Connecticut DMV driver's license practice test 5
Try this free Connecticut practice test for the driver's license knowledge exam: 25 questions from the Connecticut Driver's Manual. The sections it covers most are Chapter 5: Know the Road (4), Chapter 2: Before You Get Behind the Wheel (3), and Chapter 1: Obtaining a Connecticut Driver's License (4). To start, you'll answer this: "What happens to distracted driving fines for handheld phone use in a work zone?" Explanations follow every answer.
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- Questions
- 25
- Passing score
- 80% (20 of 25)
- Mistakes allowed
- 5
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- Connecticut Driver's Manual
Practice questions
Question 1 of 250 of 25 answered
What happens to distracted driving fines for handheld phone use in a work zone?
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 Wheel3 questions
- Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors11 questions
- Chapter 4: Road Safety3 questions
- Chapter 5: Know the Road4 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 happens to distracted driving fines for handheld phone use in a work zone?
- A. They are replaced by a warning
- B. They stay the same
- C. They are doubled
- D. They are cut in half
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 2: When should you use a four-second following distance?
- A. In light traffic on dry roads
- B. On slippery roads
- C. When the road is straight
- D. When you are late
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 3: What happens when a driver under 18 is convicted of breaking the cell phone law?
- A. Their license is suspended
- B. Their parents pay a fine only
- C. They must retake the vision test
- D. They get only a written warning
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 2: Before You Get Behind the Wheel
Question 4: How often should you take a break on a long trip?
- A. About every 100 miles or 2 hours
- B. About every 30 miles or 30 minutes
- C. Only once you start to feel tired
- D. About every 300 miles or 5 hours
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 5: During what hours may 16- and 17-year-old license holders not drive, except for listed reasons?
- A. Midnight to 6 a.m.
- B. 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
- C. 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- D. 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 1: Obtaining a Connecticut Driver's License
Question 6: You hit a parked car and can't find the owner. What should you do?
- A. Drive away, since no one was hurt
- B. Leave a note saying when it happened and how to reach you
- C. Report it only if the damage looks expensive
- D. Wait by the car until the owner comes back
Question 7: At a crossing with more than one track, why wait until a passing train is well down the track?
- A. The gates may break
- B. It may hide a second train
- C. The crossing signal needs to reset
- D. The tracks stay hot
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 8: What does a double solid white line between lanes mean?
- A. Lane changing is prohibited
- B. Passing is allowed with care
- C. The lane is reserved for bicycles
- D. The road is about to end
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 5: Know the Road
Question 9: Can you take the road test in a rented vehicle if you don't have a valid license?
- A. Yes, if a parent signed the rental
- B. No, a rented vehicle can't be used
- C. Only on weekdays
- D. Yes, if the rental company approves
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 1: Obtaining a Connecticut Driver's License
Question 10: How long must an adult 18 or older hold a learner's permit before the road test?
- A. At least 90 days
- B. At least 120 days
- C. At least 30 days
- D. At least 180 days
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 1: Obtaining a Connecticut Driver's License
Question 11: How does the stopping distance at 60 mph compare with the distance at 30 mph?
- A. It is about the same
- B. It is over three times as long
- C. It is twice as long
- D. It is one and a half times as long
Question 12: What is the closest you may park to a stop sign?
- A. 50 feet
- B. 25 feet
- C. 10 feet
- D. 5 feet
Question 13: How much more time and room do large trucks need to stop than cars?
- A. About the same
- B. About ten times as much
- C. About half as much
- D. Nearly twice as much
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 14: After stopping for an ice cream truck, how fast may you pass it?
- A. Up to 25 mph
- B. Any reasonable speed under the limit
- C. Up to 15 mph
- D. Up to 5 mph
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 15: A flashing red traffic light means the same as what?
- A. A school zone sign
- B. A yield sign
- C. A railroad crossing sign
- D. A stop sign
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 5: Know the Road
Question 16: A driver 24 or younger must complete operator retraining after how many moving violations?
- A. Three or more
- B. One
- C. Two or more
- D. Five or more
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 17: When may you use a handheld phone in your car?
- A. When parked safely on the shoulder
- B. When stopped at a stop sign or red light
- C. When stopped in traffic
- D. When driving under 15 mph
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 2: Before You Get Behind the Wheel
Question 18: What happens to the fine for failing to yield to a bicyclist?
- A. It is doubled
- B. It is waived for a first offense
- C. It is the same as for failing to yield to a car
- D. It is replaced by a written warning
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 19: Drivers must make sure that passengers of which ages wear a seat belt?
- A. Only those over 18
- B. Only those in the front seat
- C. Between 7 and 16 years old
- D. Only those under 5
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 2: Before You Get Behind the Wheel
Question 20: How many hours of behind-the-wheel training must a 16- or 17-year-old complete?
- A. At least 40 hours
- B. At least 20 hours
- C. At least 50 hours
- D. At least 100 hours
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 1: Obtaining a Connecticut Driver's License
Question 21: When is ice more slippery?
- A. When the temperature is far below freezing
- B. Only after a vehicle has driven over it
- C. When it is right around the freezing point
- D. Only on sunny afternoons in early spring
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 22: About how much clear road do you need to pass safely at 55 mph?
- A. About 200 feet
- B. About 400 feet
- C. About 800 feet
- D. Over 1,600 feet
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 23: How much following distance should you keep behind a driver who seems distracted?
- A. 1 to 2 seconds
- B. About one car length
- C. At least 10 seconds
- D. 3 to 4 seconds
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 3: Driving Behaviors
Question 24: What does a Keep Right sign tell you?
- A. Stay in the right lane for the rest of the road
- B. Turn right at the next intersection
- C. Pass to the right of an island or obstruction
- D. The right lane is about to end
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 5: Know the Road
Question 25: What are brown signs used for?
- A. Warnings about road hazards
- B. Construction and maintenance
- C. Parks and recreation areas
- D. Services such as gas and food
Source:Connecticut Driver's Manual, Chapter 5: Know the Road
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