Connecticut DMV driver's license practice test 3
This Connecticut driver's license test has 25 questions written from the Connecticut Driver's Manual, and you can take it without signing up. Its biggest sections are Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors (13), Chapter 4: Road Safety (4), and Chapter 1: Obtaining a Connecticut Driver's License (4). You begin with: "What does a red circle with a slash over a symbol mean?" After each answer you see why it's right or wrong.
Checked on
- Questions
- 25
- Passing score
- 80% (20 of 25)
- Mistakes allowed
- 5
- Official handbook
- Connecticut Driver's Manual
Practice questions
Question 1 of 250 of 25 answered
What does a red circle with a slash over a symbol mean?
What this test covers
Every question comes from one of these sections of the Connecticut Driver's Manual.
- Chapter 1: Obtaining a Connecticut Driver's License4 questions
- Chapter 2: Before You Get Behind the Wheel2 questions
- Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors13 questions
- Chapter 4: Road Safety4 questions
- Chapter 5: Know the Road2 questions
All 25 questions on this test
Every question on this test is listed here with its answer options. Take the test above to see which answers are correct and why.
Question 1: What does a red circle with a slash over a symbol mean?
- A. The action shown calls for caution
- B. The action shown is allowed
- C. The action shown is not allowed
- D. The action shown is ahead on the road
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 5: Know the Road
Question 2: Should you stop inside a roundabout to let a car enter from another road?
- A. Yes, if the car is a truck
- B. No, keep moving
- C. Yes, if your exit is the next one
- D. Yes, it is polite to let them in
Question 3: Can you pass a motorcycle in the same lane?
- A. Yes, on highways
- B. No, it has the right to the full lane
- C. Yes, if the motorcycle is on the right side
- D. Yes, at low speeds
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 4: How long is a learner's permit valid if you don't get a license first?
- A. Until your 18th birthday
- B. 6 months from the date it is issued
- C. 1 year from the date it is issued
- D. 2 years from the date it is issued
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 1: Obtaining a Connecticut Driver's License
Question 5: Why is it wise not to shift gears while crossing railroad tracks?
- A. You might stall on the tracks
- B. It can damage the rails
- C. The law forbids shifting there
- D. It can set off the warning lights
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 5: Know the Road
Question 6: An oncoming driver keeps high beams on. What should you not do?
- A. Switch on your own high beams in return
- B. Keep your own lights on low beam
- C. Give one or two quick flashes of your lights
- D. Look toward the right edge of the road
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 7: What restraint may a child who is 8 and weighs 60 pounds or more use?
- A. No restraint in the back seat
- B. A 5-point harness seat only
- C. Only a rear-facing seat
- D. A booster seat or seat belt
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 2: Before You Get Behind the Wheel
Question 8: How far in front of the cab can a truck's blind spot stretch?
- A. Up to 65 feet
- B. Up to 20 feet
- C. Up to 2 feet
- D. Up to 200 feet
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 9: Under Connecticut's zero tolerance law, what BAC brings penalties for a driver under 21?
- A. .05 percent or more
- B. .10 percent or more
- C. .02 percent or more
- D. .08 percent or more
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 10: What two things does the vision test evaluate?
- A. Color vision and night vision
- B. Glare recovery and focus speed
- C. Depth perception and reaction time
- D. Acuity and peripheral vision
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 1: Obtaining a Connecticut Driver's License
Question 11: What do studies show about the driving records of hearing-impaired drivers?
- A. They are much worse than other drivers' records
- B. They qualify only for restricted licenses
- C. They are just as good as other drivers' records
- D. They are good only on rural roads
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 1: Obtaining a Connecticut Driver's License
Question 12: In the city, about how far is 12 seconds of travel?
- A. About one mile
- B. About one block
- C. About half a block
- D. About four blocks
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 13: How long must a home-trained teen hold a permit before taking the road test?
- A. 120 days
- B. 90 days
- C. 365 days
- D. 180 days
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 1: Obtaining a Connecticut Driver's License
Question 14: How far from an ice cream truck with its stop arm out must you stop?
- A. At least 50 feet
- B. At least 25 feet
- C. At least 10 feet
- D. At least 5 feet
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 15: When are studded tires allowed in Connecticut?
- A. December 1 through February 28
- B. All year round
- C. November 15 through April 30
- D. October 1 through March 31
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 16: Farm tractors and animal-drawn vehicles usually travel at what speed?
- A. 25 mph or less
- B. 5 mph or less
- C. 45 mph or less
- D. 35 mph or less
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 17: How far do high beams let you see compared with low beams?
- A. About twice as far
- B. About four times as far
- C. About the same distance
- D. About half as far
Question 18: How should you move across several lanes of traffic?
- A. Change one lane at a time
- B. Move over only when a driver waves you in
- C. Wait until every lane is clear, then cross them all
- D. Cross two lanes at a time to save time
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 19: What should you not do when a railroad grade crossing is ahead?
- A. Slow down as you get near it
- B. Look up and down the tracks
- C. Pass another vehicle
- D. Check for room on the far side
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 20: Which steering method should you use for sharp corners?
- A. Hand-over-hand
- B. Palm on the center of the wheel
- C. One hand at the top of the wheel
- D. Letting the wheel slip through your hands
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 21: A police officer waves you through, but the light is red. What should you do?
- A. Stop and honk to confirm
- B. Follow the officer's signal
- C. Turn right on red instead
- D. Wait until the light turns green
Question 22: How can you tell if a truck driver can't see you?
- A. The truck's running lights are switched on
- B. The truck is moving slowly
- C. You are behind a trailer with doors
- D. You can't see the driver's face in the mirror
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 23: When a car is hit from the side, which way do unbelted passengers slide?
- A. Straight forward into the dashboard
- B. Away from the point of the crash
- C. Toward the point of the crash
- D. Nowhere, if they brace themselves
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 2: Before You Get Behind the Wheel
Question 24: Alcohol is involved in more than what share of fatal traffic crashes?
- A. 10 percent
- B. 40 percent
- C. 20 percent
- D. 75 percent
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 25: Your car starts to skid. What should you do with the brake?
- A. Pump it quickly
- B. Pull the parking brake
- C. Press it hard
- D. Stay off it
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