Nebraska DMV Permit Practice Test 2024 [Trending]

Nebraska DMV Permit Practice Test 2024 [Trending]: Join a free online question-answer quiz with multiple-choice questions. You can prepare Driver’s License, Motorcycle License, Commercial Driver’s License (CDL), and practice permit test.

The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) only issues REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and State ID Cards. Any Nebraska resident who operates a motor vehicle on the streets and highways of Nebraska must have a license.  Any new resident with a valid license from another state must obtain a Nebraska license within 30 days.

Nebraska DMV Permit Practice Test 2024 [UPDATED]

Nebraska DMV Permit Practice Test 2024

The questions in the practice exam are different than those asked on the actual test. This practice exam should be used as an educational tool. Our Nebraska DMV Permit Practice Test’s question has only one correct answer. At the end of the quiz, your test score and correct answer can be found.

Nebraska DMV Exam

The written knowledge test (“permit test“) for Nebraska consists of 25 multiple-choice questions based on information from the 2021 Nebraska Driver’s Manual. You’ll need to answer 20 of the 25 questions correctly to pass.

Test Type DMV Practice Test
State Nebraska
Testing  Written knowledge test
Total Number of items 25
Passing Score Minimum 80%
License age Learner’s Permit 15 and Full License 17
Driver license validity 1 year to Five years
Cost $5 to $24

Types of Permits and Licenses

1. Farm Husbandry Permits (Special and Temporary)

A Farm Husbandry Permit authorizes the operation of minitrucks and farm husbandry equipment.

  • Minimum Age: 13 if you live on a farm or 14 if employed on a farm for compensation.
  • Test: Temporary and Special: vision, written, and drive tests.
  • Class: A tractor written and a tractor (Class O) drive are required
  • Validity: Temporary; six months from date of issuance; Special: 16th birthday.
  • Renewable: non-renewable.

2. School Learner’s Permit – Type LPE

This permit is issued for the purpose of allowing a student to legally practice driving for a School Permit.

  • Minimum Age: 14. May not apply before the 14th birthday.
  • Test: Vision and written tests
  • Validity: Three months following the date of issuance.
  • Renewable: non-renewable.

3. Learner’s Permit – Type LPD 

This permit is issued to allow a person to legally practice driving for a Provisional Operator’s Permit (POP), Operator’s (Class O), or Motorcycle (Class M) License.

  • Minimum Age: 15. May apply 60 days before 15th birthday, issuance must be on or after 15th birthday.
  • Test: Vision and written tests.
  • Validity: One year following the date of issuance.
  • Renewable: non-renewable.

4. Motorcycle License (Class M)

A Class M License authorizes a license holder to operate a motorcycle or three-wheeled motor vehicle.

  • Minimum Age: 17. Individuals under the age of 18 may not apply until they have held a Provisional Operator’s Permit (POP) for at least 12 months and have not accumulated three or more points on their driving record during the previous 12 month period.
  • Test: Vision and written tests.
  • Validity: Maximum  5 years.
  • Renewable: Yes

5. Commercial License (Class A, B, or C)

  • A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) is required for anyone driving a vehicle that has a Gross Combination Weight Rating (GCWR) or Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of more than 26,000 pounds, carries 16 or more persons (including the driver), or transports placarded amounts of hazardous materials. For more information obtain a copy of Nebraska’s Manual for Commercial Driver’s Licensing.
  • No holder of a CDL can enter a traffic diversion program to avoid a conviction for a traffic citation (except a parking violation).

Nebraska DMV Permit Exam Study Guide & Manuals

This knowledge test is designed to familiarize you with the format of the driver’s license test on laws and regulations. These practice exam(s) should be used as an educational tool in conjunction with the Nebraska Driver’s Manualnot as an alternative to studying the manual.

Maximum Speed Limits – Unless Otherwise Posted

♦ Rural Interstate Highways – 75 Miles Per Hour (MPH)
♦ Expressway / Freeways – 70 MPH
♦ State highways – 65 MPH
♦ Hard surface county roads – 55 MPH
♦ Gravel or non-hard surfaced county roads or highway – 50 MPH
♦ Residential districts – 25 MPH
♦ Business districts – 20 MPH
♦ School Zone – As posted
♦ Watch carefully for posted speed limit signs.

Questions concerning airbags can be directed to the DOT Vehicle Safety Hotline (Toll-Free: 1-888-327-4236/Hard of Hearing (TTY): 1-800-424-9153) or www.nhtsa.gov/recall.

The DOT Vehicle Safety Hotline can be dialed toll-free at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888- 327-4236) or a report of the safety defect can be filed via the Internet at www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/vehiclecomplaint/.

Licensing Location: There are 12 permanent locations (covering nine counties) throughout the state that are open Monday-Friday. All of the remaining 84 counties’ schedules are available upon request by contacting the Department of Motor Vehicles at 402-471-3861 or by reviewing the information on the Driver Licensing Service’s website at: www.dmv.nebraska.gov/locations.