Nebraska: Licensing basics — Vision, Written and Drive Tests Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “Who is given the DMV vision test?” · “What does the drive test measure?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Nebraska Driver's Manual" (January 2025), Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles.
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Who is given the DMV vision test?
- Only applicants who are under 21 years of age
- Only applicants who are applying for the first time
- Only applicants who wear glasses or contact lenses to drive
- All non-commercial permit and operator license applicants
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Correct answer: All non-commercial permit and operator license applicants
The vision test is administered to all non-commercial permit and operator license applicants.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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Which applicants will not be given the DMV vision test?
- Commercial applicants who self-certify as Category A
- Applicants who are new residents of Nebraska from another state
- Applicants who are renewing a Class M license
- Applicants who are under 18 years of age
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Correct answer: Commercial applicants who self-certify as Category A
Commercial motor vehicle applicants who self-certify as Category A will not be administered the DMV vision test.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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What does the DMV vision test measure?
- Color vision, depth perception and hearing
- Night vision and reaction time
- Visual acuity and peripheral vision
- Visual acuity and hearing
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Correct answer: Visual acuity and peripheral vision
The DMV vision test measures visual acuity and peripheral vision.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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If corrective lenses are needed to meet the vision standards, when must they be worn?
- Only at night
- At all times while driving
- Only on the highway
- Only when the weather is poor
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Correct answer: At all times while driving
Corrective lenses must be worn at all times while driving, and the license issued will indicate this.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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Who will be required to check the findings if an applicant does not meet the vision standards?
- A driver licensing examiner
- A county treasurer
- The Director of the Department of Motor Vehicles
- Either an ophthalmologist or an optometrist
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Correct answer: Either an ophthalmologist or an optometrist
If the standards are not met, either an ophthalmologist or optometrist will be required to check the findings.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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What happens to an applicant who cannot meet the minimum vision standards?
- The applicant will be denied a license
- The applicant gets a license limited to daytime
- The applicant gets a license limited to Nebraska
- The applicant gets a license after a drive test
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Correct answer: The applicant will be denied a license
Applicants who cannot meet the minimum vision standards will be denied a license.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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How many written tests are there for the different classes of license?
- One written test that covers all classes of license
- One written test for cars and one for all others
- A separate written test for each class of license
- Two different written tests for each class
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Correct answer: A separate written test for each class of license
There is a separate written test for each class of license.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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What does the drive test measure?
- The ability to repair a vehicle on the side of the roadway
- The ability to operate a specific class of vehicle
- The ability to drive at the highest legal speed
- The ability to drive without any instruction
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Correct answer: The ability to operate a specific class of vehicle
The drive test measures the ability to operate a specific class of vehicle under typical driving conditions.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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Who may decide to give a drive test to any license applicant?
- Only a county treasurer
- Only a court
- Only the applicant's parent, guardian or driving instructor
- Driver licensing staff, at their discretion
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Correct answer: Driver licensing staff, at their discretion
Driver licensing staff may, at their discretion, give a drive test to any license applicant.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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Who must furnish the vehicle for the drive test?
- The applicant
- The driver licensing office
- The county treasurer
- The examiner
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Correct answer: The applicant
The vehicle must be furnished by the applicant and must be representative of the type of license applied for.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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Which of these is required of a vehicle used for the drive test?
- Tinted windows
- An automatic transmission
- Working brake lights
- A navigation system
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Correct answer: Working brake lights
The vehicle must be in good mechanical condition and have working brake lights.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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What must be in clean, working order for driver licensing staff's use in a drive-test vehicle of model year 1964 or later?
- A passenger-side mirror
- A passenger seat belt
- A rear window defroster
- A second brake pedal
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Correct answer: A passenger seat belt
Model year vehicles 1964 or later must have a passenger seat belt that is clean and in working order for staff's use.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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What seat belts must be clean and in working order in a drive-test vehicle of model year 1973 or after?
- Only the driver seat belt
- Only the passenger seat belt
- The passenger and rear seat belts of the vehicle
- Both passenger and driver seat belts
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Correct answer: Both passenger and driver seat belts
Model year vehicles 1973 or after must have passenger and driver seat belts that are clean and in working order.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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Which part of a drive-test vehicle must work properly?
- The speedometer
- The air conditioning
- The radio
- The cruise control
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Correct answer: The speedometer
The vehicle speedometer must work properly.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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What condition must the interior of a drive-test vehicle be in?
- Empty
- Cooled
- Clean
- Tinted
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Correct answer: Clean
The interior of the vehicle must be clean.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 12 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 12)
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Which of these is one of the maneuvers in the drive test?
- Changing a tire
- Parking and backing
- Checking the engine oil
- Jump-starting a battery
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Correct answer: Parking and backing
The drive test includes maneuvers such as starting and stopping, turns, lane usage, speed control, use of right of way, and parking and backing.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 12 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 12)