Connecticut permit practice tests 2026

Your route to test day

1. Learn the signs

   Shapes and colors first. Sign questions are the easiest points on the test, and some states require a perfect score on them.

   • Road Signs 122 questions
   • Road Signs 222 questions
   • Road Signs 322 questions
   • Road Signs 421 questions
   • Road Signs 521 questions

   Connecticut permit test flashcards: swipe through signs, Connecticut rules and practice questions on your phone.

2. Work through the practice tests

   6 tests that cover every topic in the handbook. 64 of the 124 Connecticut questions are about rules specific to Connecticut.

   • Practice Test 126 questions
   • Practice Test 226 questions
   • Practice Test 326 questions
   • Practice Test 426 questions
   • Practice Test 525 questions
   • Practice Test 625 questions

3. Drill your weak topics

   Your results show which topics you miss. Practice just those.

   • Road signs 112
   • Traffic signals 5
   • Pavement markings 5
   • Right of way & intersections 6
   • Turning & signaling 5
   • Lanes, passing & merging 5
   • Speed limits & control 5
   • Following distance & space 4
   • Parking & stopping 4
   • Highways & freeways 4
   • Sharing the road 10
   • School buses & emergency vehicles 5
   • Railroad crossings 4
   • Work zones 4
   • Night, weather & hazards 6
   • Emergencies & crashes 6
   • Alcohol & drugs 7
   • Distracted & drowsy driving 8
   • Permits & licensing 14
   • Laws, points & insurance 8
   • Seat belts & equipment 5

   Take a weak-spot test: 10 questions built from the topics and questions you keep missing.

4. Fix every mistake

   Questions you miss are saved in this browser. Each one stays in your trainer until you get it right on 3 separate days.

   Review my mistakes

   Print them as a study sheet, answers folded under.

5. Pass the simulator, then book your test

   The simulator follows Connecticut’s real format: 25 questions, 20 correct to pass (80%). Pass it two or three times in a row on different days.

   Open the exam simulator

   Didn’t pass? Here’s what to do next: Connecticut’s retake rules, your earliest retake date and the topics to fix first.

Connecticut rules that catch people out

These come from questions learners find hardest. Each links to the page of the handbook it comes from.

• In the first six months a newly licensed teen may carry only a driving instructor, a parent or guardian, or one qualified adult. During months seven through twelve, members of the immediate family are added to the list.

  State of Connecticut Driver's Manual, page 10

• If you are blind in one eye, your other eye must see at least 20/40 and have a visual field of at least 100 degrees. Drivers with one eye can be safe but must rely more on head movements and mirrors.

  State of Connecticut Driver's Manual, page 7

• A first conviction for a graduated license violation, such as breaking the curfew or passenger limits, brings a 30-day suspension plus a $175 restoration fee and court fines. Later offenses bring 6 months or until age 18, whichever is longer.

  State of Connecticut Driver's Manual, page 36

• An adult who fails the BAC test must install an ignition interlock device for at least six months, longer with prior offenses. Refusing the test, or being under 21 and testing .02% or higher, requires at least one year.

  State of Connecticut Driver's Manual, page 35

• Someone under 18 cannot be treated as a youthful offender for negligent homicide with a vehicle, evading responsibility after a crash causing death or serious injury, or driving under the influence. These serious offenses are handled more strictly.

  State of Connecticut Driver's Manual, page 37

• Teen cell phone violations bring a 30-day suspension for the first offense, 90 days for the second, and 6 months for the third, each with a $175 restoration fee. The rising penalties reflect how dangerous phone use is for new drivers.

  State of Connecticut Driver's Manual, page 36

• Drivers 25 and older must attend operator retraining after three or more moving or suspension violations. Younger drivers must attend after only two, because new drivers have higher crash risk.

  State of Connecticut Driver's Manual, page 37

• A teen's first conviction for speeding 20 mph over the limit brings a 60-day suspension, then 90 days and 6 months for later offenses. A $175 restoration fee applies each time.

  State of Connecticut Driver's Manual, page 36

Questions about the Connecticut permit test