Nevada gives you 25 questions and lets you miss five — and if you take it online through KnowTo Drive, a 60-minute clock runs while you do. Signs are the section you can make nearly perfect in an evening, which is exactly what you want when a clock is involved.
Our questions describe signs in words rather than showing pictures. Identify one from its shape, color and purpose without seeing it and you have learned the system rather than a set of images.
This quiz uses 25 questions and 20 to pass, the same format and 80 percent bar as the real Nevada knowledge test.
Nevada Road Signs Test
Nevada sets two signaling distances, not one
Distances worth memorizing
| Rule | Distance |
|---|---|
| Signal a turn, city streets | 100 feet |
| Signal a turn, open highway | 300 feet |
| No passing before a street or railroad crossing | 100 feet |
| Passing a bicyclist with no adjacent lane | 3 feet minimum |
| Parked wheels from the curb | Within 18 inches |
| No parking from the nearest rail | 50 feet |
| Stop from the tracks when a train is coming | At least 15 feet |
| U-turn banned where you cannot see | 200 feet each way |
| Travel in a center left turn lane | Up to 200 feet |
| Merge after turning into the center lane | Within 50 feet |
Learn the system, not the pictures
Shapes
- Octagon — stop, and only stop
- Triangle on its point — yield
- Diamond — a warning about what is ahead
- Pentagon — school zone or crossing
- Round — a railroad crossing is ahead
- Crossbuck — the crossing itself
- Pennant, on the left — a no passing zone begins
Colors
- Red stops or prohibits
- Yellow warns about the road
- Orange means a work zone
- Green gives direction and distance
- Blue lists motorist services
- Brown points to parks and historic sites
- White with black text states the law
Speed, and the rule above the signs
Business and residential areas are 25 mph. School zones are posted at 15 or 25, and the school limit applies on school days from half an hour before school starts to half an hour after it ends unless signed otherwise.
Above every posted number sits Nevada’s Basic Rule: a reasonable and proper speed for the conditions, which in rain, dust or poor visibility may be well below the sign.
If you are testing online
Nevada lets you sit the real knowledge test at home through KnowTo Drive, but the online version runs to a 60-minute limit while the DMV office version has no time limit at all. It is webcam-proctored, so you need a computer with a front-facing camera; touch screens are not supported. If a clock would rattle you, the office is the better choice.
Next steps
Once you are consistently above 22 out of 25 here, move to the full Nevada practice test, which covers the permit and licensing stages, the 12-point demerit scale and alcohol law. Every figure is on the Nevada cheat sheet, including the fee stack that catches people out, and the process is on the Nevada permit guide.
Disclaimer: Pass The Permit is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles or any government agency. Our questions are original practice material, not real exam questions. Always confirm current figures against the official Nevada Driver Handbook and the Nevada DMV.