Nevada DMV Permit Practice Test 5
Test 5 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 20 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Nevada test.
- Questions25
- Correct to pass20
- Passing score80%
- Minimum age15 years 6 months
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1. An ambulance with lights and siren is coming toward you on an undivided two-lane road. What must you do?
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Answer A: Pull to the right edge and stop until it passes
On an undivided road, drivers in both directions clear the way, pulling to the right edge and stopping.
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2. What sentence does Nevada attach to a third driving under the influence offense within seven years?
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Answer B: One to six years in prison and a fine of $2,000 to $5,000
A subsequent offense within seven years is punished by one to six years in prison and a fine of $2,000 to $5,000, along with a three-year revocation.
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3. What is the correct order of a pass on a two-lane road?
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Answer A: Check ahead and behind, signal left, move out, accelerate past, signal right and return
A pass begins with the decision that the road is clear and ends with a signaled return, and each step warns other drivers before the vehicle moves.
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4. A Nevada owner ignores the Verification Request and the DMV sends a certified letter. When does the registration suspension take effect?
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Answer D: 10 days after the date the letter was mailed
A Nevada certified letter suspends the vehicle registration 10 days after the date of mailing.
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5. Where is the best place in the car for a child safety seat?
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Answer A: In the rear seat, secured either with the belt or with the lower anchors
The rear seat is furthest from most impacts and from the front airbags, and the seat must be locked in with the belt or the anchors.
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6. Why should your thumbs rest along the rim rather than hook inside the spokes?
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Answer D: A jolt can spin the wheel and injure hooked thumbs
A pothole or a dropped wheel can snap the wheel round violently, and thumbs hooked through the spokes are trapped when it happens.
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7. Which of these is an early warning that you are too tired to keep driving?
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Answer C: Not remembering the last few miles you drove
Memory gaps, repeated yawning, heavy eyelids and drifting are the body signaling that sleep is winning, and they mean stop rather than push on.
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8. A person in a wheelchair is traveling in the roadway because the sidewalk is blocked by construction. What should you do?
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Answer B: Pass slowly with plenty of room, or wait
A blocked sidewalk leaves the person no choice but the road, and a chair cannot move aside quickly, so pass wide and slow or wait for room.
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9. Under Nevada's illegal per se law, what alcohol concentration causes a driver's privilege to be revoked?
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Answer A: .08 percent or more
Nevada revokes the driving privilege when chemical tests show an alcohol concentration of .08 percent or more, or any detectable amount of a controlled substance.
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10. How many demerit points does Nevada assess for failing to give information or render aid at the scene of a crash?
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Answer D: 6 points
Nevada assigns 6 demerit points for failure to give information or render aid at a crash scene, the same value as careless driving.
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11. Heavy trucks have worn deep ruts into a highway lane and rain has filled them. What is the danger?
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Answer D: Water collects in them, so the tires can lose contact with the road
Ruts hold standing water long after the rest of the lane has drained, which makes them the most likely place to start hydroplaning.
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12. What night driving curfew does Nevada apply to licensed minors?
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Answer B: No driving between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. unless traveling to or from a scheduled event, until the driver turns 18
A Nevada minor may not drive between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. unless going to or from a scheduled event, and the curfew stays in force until the driver turns 18 no matter when the license was issued.
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13. An arrow panel at a work zone displays a flashing arrow pointing to the left. What does it require?
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Answer C: Move out of the closed lane into the lane on the left
A flashing or sequential arrow on an arrow panel directs traffic out of a closed lane and into the lane the arrow points to.
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14. A Nevada vehicle has a first lapse in liability coverage lasting 20 days. What does reinstatement cost?
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Answer A: $250
A first Nevada lapse of 1 to 30 days costs $250, the reinstatement fee alone, with no additional fine and no SR-22 requirement.
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15. What happens if an applicant uses a cellular phone during a Nevada DMV drive test?
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Answer B: The test result is automatic failure
The Nevada handbook states that using a cellular phone during a drive test results in automatic failure.
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16. An exit ramp is separated from the highway by a triangle of pavement painted with white stripes. What may you do there?
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Answer C: Nothing; keep off it and choose either the lane or the ramp
The striped area between a ramp and the through lanes is not for driving, stopping or last-second changes of direction.
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17. Your low beams light about 250 feet of road, but at your speed you would need more than that to stop. What is that called?
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Answer D: Overdriving your headlights
When your stopping distance is longer than the stretch of road your headlights show, you cannot react to anything you finally see. Slow down until you can.
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18. The traffic signal is green, but the crossing lights on the tracks inside the intersection begin to flash. What must you do?
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Answer C: Stop clear of the tracks and wait, even though the signal is green
Active crossing warning devices outrank the green indication, so you stop short of the rails and wait until the warning stops.
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19. What is the maximum total Nevada charges to reinstate a registration after repeated insurance lapses?
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Answer B: $1,750
Nevada's tiered insurance penalties top out at $1,750, reached on a third offense within five years with a lapse of 181 days or more.
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20. When does Nevada allow a U-turn in a school zone?
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Answer C: Only when no children are present, on a day with no school session, outside school hours, or when signs and lights show the zone is not in effect
Nevada bans U-turns in a school zone except when there are no children present, on a non-school day, outside the protected hours, or when the signs and lights show the zone is inactive.
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21. Which facility does this sign direct a traveler toward?
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Answer B: A hospital offering emergency care
This is the standard marker for medical care, used to lead a traveler to a hospital where emergency treatment is available.
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22. You are turning right from a one-way street onto a two-way street. Where should the turn end?
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Answer A: In the lane nearest the right curb of the street you are entering
A right turn starts and finishes as close to the right as practical, so you leave the one-way street from the right lane and arrive in the lane nearest the right curb.
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23. Besides stopped vehicles, who else does Nevada's move over law protect?
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Answer B: Anyone attending to the repair of a vehicle
Nevada's rule also applies to anyone attending to a repair of a vehicle, not only to the stopped vehicles themselves.
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24. Which sign shape is reserved for one message only, the requirement to stop?
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Answer A: The octagon
The octagon is used for the stop sign and for no other message, so the outline alone identifies the requirement even when the legend is hard to read.
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25. Under Nevada's move over law, what can displace the duties a driver would otherwise owe at the scene?
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Answer D: Direction given by a peace officer
Nevada's move over duties apply in the absence of direction by a peace officer, so an officer's instructions at the scene take precedence over them.