What's on the test
The questions come from the Nevada Driver Handbook. They cover these areas; each links to free practice questions on it:
- Signs, signals & markingsSign shapes and colors, lights, lane lines, railroad crossings, school zones.
- Right of way, turns & parkingWho yields, speed limits, freeways, turns, U-turns, passing and parking.
- Sharing the road & towingTrucks, motorcycles, mopeds, school buses, bicycles, pedestrians and trailers.
- Night, weather & emergenciesNight driving, snow and ice, flash floods, breakdowns and work zones.
- Seat belts, alcohol & drugsSeat belts and child seats, DUI limits and penalties, impaired-driver clues.
- Your license, record & carPermits, teen limits, demerit points, insurance and driver-assist tech.
A study plan in five steps
Read the Nevada Driver Handbook
Everything on the test is in it. Read it chapter by chapter, slowly, and come back to the parts you find hard:
- Getting Your Nevada Driver's License
- Buckle Up
- Driving Safely: Signs, Signals and Markings
- Driving Safely: Right-of-Way, Speed and Freeways
- Driving Safely: Stopping, Turning, Passing and Parking
- Advanced Driver Assistance Systems
- Special Driving Conditions
- Sharing the Road
- Towing
- Insurance and Financial Responsibility
- Your Driving Record
- Driving Under the Influence
- License Suspensions and Revocations
- New Resident Vehicle Registration Requirements
Practice one topic at a time
After each chapter, practice that topic. You see the right answer and why straight away, with the handbook page to reread.
Learn the road signs
Signs are quick points once you know them by shape and color. Study the signs one at a time, then test yourself on 20.
Fix your weak spots
Your practice results are saved on your device. Practice my weak spots builds a round from the topics you miss most.
Take the full practice exam
The full exam works like the real one: 25 questions, 20 to pass, no answers until the end. Keep going until you pass comfortably several times in a row, then review every question you missed.
Before test day
Instruction permit at 15½
Nevada teens can get an instruction permit at 15½ after passing the vision and knowledge tests, with a parent or guardian signing for them. (Nevada Driver Handbook, p. 15)
Take the test online
The knowledge test can be taken online through KnowToDrive Nevada at any hour, on a computer with a front-facing camera, or in person at a DMV office. (Nevada DMV: Written Knowledge Test)
Six months and 50 hours
Under 18, keep the permit at least six months and log 50 hours of supervised driving, 10 of them at night, before the license. (Nevada Driver Handbook, p. 14–15)
No teen passengers at first
A new 16- or 17-year-old driver may not carry passengers under 18, other than immediate family, for the first six months. (Nevada Driver Handbook, p. 15)
Curfew until 18
Drivers under 18 may not drive from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. unless they are going to or from a scheduled event. (Nevada Driver Handbook, p. 15)
Hands-free only
Talking on a handheld phone is not allowed while driving in Nevada, and texting or browsing is banned for everyone. (Nevada Driver Handbook, p. 43)
More answers: Nevada permit test FAQ. Applying for the first time? How to get your Nevada permit.
This guide is a free study aid, not the official test. Rules and fees can change: always check the current Nevada Driver Handbook and the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) before your test.Page numbers are the ones printed on the handbook pages; tap one to open the official PDF at that page.