This free Nevada real estate practice exam helps you prepare for the Nevada real estate salesperson licensing exam. You can take it right here, as many times as you want, without creating an account or paying anything. After the practice test, read our guide to the real exam so you know how it works before test day.

The details about the real Nevada real estate exam on this page come from the current Pearson VUE candidate handbook for the Nevada Real Estate Division and its official content outlines. Exam rules and fees can change, so confirm the details in the handbook before you register.

About this practice exam: The questions below are a Nevada-focused practice set. They mix general real estate principles with the kind of state-law topics the Nevada state portion covers, such as agency duties, disclosures, licensing rules and contracts. They are practice questions written in the style of the exam, not actual exam questions.

Still working toward your license? Our step-by-step guide on how to get a Nevada real estate license covers the education, application, background check, fees and renewal rules.

About the Nevada Real Estate Exam

The Nevada real estate salesperson exam is a computer-based, multiple-choice test with two parts: a general (national) portion and a state portion. You need to pass both parts to qualify for a license. The two parts are scored separately, so you can pass one and retake only the other.

Who administers the Nevada real estate exam

The Nevada Real Estate Division, part of the Department of Business and Industry, works with Pearson VUE to deliver its licensing exams. You pay your exam fee through the Division’s online system, then schedule your appointment with Pearson VUE. The Pearson VUE Nevada real estate page has the current candidate handbook and the content outlines for every Nevada real estate exam.

Nevada real estate exam format at a glance

According to the July 2025 Nevada candidate handbook and the current content outlines, the salesperson exam is set up like this:

• General (national) portion: 80 scored questions plus 5 to 10 unscored pretest questions, with 150 minutes allowed.
• State portion: 40 scored questions plus 5 to 10 unscored pretest questions, with 90 minutes allowed.
• Combination exam: both portions on the same day, with 240 minutes in total.
• Passing score: 75% of the questions correct on each portion.
• Fee: $100 for the salesperson combination exam, or $100 for a single portion.

Pretest questions are not marked, and their time is included in your exam time. Answer every question as if it counts.

How the Nevada exam is scored

Nevada reports a percent score from 0% to 100%. Unlike some states that use a scaled score, the Nevada handbook says your score is the percentage of questions you answered correctly, and you need 75% to pass. Pearson VUE still uses several forms of the exam and applies a process called equating so that every form is equally difficult.

Your score report is marked pass or fail. If you fail, it includes your numeric score and diagnostic information showing how many questions you answered correctly in each content area. The handbook reminds candidates that this breakdown is only a general guide, and that you should review all content areas before a retake.

Fees and Scheduling

What the Nevada real estate exam costs

The handbook lists these Nevada salesperson exam fees:

• Salesperson combination (both portions): $100
• General (national) portion only: $100
• State portion only: $100

The combination price is a two-for-one deal. To get it, you must register for both sections in the same checkout by choosing to add another exam on the same day. Each retake costs the same as the initial exam. You pay the exam fee to the Nevada Real Estate Division through its online portal, not at the test center.

After you pass, licensing has its own costs. The handbook lists a $125 fee for the salesperson license application, plus a fingerprint background check through an approved vendor. Check the Nevada Real Estate Division website for current fees and forms, because they can change.

How to schedule

The handbook lays out the steps in order:

• Pay the exam fee. Create an account in the Division’s online system and register for your exam.
• Make an exam reservation. Book with Pearson VUE online or by phone. Online bookings must be made at least 24 hours before the date you want.
• Make a fingerprint reservation. Book through an approved fingerprint vendor.
• Take the exam. Go to the test center or prepare for an online proctored exam.
• Apply for your license. Submit your application and fee to the Division within 12 months of passing.

Walk-in exams are not available. To change or cancel, call Pearson VUE at least 48 hours before your exam. With proper notice, you can transfer your fee or request a refund. Without it, you forfeit the fee.

ID rules and test day

Bring two forms of current identification with your signature. The primary ID must be government-issued with a photo and signature. The secondary ID must have a valid signature. Both must be in English and exactly match the name you registered with. Arrive 30 minutes early to check in.

You cannot bring your own calculator. A calculator is built into the Nevada salesperson exam, and a short tutorial shows you how to use it. The tutorial time does not count against your exam time.

Online testing

The Nevada handbook describes OnVUE online proctored exams as an option and explains that online candidates get their score reports from their Pearson VUE account. Check the Pearson VUE Nevada page when you book to confirm which exams and pricing are available online. The handbook notes, for example, that online broker exams are not eligible for the combination discount.

Retakes and How Long a Passing Score Lasts

Nevada’s retake rules are simple but have firm deadlines:

• Pass one part, fail the other: retake only the failed part, within 12 months.
• After 12 months: if you have not passed both parts, you must retake the entire exam.
• Registering a retake: before you schedule, go back to the Division’s online system and complete a new exam registration and payment.
• Applying for the license: you must submit your license application within 12 months of passing, with original passing results for both portions dated within the last 12 months.

That 12-month window shows up twice, so plan your retake and your license application early. If you need help bouncing back from a failed attempt, read what happens if you fail the real estate exam.

What’s on the Nevada Real Estate Exam

General (national) portion: 80 scored questions

The national salesperson outline, effective April 1, 2025, covers these areas:

• Real property characteristics, legal descriptions and property use: 11 questions.
• Forms of ownership, transfer and recording of title: 9 questions.
• Property value and appraisal: 11 questions.
• Real estate contracts and agency: 16 questions.
• Real estate practice: 10 questions.
• Property disclosures and environmental issues: 9 questions.
• Financing and settlement: 7 questions.
• Real estate math calculations: 7 questions.

Math questions also hide inside appraisal and financing questions. Review our real estate math guide for commissions, prorations, area and capitalization problems.

State portion: 40 scored questions

The Nevada salesperson and broker outline, effective January 15, 2025, weights the salesperson state portion like this:

• Duties and powers of the Commission (2%): investigations, hearings and appeals, sanctions, fines, additional education, suspension and revocation, and the Real Estate Education, Research and Recovery Fund.
• Licensing requirements (3%): license types, renewal, changes in status, reasons for denial, and required timely notices to the Division.
• Agency and duties owed (20%): agency, the duties owed by a Nevada licensee, consent to act, confirmation of the agency relationship, and waivers and authorization to negotiate directly with the seller.
• License practice (24%): licensee responsibilities, activities requiring a license or permit, broker supervision, commissions, advertising, broker price opinions and handling of money.
• Disclosures (20%): the Residential Disclosure Guide, the Seller’s Real Property Disclosure, common-interest community disclosures, disclosure of a licensee acting as a principal, and environmental disclosures.
• Contracts (23%): brokerage agreements, preparing and handling documents, settlement statements, advance fees, earnest money and timelines.
• Record keeping (3%): maintaining records, retention and confidential information.
• Special topics (5%): timeshares, water rights, solar and smart homes.

Agency, license practice, disclosures and contracts make up 87% of the state portion. Nevada’s agency forms and disclosure documents are named in the outline, so learn what each one is for and when it must be given.

How to Use This Nevada Real Estate Practice Exam

The Nevada real estate practice exam above works best when you use it to find gaps, then fix them. Here is a routine that works:

• Take it once without studying. Your first score is a baseline, not a prediction.
• Write down why you missed each question. Was it a vocabulary problem, a rule you did not know, or a misread question?
• Match misses to the outline. Tag each miss as agency, disclosures, contracts, license practice or a national topic.
• Study the weakest area, then retest. Repeat until your misses are spread thin rather than clustered.
• Mix in national practice. Our free national practice exam covers the general portion, which is twice as long as the state portion.

Do not try to memorize the practice answers. The real exam draws from a large bank of questions that you have not seen, so the goal is to understand each rule well enough to apply it to a new situation.

A Simple Study Plan for the Nevada Exam

This four-week plan assumes you have finished your pre-licensing courses. The Nevada handbook describes the salesperson education requirement as courses in real estate principles and real estate law, including Nevada law, and says the total rose to 120 hours for applicants beginning October 1, 2021. Confirm current requirements with the Division. For more on timing, read how long you should study for your real estate exam.

Week 1: Baseline and vocabulary

Take the Nevada practice exam and the national practice exam. Then review our list of real estate terms. Many exam questions describe a concept without naming it, so you need to recognize terms from examples.

Week 2: National heavy hitters

Focus on contracts and agency, property ownership, and valuation. Learn void versus voidable contracts, how agency is created and terminated, the types of estates and co-ownership, and the three approaches to value.

Week 3: Nevada agency, disclosures and contracts

Study Nevada’s agency duties, the consent to act, and the confirmation of agency relationship. Learn the purpose of the Residential Disclosure Guide and the Seller’s Real Property Disclosure, plus how earnest money and advance fees must be handled. These areas carry most of the state portion.

Week 4: Practice, math and review

Do math problems every day. Retake both practice exams under timed conditions: about 150 minutes for the national portion and 90 minutes for the state portion. Spend your last few days on your weakest outline areas, not on topics you already know.

Nevada Real Estate Practice Exam Questions

These sample questions cover national topics tested on the Nevada real estate exam, plus questions about the exam rules in the Nevada handbook. Answers follow each one.

A property sells for $400,000. The commission is 5%, split evenly between the listing and selling brokerages. The selling salesperson receives 70% of the selling brokerage’s share. How much does the selling salesperson earn?

Answer: $7,000. The total commission is $400,000 × 0.05 = $20,000. The selling brokerage gets $10,000, and 70% of that is $7,000.

Two sisters own a home as joint tenants. One sister dies with a will leaving everything to her son. Who owns the home?

Answer: The surviving sister owns it alone. Joint tenancy includes the right of survivorship, so the deceased owner’s share passes to the surviving joint tenant, not to her heirs under the will.

An appraiser estimates what it would cost to build a similar structure today, subtracts depreciation, and adds the land value. Which approach is this?

Answer: The cost approach. It is most useful for newer properties and special-purpose buildings, such as schools or churches, that rarely sell.

A buyer pays for an option to purchase a property at a set price within 90 days. Who is bound by the option during that period?

Answer: Only the seller (optionor). The buyer (optionee) has the right, but not the obligation, to buy. That makes an option a unilateral contract until the buyer exercises it.

Under the Nevada candidate handbook, what percentage of questions must you answer correctly to pass each portion?

Answer: 75%. Nevada reports a percent score, and you need 75% on both the general and state portions.

According to the Nevada handbook, a candidate passes the state portion but fails the general portion. What is the deadline to pass the general portion without retaking the entire exam?

Answer: Twelve months. Candidates who pass one part must pass the failed part within 12 months, or they must retake the entire examination.

Nevada Real Estate Exam FAQ

How many questions are on the Nevada real estate exam?

The salesperson exam has 120 scored questions: 80 on the general (national) portion and 40 on the state portion. Each portion also has 5 to 10 unscored pretest questions.

How much does the Nevada real estate exam cost?

The handbook lists $100 for the salesperson combination exam, which covers both portions when you book them together. A single portion is also $100, and each retake costs the same as the first attempt.

Can I take the Nevada real estate exam online?

The Nevada handbook describes OnVUE online proctored exams, and online candidates retrieve their score reports from their Pearson VUE account. Confirm availability and pricing for your exam when you book with Pearson VUE.

What happens after I pass?

You apply to the Nevada Real Estate Division within 12 months of passing. The handbook lists the application form, a fingerprint background check, original passing results for both portions, the $125 fee and proof of your pre-licensing education. For career next steps, see how to become a real estate agent.

Key Takeaways

• The Nevada real estate exam is delivered by Pearson VUE for the Nevada Real Estate Division.
• The salesperson exam has 80 general and 40 state scored questions, with 240 minutes for the combination exam.
• You need 75% correct on each portion.
• The handbook lists $100 for the salesperson combination exam, and each retake costs the same.
• Pass one part and you have 12 months to pass the other; apply for your license within 12 months of passing.
• The state portion is dominated by license practice, contracts, agency and disclosures.

Take the Nevada real estate practice exam above again until your weak areas are gone, then practice the general portion with our free practice exams. Every exam on our site is free, with no account needed.