenever you are driving
Carry your permit with you whenever you drive.
16. The minimum age for a full Nevada driver license is:
- 15½
- 17
- 16
- 18
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Answer: 16
You must be at least 16 for a full Nevada driver license.
17. In Nevada, the minimum age to obtain an instruction permit is:
- 17
- 16
- 15
- 15½
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Answer: 15½
You must be at least 15½ years old for a Nevada instruction permit.
18. The only thing that lowers your alcohol concentration is:
- A shower
- Food
- Coffee
- Time
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Answer: Time
Only time removes alcohol from your body.
19. To obtain a Nevada instruction permit, you must pass a vision test and a:
- Swim test
- Road test
- Knowledge test
- Physical
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Answer: Knowledge test
You must pass a vision test and the knowledge test.
20. Nevada notes that driving faster saves very little time — traveling 5 miles at 70 vs 60 mph saves only about:
- 5 minutes
- 43 seconds
- 10 minutes
- 2 minutes
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Answer: 43 seconds
Going 70 instead of 60 for 5 miles saves only about 43 seconds.