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Connecticut Permit Practice Test

A free Connecticut permit practice test: 10 questions written from the State of Connecticut Driver's Manual, each with the right answer and the reason. The real test has 25 questions and you need 20 right to pass.

10 questions. Pick an answer to see if you are right.

  1. 1. What is the minimum age for a learner's permit in Connecticut?

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    Answer: C. 16

    Connecticut issues a learner's permit at 16, after you pass a vision test and the knowledge test.

    Source: Obtaining a Connecticut Driver's License: To obtain a learner's permit, p. 5

  2. 2. How long is a Connecticut learner's permit valid?

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    Answer: A. Until you get a license, or 2 years from issue, whichever comes first

    The permit lasts until you get your license or for two years from the date it was issued, whichever happens first.

    Source: Obtaining a Connecticut Driver's License: To obtain a learner's permit, p. 5

  3. 3. A 16-year-old finishes driver education at a licensed commercial driving school. How long after the permit is issued must they wait before the road test?

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    Answer: B. 120 days

    After completing a commercial or high school driver education course, a teen waits 120 days from the permit's issue date. Other teens wait 180 days.

    Source: Driver Education Requirements: Commercial Driving School or Secondary School Training, p. 6

  4. 4. A 17-year-old learns through the Home Training Program only. How long must they hold the permit before the road test?

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    Answer: C. 180 days

    Teens who do not finish a school-based driver education course must wait 180 days after the permit is issued.

    Source: Driver Education Requirements: Home Training Program, p. 6

  5. 5. You are 19 and getting your first license. What is the shortest time you must hold a learner's permit before the road test?

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    Answer: C. 90 days

    Applicants 18 or older must hold the permit for at least 90 days before taking the road test.

    Source: Applicants 18 Years of Age or Older, p. 7

  6. 6. What is the fewest hours of behind-the-wheel, on-road training a 16- or 17-year-old must have before getting a license?

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    Answer: D. 40 hours

    Teens must log 40 or more hours of real driving practice, which can come from a driving school, a home trainer, or a mix.

    Source: Driver Education Requirements, p. 7

  7. 7. Anyone in Connecticut who has never held a license must complete which course before getting one?

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    Answer: A. An eight-hour safe driving course at a Connecticut driving school

    Whatever their age, new drivers with no prior license must complete this eight-hour course before they can be licensed.

    Source: First Time Drivers (All Ages), p. 4

  8. 8. What must a parent or guardian do when their teen gets a learner's permit?

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    Answer: B. A two-hour class on teen driving laws and risks

    A parent or guardian has to sit through a two-hour class covering the under-18 driving laws and why new teen drivers are at risk.

    Source: Driver Education Requirements: Parent Training Requirements, p. 6

  9. 9. A 16-year-old permit holder is practicing with a qualified home trainer. Who else may ride in the car?

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    Answer: C. The teen's parents or legal guardian

    A permit holder under 18 may carry only the trainer (20 or older, licensed four years with no suspension) and parents or a legal guardian.

    Source: Learner's Permit Passenger Restrictions for 16- and 17-Year-Olds, p. 6

  10. 10. For the first six months after getting a license, which passengers may a 16-year-old driver carry?

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    Answer: B. A licensed driving instructor, parents or guardian, or one qualified adult aged 20 or older

    In the first six months, passengers are limited to a driving instructor, the teen's parents or guardian, or one adult of 20 or older with four straight years of licensed driving and no suspension.

    Source: Restrictions for 16- and 17-Year-Old Drivers: Passenger Restrictions, p. 8

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How the Connecticut knowledge test works

Questions
25
To pass
20 (80%)
Learner permit from
age 16

The learner's permit knowledge test is 25 questions long; get 20 right to pass. Source.

You can get a learner's permit at 16. Teens must hold it for 120 days after school-based driver education (180 days otherwise) and log at least 40 hours of on-the-road training; drivers 18 and older must hold it for at least 90 days. Source.

The questions come from the State of Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023, read 2026-10-12), which is what the real test is written from. Read it alongside these questions: every answer above names the section it comes from.

Connecticut rules worth knowing before the test

  • You need at least 20/40 vision, with or without glasses or contacts, for any class of license. Source
  • Home trainers must be at least 20 and have held a license for four years in a row with no suspension. Source
  • Permit holders and drivers under 18 may not carry more passengers than there are seat belts in the vehicle. Source
  • Fines for illegal hand-held phone use are doubled in a highway work zone. Source
  • If you hit a parked car and cannot find the owner, leave a note they can see with the date, time and how to reach you. Source
  • Under 21, Connecticut warns that even one drink can make you legally impaired. Source

Signs, markings and signals

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Questions about the Connecticut permit test

How many questions are on the Connecticut permit test?

The learner's permit knowledge test is 25 questions long; get 20 right to pass. Source: Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles.

What score do I need to pass?

20 right out of 25, which is 80%. This practice test marks you against the same share the real test asks for.

How old do I have to be for a learner’s permit in Connecticut?

You can get a learner's permit at 16. Teens must hold it for 120 days after school-based driver education (180 days otherwise) and log at least 40 hours of on-the-road training; drivers 18 and older must hold it for at least 90 days. Source: Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles.

Is this the official Connecticut test?

No. This is an independent practice test, not part of the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles. Every question is written in our own words from the State of Connecticut Driver's Manual or the state’s other official pages, and each answer names the section it comes from. The real test is taken with the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles.

What does the Pass Pack add?

All 71 questions for Connecticut (the 30 written from the handbook and 41 road signs, markings and signals), full 25-question practice exams marked against the pass mark, and your missed questions kept on this device. It costs US$9.99 once and covers every state we cover. See the Pass Pack.