Connecticut Permit Test Practice 4

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80% Passing score
20 Questions
4 Mistakes allowed
The CT permit test is not trying to trick you, exactly, but it does expect you to know the Connecticut Driver’s Manual well enough to apply the rules without overthinking every answer. This CT permit test practice gives you a cleaner way to get there before you’re sitting at the DMV, dealing with the real version and all the small nerves that come with it. The official Connecticut learner’s permit knowledge test has 25 questions, and you need at least 20 correct to pass. So, yes, 80%. That matters. This DMV practice test uses 20 multiple-choice questions, with 16 correct answers needed to pass, which keeps the same basic passing standard while giving you a shorter, more manageable run-through. It covers the kind of material Connecticut expects new drivers to understand: traffic laws, signs, safe driving, sharing the road, driver responsibilities, and practical safety topics like the proper use and installation of child safety seats. Not glamorous, admittedly, but very much the stuff that shows up when it counts. A few Connecticut-specific details are worth keeping in your head, because the permit process has more moving parts than people usually expect. Before the knowledge test, learner’s permit applicants must pass a vision test. For a standard Class D license, Connecticut generally requires 20/40 vision or better, with or without glasses or contacts, so bring them if you use them. Starting January 1, 2026, applicants also need to complete Connecticut’s free online Work Zone Safety Course before taking the knowledge test, and DMV requires the printed completion certificate. Easy enough, but also easy to forget, which is not the kind of surprise anyone wants at an appointment. Use this Connecticut permit practice test like a rehearsal with room to mess up. If you miss a question, that is useful information, not a disaster. Go back, check the rule, and take another pass. The real knowledge test is less forgiving in the boring administrative ways: fail it, and you have to wait 7 days, reschedule online, and pay the $40 testing fee again. So practicing here first is just the sensible move. By the time you take the official learner’s permit test, the question style should feel familiar, the rules should feel less slippery, and your answers should come from actual understanding instead of a hopeful guess.
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Sample Connecticut Permit Test Questions

Question 1

When driving at night, you must switch to low beams when you are within 300 feet of a vehicle:

  1. A You are following from behind
  2. B That is approaching from behind
  3. C That you have already passed
  4. D That is parked off the roadway

Correct answer: A – You are following from behind

Connecticut requires a driver following another vehicle within 300 feet to use the lower headlight beam. The driver’s manual also directs motorists to use low beams when following another vehicle or traveling in heavy traffic. High beams should be reserved for situations in which they will not interfere with other road users.

Source: CGS § 14-96u – Use of multiple-beam road-lighting equipment, Connecticut Driver’s Manual — Road Safety, “Lights”

Question 2

Under Connecticut law, what may you do after stopping for a steady red light where two-way streets intersect?

  1. A Continue straight if no traffic is visible
  2. B Turn left whenever the intersection is clear
  3. C Turn right after yielding, unless a sign prohibits it
  4. D Make any of these movements if you sound your horn

Correct answer: C – Turn right after yielding, unless a sign prohibits it

After making a complete stop, a driver may turn right at a steady red light unless a sign prohibits the turn. Before turning, the driver must yield to pedestrians in the adjacent crosswalk and to traffic lawfully using the intersection. A red light does not permit the driver to continue straight through the intersection.

Source: CGS § 14-299(b)(3) – Traffic control signals. Right turn on red

Question 3

A vehicle ahead has stopped at a crosswalk to let a pedestrian cross. What should you do?

  1. A Stop behind it and proceed only when the crossing is clear
  2. B Change lanes and pass after checking for traffic
  3. C Slow down and drive around it carefully
  4. D Move onto the shoulder and continue past

Correct answer: A – Stop behind it and proceed only when the crossing is clear

Connecticut law prohibits overtaking and passing a vehicle that has stopped at a marked or unmarked crosswalk to permit a pedestrian to cross. Stop behind the vehicle rather than driving around it. Continue only after the pedestrian has cleared your path and it is lawful and safe to proceed.

Source: CGS § 14-300(c) – Crosswalks. Pedestrian-control signals. Regulation of pedestrians and motor vehicles at crosswalks. Pedestrians who are blind or have guide dogs

Question 4

On a Connecticut two-lane, two-way road, when may you move left of center to pass another moving motor vehicle?

On a two-way highway, you are allowed to drive on the left half of the roadway when:
  1. A Whenever there are double solid yellow lines
  2. B Whenever the centerline is solid on your side
  3. C When passing is permitted and can be completed safely
  4. D When approaching a curve with limited visibility

Correct answer: C – When passing is permitted and can be completed safely

Vehicles generally must remain on the right, but may move left to overtake another vehicle when the maneuver is permitted. The passing driver must use a safe distance and may not return to the right until safely clear. A driver may not pass another moving motor vehicle in a marked no-passing zone merely because the road appears open.

Source: CGS § 14-230(a) – Driving in right-hand lane, CGS § 14-232(a) – Passing, CGS § 14-234(a) – Determination of no-passing zones. Overtaking and passing in no-passing zones

Question 5

In Connecticut, how far before a right turn must you begin signaling?

  1. A At least 50 feet
  2. B Only after entering the intersection
  3. C During at least the final 100 feet
  4. D Only when another vehicle is behind you

Correct answer: C – During at least the final 100 feet

A driver intending to turn right or left must signal continuously during at least the last 100 feet traveled before the turn. Signaling gives other road users advance notice, but it does not create a right-of-way. The turn must still be made from the proper position and with reasonable safety.

Source: CGS § 14-242(a), (b) – Turns restricted. Signals to be given before turning or stopping. U-turns. Left turns. Right turns when passing person riding bicycle, electric bicycle or electric scooter

Question 6

If your vehicle’s turn-signal lamps stop working, how should you communicate an intended turn?

If your turn signals fail, you should use _____ to indicate you are turning.
  1. A Sound the horn
  2. B Flash the headlights
  3. C Use the proper hand-and-arm signal
  4. D Turn on the hazard lights

Correct answer: C – Use the proper hand-and-arm signal

Required turn signals may be given by signal lamps, a mechanical device, or the proper hand-and-arm position. A left turn is indicated with the arm extended horizontally, while a right turn is indicated with the arm extended upward. The horn and hazard lights do not identify the direction of an intended turn.

Source: CGS § 14-244 – Signals

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