Connecticut · Department of Motor Vehicles

Connecticut DMV practice test

The Connecticut knowledge test has 25 multiple-choice questions, and you need 20 correct answers to pass. DMV Champ teaches every question with its explanation, then checks you with 5 simulated exams in exactly that format.

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questions

correct to pass

80%

passing score

None

time limit

The number of questions and the passing score are confirmed by portal.ct.gov. Check the current Connecticut handbook before your exam.

What the Connecticut exam looks like

Connecticut’s exam is one of the shorter ones: only 5 jurisdictions ask fewer than 25 questions. You need 80% to pass, which means you can miss 5 questions and still get your permit. There is no time limit, so read every question twice.

The exam is given by the DMV. Its questions come from the official Connecticut driver’s handbook, which is also where every DMV Champ question is checked.

The same format is used in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

What the Connecticut handbook says

The Connecticut Driver’s Manual calls it the knowledge test. Passing it is how you get a learner’s permit, which you can apply for from age 16 in Connecticut.

35 topics in Connecticut: the 34 every state tests, plus winter driving, because the Connecticut handbook teaches it.

Exam simulator

5 simulated exams in the Connecticut format

25 questions20 to passNo time limit

Pick Connecticut once in the app and every simulated exam uses these figures. Nothing is revealed mid-exam, and each attempt is graded against the 20-correct passing score at the end. Retake an exam as often as you like, reordered each time.

What you study

4 sections, 35 topics, every one on the Connecticut exam.

Signs and signals, road rules, safe driving and driving laws. The topics come from the AAMVA guidelines every state builds its exam on, checked against the Connecticut handbook. Each is a short group of questions you can get through in a few minutes, and every answer is explained the moment you check it.

Learn by answering

No chapters to read first. Every practice question carries its answer and the reasoning, so a wrong answer is how the next thing is taught.

Mistakes come back

A question you get wrong returns until you get it right. Once you’ve answered every new question and corrected every mistake, you’ve finished the learning phase.

A predicted score

The score you’d likely get on the Connecticut exam today, with the 20-correct passing score marked on it and a 14-day trend.

Connecticut questions

Good to know before your Connecticut exam.

How many questions are on the Connecticut permit test?

25. The Connecticut knowledge test has 25 multiple-choice questions, and you need 20 correct answers (80%) to pass.

How many questions can you miss on the Connecticut knowledge test?

5. With 25 questions and 20 needed to pass, you can get 5 wrong and still pass.

Is the Connecticut knowledge test timed?

No. Connecticut does not put a time limit on the knowledge test. Only 8 jurisdictions do.

How old do you have to be to get a learner’s permit in Connecticut?

16. The Connecticut handbook sets 16 as the youngest age for a learner’s permit, and the knowledge test is part of getting one.

Where do the Connecticut questions come from?

From the official Connecticut driver’s handbook, which is what the DMV writes its test from. Every DMV Champ question is checked against it and explained the moment you answer.

Ready for the Connecticut exam?

A few questions a day is enough. Not in Connecticut?

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