Colorado DMV Test Evaluation

4.9 out of 5 (195 votes)
80% Passing score
10 Questions
2 Mistakes allowed
The Colorado permit test is not some mysterious DMV riddle box, although it can feel that way when you’re trying to remember who goes first at a four-way stop while also keeping sign shapes, pavement markings, and winter-driving rules straight in your head. This Colorado DMV practice test gives you a sharper way to check what you actually know before you take the official Class D knowledge test — online through Colorado @Home testing or in person at a driver license office. The real Colorado knowledge test has 25 multiple-choice questions, and you need 20 correct answers to pass. That’s an 80%, which sounds reasonable until one missed sign question turns into two, and then the pressure builds. This practice permit test uses 10 focused questions, with a passing target of 8 correct, so it works as a quick but useful gut-check. Not the whole mountain to start. More like the first steep hill where you find out whether your boots are tied. Expect questions that touch the same territory as the official test: Colorado traffic laws, right-of-way rules, road signs, signals, pavement markings, safe driving, impaired driving, and the kind of mountain, rural, freeway, night, and winter-driving situations that are not exactly decorative in this state. Some questions include images, which is helpful because plenty of driving rules make more sense when you can actually see the sign, lane marking, or road situation in front of you instead of trying to translate handbook language in your head. Teen applicants have a few extra layers to keep track of, including driver education, a 12-month permit holding period under 18, and 50 supervised driving hours with 10 at night before licensing. Adults move through the process with fewer restrictions, though they still need the written test, vision screening, permit issuance, and a third-party driving skills test. Tiny detail, big paperwork energy. Use this Colorado permit test practice as an honest preview. Pass it cleanly, and you’re building the right foundation. Miss some, and it's fine. Better here than after paying a retest fee!
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Sample Colorado Permit Test Questions

Question 1

If your tires begin hydroplaning on a wet road, which actions are appropriate?

  1. A Lift your foot from the accelerator
  2. B Use slow steering corrections and avoid jerking the wheel
  3. C Avoid trying to stop until the tires regain traction
  4. D All of the above

Correct answer: D – All of the above

Hydroplaning occurs when tires ride on water and lose contact with the pavement. Ease off the accelerator and make only slow steering corrections while the vehicle slows. Do not try to stop or make an abrupt turn until the tires are gripping the road again.

Source: Colorado Driver Handbook — “Weather,” “Hydroplaning”

Question 2

A yellow warning sign showing that your road crosses a roadway separated by a median means:

This sign means:
  1. A You must turn either left or right
  2. B A T-intersection is ahead
  3. C You are approaching an intersection with a divided highway
  4. D Your road will pass over a divided highway

Correct answer: C – You are approaching an intersection with a divided highway

This warning sign indicates that the road ahead is divided into separate roadways by a median or another physical separation. Watch carefully for traffic traveling on each side of the divided highway. Follow any lane markings, signs, or signals controlling turns at the intersection.

Source: Colorado Driver Handbook — “Traffic Signals & Road Sign Groups”

Question 3

A white KEEP RIGHT sign with an arrow curving around an obstruction directs you to:

This white sign means:
  1. A Pass to the right of the island or obstruction
  2. B Yield before making a right turn
  3. C Move right only if you are driving slowly
  4. D Turn right at the next intersection

Correct answer: A – Pass to the right of the island or obstruction

A KEEP RIGHT sign directs traffic to remain on the right side of an island, divider, or other obstruction. It regulates where vehicles must travel; it does not necessarily require a right turn at an intersection. Drivers must obey lawfully placed traffic-control devices.

Source: C.R.S. § 42-4-603(1) – Obedience to official traffic control devices, Colorado Driver Handbook — “Traffic Signals & Road Sign Groups”

Question 4

A driver extends the left hand and arm upward from the vehicle. What maneuver is being signaled?

  1. A A left turn
  2. B A right turn
  3. C A stop or reduction in speed
  4. D Continued travel straight ahead

Correct answer: B – A right turn

Colorado’s statutory hand signal for a right turn is the left hand and arm extended upward. A horizontal left arm signals a left turn. A left hand and arm extended downward signals a stop or decrease in speed.

Source: C.R.S. § 42-4-609(1) – Method of giving hand and arm signals

Question 5

When parking uphill next to a curb, how should you position the front wheels?

When parking your vehicle facing uphill with a curb, you should point your front wheels:
  1. A Turned toward the curb
  2. B Turned away from the curb
  3. C Turned in either direction
  4. D Pointed straight ahead

Correct answer: B – Turned away from the curb

Turn the front wheels away from the curb when parking uphill. Let the vehicle roll backward slowly until the rear portion of the front tire rests against the curb. Place an automatic transmission in park, use the appropriate gear in a manual vehicle, and set the parking brake.

Source: Colorado Driver Handbook — “Parking,” “Uphill Parking”

Question 6

Which freeway driving practice should you avoid?

  1. A Keeping a speed consistent with lawful traffic flow
  2. B Repeatedly changing lanes to pass surrounding traffic
  3. C Checking mirrors and blind spots before changing lanes
  4. D Using the left lane when making a lawful pass

Correct answer: B – Repeatedly changing lanes to pass surrounding traffic

The Colorado handbook advises freeway drivers to avoid frequent lane changes. Before every lane change, the driver must check traffic ahead, beside, and behind the vehicle and confirm that the movement can be completed safely. Repeated passing creates repeated lane-change decisions without eliminating any of these duties.

Source: C.R.S. § 42-4-1007(1)(a) – Driving on roadways laned for traffic, Colorado Driver Handbook — “Freeway Driving”

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