Nevada practice tests
The Nevada written knowledge test has 25 multiple-choice questions on traffic laws, road signs and markings and safe driving practices, and you need 20 correct (80 percent) to pass. You can take it online through KnowTo Drive Nevada, with a 60-minute limit, or on a touch-screen computer at a DMV office, with no time limit. Teens can apply for an instruction permit from age 15 and a half. Our free Nevada practice sets follow the real format, 25 questions with 20 to pass, and every answer comes from the Nevada Driver's Handbook (DMV 700), so you can check what you know before the real test.
- 25 questions
- 20 to pass
The test in Nevada
Every figure links to the page it was read from, with the date it was checked. Formats change; the source wins over this table.
| What | Figure | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|
| Questions | 25 multiple-choice questionsThe test covers highway signs and markings, Nevada traffic laws and safe driving practices, and you must pass it to get an instruction permit or driver's license. The DMV describes a single 25-question test and lists no separate signs part. | Nevada DMV: Written Knowledge Test (teen driving)checked 2026-11-01 |
| To pass | 80 percent: 20 of 25 correctOur practice sets use the same rule: 25 questions, 20 correct to pass. | Nevada DMV: Written Knowledge Test (teen driving)checked 2026-11-01 |
| Time limit | 60 minutes online; no time limit in personThe DMV's test page gives 60 minutes for the online test and no time limit at a DMV office. Our sets have no time limit. | Nevada DMV: Written Knowledge Test (teen driving)checked 2026-11-01 |
| Where you take it | Online through KnowTo Drive Nevada, or at a DMV officeThe online test is open 24/7 with no appointment, needs a computer with a front-facing camera (touch-screen devices are not supported), and the results go to the DMV automatically. At a DMV office the test is given on touch-screen computers; written testing closes 30 minutes to 1 hour before the office closes. Passing results are valid for one year. | Nevada DMV: Written Knowledge Test (teen driving)checked 2026-11-01 |
| Retakes | Next day after a fail; 24 hours after a disqualificationThe test page says that if you fail you can retake the test the next day, and that if you are disqualified you can retake it after 24 hours. Each retest costs $10. | Nevada DMV: Written Knowledge Test (teen driving)checked 2026-11-01 |
| Languages | English and Spanish online; English, Spanish and audio in personAn applicant without English or Spanish skills may use an approved interpreter for the written test (not a family member, with an approval letter, a signed attestation and an Affidavit of Oath, DLD 11, at each session; the applicant pays any interpreter fees). The handbook adds that you may ask for an oral test if you have trouble reading the written one. | Nevada DMV: Written Knowledge Test (teen driving)checked 2026-11-01 |
| Minimum age | 15 and a half for an instruction permit; 16 for a licenseUnder 18, a parent or guardian must co-sign the application and sign a Financial Responsibility Statement, and you must bring a Certification of Attendance (DMV 301) signed within the last 60 days. | Nevada DMV: Get a Teen Instruction Permitchecked 2026-11-01 |
| Instruction permit rules | Supervisor 21 or older with at least one year of licensed driving, seated beside youThe DMV's permit page and the handbook give the permit one year of validity. Under 18, you must hold it for at least 6 months and log 50 hours of supervised driving, including 10 at night, on the RoadReady app or the DLD-130 log. If no driver education course is within 30 miles of your home and you do not take an online course, the requirement is 100 hours, including 10 at night. | Nevada DMV: Driver Education for Teenschecked 2026-11-01 |
| Getting your license (under 18) | Age 16, permit held 6 months, driver education, 50 logged hours, clean record for 6 monthsYou need no at-fault crashes, moving violations or alcohol or drug convictions in the 6 months before the road test. Driver education is required for the license but not for the permit: a 30-hour classroom course or an approved online course, both with 50 hours behind the wheel. | Nevada DMV: Road Test for Teenschecked 2026-11-01 |
| Young driver restrictions | No passengers under 18 (except immediate family) for 6 months; no driving 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. until 18The DMV's teen license page lists the curfew exceptions as traveling to or from school or work (proof may be required). The March 2024 handbook words the exception as driving to or from a scheduled event; we follow the newer web page. Drivers under 21 face a 0.02 alcohol limit. | Nevada DMV: Get Your Teen Licensechecked 2026-11-01 |
| Fee: instruction permit | $22.50, plus a $25 testing feeThe $25 testing fee covers the written test and the first skills test; each retest is $10. The March 2024 handbook prints older fees ($22.25 for the permit); we follow the DMV's current fee page. | Nevada DMV: Driver License/ID Fees and Exemptionschecked 2026-11-01 |
| Fee: first license | $22.50 to complete an instruction permit; $41.50 for an original 8-year licenseThe teen license page lists $22.50 to process the license after the road test. The fee page lists $41.50 for an original 8-year non-commercial license and $22.50 for completion of an instruction permit. | Nevada DMV: Driver License/ID Fees and Exemptionschecked 2026-11-01 |
| What to bring | Proof of identity, proof of Social Security number, two proofs of Nevada addressAlso bring the Application for Driving Privileges or ID Card (DMV 002) and, under 18, the DMV 301 attendance form and a parent or guardian. Vision must be at least 20/40 in one eye; if you need glasses or contacts to meet it, Restriction B goes on your permit or license. | Nevada DMV: Get a Teen Instruction Permitchecked 2026-11-01 |
| Manual edition | Nevada Driver's Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024The edition linked from the DMV's handbooks page on the check date. | Nevada Driver's Handbook (DMV 700, March 2024), PDFchecked 2026-11-01 |
Full tests
- Test 125 questions · untimed · pass 20difficulty 1 of 6
- Test 225 questions · untimed · pass 20difficulty 2 of 6
- Test 325 questions · untimed · pass 20difficulty 3 of 6
- Test 425 questions · untimed · pass 20difficulty 4 of 6
- Test 525 questions · untimed · pass 20difficulty 5 of 6
- Test 625 questions · untimed · pass 20difficulty 6 of 6
Handbook chapters
- Chapter 1: Getting your Nevada licenseHow Nevada's written knowledge test works, the instruction permit at 15 and a half, supervised practice hours, driver education, passenger and curfew limits for young drivers, license classes, restrictions and fees.
- Chapter 2: Buckle upNevada's seat belt law, child restraint rules for children under 6 or under 57 inches, rear-facing seats for babies under 2, airbags, and the laws on leaving children and pets in vehicles.
- Chapter 3: Signs, signals and markingsNevada sign colors and shapes, STOP and YIELD rules, traffic lights and arrows, pedestrian signals, lane lines, center turn lanes, railroad crossings and school zones.
- Chapter 4: Right-of-way, speed and stoppingWho must yield in Nevada, emergency vehicles, pedestrians and blind pedestrians, the Basic Rule for speed, typical speed limits, stopping distance, the 12-second and two-second rules, phones and police stops.
- Chapter 5: Freeway drivingEntering and leaving Nevada freeways, ramp meters, lane-use control signals, carpool (HOV) lanes, anti-lock brakes and driver assistance systems.
- Chapter 6: Turning, passing and parkingSignaling distances, hand signals, right and left turns, roundabouts, legal and illegal U-turns in Nevada, passing rules, passing bicyclists, curb colors, hill parking and no-parking distances.
- Chapter 7: Special driving conditionsNight driving and headlight rules in Nevada, bad weather, snow and ice, studded tires, skids, brake failure, stuck accelerator, blowouts, flash floods, work zones and stopped emergency vehicles.
- Chapter 8: Sharing the roadTrucks and buses and their no-zones, motorcycles, mopeds, school buses, bicycles, pedestrians and blind pedestrians, and riding in pickup beds under Nevada law.
- Chapter 9: Insurance, crashes and your driving recordNevada's minimum liability insurance, what to do after a crash, the SR-1 crash report, SR-22, demerit points, traffic school, and why a license can be suspended or revoked.
- Chapter 10: Driving under the influenceNevada's DUI laws: the 0.08, 0.04 and 0.02 limits, marijuana limits, implied consent and refusal, the 185-day revocation, first and repeat DUI penalties, ignition interlocks, the open container law and signs of an impaired driver.