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1. What is the minimum age for an ordinary Nevada car instruction permit?
- 15 years old.
- 16 years old.
- 15½ years old.
- 18 years old.
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2. A learner proposes practicing with a licensed 20-year-old who has driven for three years. Does that person meet Nevada's ordinary supervisor requirement?
- No; the supervisor must be at least 21 with at least one year of licensed driving experience.
- Yes, because experience replaces the age requirement.
- Yes, if practice stays off freeways.
- No; every supervisor must be a professional instructor.
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3. A learner has passed the written test and carries a valid permit. May the learner drive alone to a nearby store?
- Yes, if the trip stays within the learner's town.
- Yes, after one month of supervised practice.
- Yes, if a parent follows in another car.
- No; the permit still requires the qualified accompanying driver beside the learner.
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4. A teen follows Nevada's standard approved-driver-education path. Which supervised practice requirement applies?
- At least 50 hours, all permitted in daylight.
- At least 50 hours, including 10 hours at night.
- At least 30 hours, including five at night.
- At least 70 hours, including 20 at night.
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5. A 16-year-old has completed the required training and practice but held the permit for only three months. May the teen take the ordinary licensing road test now?
- Yes, because completing the hours replaces the holding period.
- No; the valid permit must have been held for at least six months.
- Yes, if a parent signs a waiver.
- No; every applicant must wait until 18.
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6. A teen otherwise ready for the road test had an at-fault crash two months ago. Which requirement remains unmet?
- A requirement to wait until 21 after any crash.
- A requirement to replace the permit with an adult permit.
- None; only the practice-hour total matters.
- Six months without an at-fault crash, moving violation, or drug/alcohol conviction.
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7. A 17-year-old received a first Nevada license two months ago. May the driver take an unrelated 16-year-old friend on an ordinary solo outing?
- No; passengers under 18 are restricted for the first six months, except immediate family.
- Yes, because one unrelated minor is always allowed.
- Yes, if the friend wears a seat belt.
- Yes, if the trip is entirely in daylight.
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8. A licensed 17-year-old plans a recreational drive at 11 p.m., unrelated to school or work. What is the correct decision?
- Go, because the curfew begins at midnight.
- Go, if there are no passengers.
- Do not make the drive; the ordinary teen curfew is 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Go, because receiving a license ends the curfew.
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9. An enrolled high-school student under 18 is applying for a Nevada instruction permit. Which document addresses the attendance requirement?
- A report card alone, regardless of certification.
- A parent's verbal assurance of attendance.
- The required completed Certification of Attendance form.
- An insurance card naming the student.
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10. Your license requires corrective lenses. You are making a short daytime trip on familiar roads. What should you do?
- Wear the required glasses or contact lenses while driving.
- Keep the glasses nearby and put them on only if visibility worsens.
- Wear them only on highways.
- Omit them because daylight removes the restriction.
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11. While driving, you want to type a routine message into a handheld phone. What should you do?
- Type it only below 15 mph.
- Type it with the phone held below eye level.
- Type it with one hand while steering with the other.
- Wait until you have safely stopped driving before typing it.
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12. A fully licensed adult makes a routine voice call while driving. Which arrangement avoids the ordinary handheld-voice prohibition?
- Hold the phone against the ear only on straight roads.
- Use a hands-free accessory for the conversation and remain attentive to driving.
- Use speaker mode while continuing to hold the phone.
- Hold the phone only in light traffic.
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13. A 5-year-old is 50 inches tall and rides in an ordinary passenger car. Which requirement applies?
- Use an adult lap belt alone because the child is over four.
- Use an appropriate approved child restraint, properly installed and used according to its instructions.
- Share an adult's belt in the rear seat.
- Use a child restraint only on freeway trips.
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14. An 18-month-old rides in a car with a suitable available rear seat, and no special exception applies. How should the child ride?
- Forward-facing because the child can sit upright.
- Rear-facing in front of an active passenger air bag.
- In a booster with the adult shoulder belt.
- In a properly secured rear-facing child restraint in the back seat.
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15. A driver feels impaired but thinks a test would show less than 0.08. Is that a reason to drive?
- No; operating while under the influence can violate the law even without reaching the separate 0.08 threshold.
- Yes, because only a result of 0.08 or more can establish DUI.
- Yes, if the trip is shorter than five miles.
- Yes, if the driver avoids highways.
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16. A 20-year-old thinks 0.08 is the only Nevada alcohol threshold that applies. What important rule is being missed?
- The threshold rises to 0.10 for drivers under 21.
- A 0.04 threshold applies only with passengers.
- The under-21 alcohol threshold is 0.02.
- One alcoholic drink is always permitted before driving.
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17. A prescribed medicine makes a driver too impaired to drive safely. Does having a valid prescription make driving acceptable?
- Yes, if the medicine came from a pharmacy.
- Yes, if the driver has used it before.
- No; lawful drug use is not a defense to driving under its impairing influence.
- Yes, unless alcohol was also consumed.
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18. A driver refuses a lawfully required evidentiary alcohol test after the applicable warning. Does refusal protect the license?
- No; refusal itself can cause revocation of driving privileges.
- Yes, because only a test result can affect a license.
- Yes, unless someone was injured.
- Yes, if the driver offers to pay a traffic fine.
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19. Which Nevada liability amounts apply to injury or death of one person, injury or death of multiple people, and damage to others' property in one crash?
- $25,000 / $50,000 / $15,000, respectively.
- $50,000 / $100,000 / $25,000, respectively.
- $15,000 / $30,000 / $10,000, respectively.
- $25,000 / $50,000 / $20,000, respectively.
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20. An officer requests proof of financial responsibility during an applicable traffic stop. May a driver show a valid electronic image of the proof on a phone?
- No; only an original paper card is accepted.
- Yes; Nevada allows electronic proof, and displaying it does not authorize a search of unrelated phone contents.
- Yes, but showing it automatically permits inspection of all phone contents.
- No; proof is required only after a crash.
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Nevada · 20-question sample · Mark one correct answer for each question.
1. C — 15½ years old.
The ordinary teen instruction-permit age is 15½. Applicants must also meet the testing and application requirements.
Source: Nevada DMV, Instruction permit: minimum age; current official page reviewed September 29, 2026
2. A — No; the supervisor must be at least 21 with at least one year of licensed driving experience.
The supervisor must meet both requirements, hold an appropriate valid license, and sit beside the learner.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 15: Instruction permits: supervising driver · page 15
3. D — No; the permit still requires the qualified accompanying driver beside the learner.
A learner's permit does not authorize solo driving. Carrying it or arranging supervision from a different vehicle does not replace the required accompanying driver.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 15: Instruction permits: required accompanying driver · page 15
4. B — At least 50 hours, including 10 hours at night.
The standard path requires 50 supervised hours with 10 at night in addition to approved driver education. This does not use a special alternative-training exception.
5. B — No; the valid permit must have been held for at least six months.
Teen applicants must be at least 16 and hold a valid permit for at least six months.
Source: Nevada DMV, Step 4: eligibility requirements; current official page reviewed September 29, 2026
6. D — Six months without an at-fault crash, moving violation, or drug/alcohol conviction.
The current DMV requirements include the specified clean six-month period; completing training does not replace it.
7. A — No; passengers under 18 are restricted for the first six months, except immediate family.
The first-six-month passenger rule is separate from belt and curfew requirements. An unrelated minor friend is not immediate family.
8. C — Do not make the drive; the ordinary teen curfew is 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
The ordinary under-18 curfew is 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. This recreational trip does not meet the stated school/work exception.
Source: Nevada DMV, Teen driving curfew; current official page reviewed September 29, 2026
9. C — The required completed Certification of Attendance form.
The DMV requires applicable attendance certification. Graduates and qualifying other education situations use the documentation specified for them.
10. A — Wear the required glasses or contact lenses while driving.
A corrective-lens restriction applies to driving on familiar roads as well as unfamiliar ones. Carrying the lenses is not the same as using them.
Source: Nevada Driver Handbook, DMV 700, March 2024, printed and physical PDF page 16: License restrictions: corrective lenses · page 16
11. D — Wait until you have safely stopped driving before typing it.
Nevada prohibits manual nonvoice communications while operating a vehicle. No emergency exception applies to the routine message.
12. B — Use a hands-free accessory for the conversation and remain attentive to driving.
Ordinary voice communication must use a qualifying hands-free arrangement. Permitted calls can still distract; delay them when driving needs your attention.
13. B — Use an appropriate approved child restraint, properly installed and used according to its instructions.
The child is both younger than six and shorter than 57 inches. The restraint must suit the child's size and be properly secured.
14. D — In a properly secured rear-facing child restraint in the back seat.
Nevada's ordinary rule requires a child under two to ride rear-facing in the back seat. The statute has narrow exceptions, none assumed here.
15. A — No; operating while under the influence can violate the law even without reaching the separate 0.08 threshold.
Nevada prohibits driving under the influence as well as driving at the separate 0.08 alcohol threshold. A reading below that threshold does not make impaired driving lawful.
16. C — The under-21 alcohol threshold is 0.02.
Nevada applies a lower 0.02 alcohol threshold to drivers under 21. This is not permission to drink a calculated amount and drive.
17. C — No; lawful drug use is not a defense to driving under its impairing influence.
A prescription does not remove the risk or prohibition on impaired operation. Arrange other transportation when medicine affects safe driving.
18. A — No; refusal itself can cause revocation of driving privileges.
Nevada provides administrative revocation for failure to submit to required evidentiary testing.
19. D — $25,000 / $50,000 / $20,000, respectively.
These are the three specified minimum liability amounts, not coverage for repairing your own car.
20. B — Yes; Nevada allows electronic proof, and displaying it does not authorize a search of unrelated phone contents.
Nevada allows evidence of financial responsibility in electronic form. This permission concerns proof, not general consent to access the device's other information.
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