Connecticut driver testing
Connecticut DMV practice tests
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Practice tests
Tests we cover in Connecticut
- Connecticut Permit Practice Test
Learner's permit knowledge test
- Real test
- 25 questions
- To pass
- 20 of 25 correct (80%)
- Practice bank
- 238 questions
- Practice exams
- Real format, fresh draws
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At a glance
Connecticut permit test facts
- Questions
- 25 source
- To pass
- 20 of 25 (80%) source
- Languages
- Albanian, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, English, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese (+24 more languages on request in hard copy) source
- Where you take it
- in office only, by appointment source
- Test fee
- 40 (single testing fee covering vision, knowledge and road tests) source
- Permit fee
- 19 source
- Minimum permit age
- 16 source
Checked November 4, 2026. Confirm with the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) before your test.
Test day
Connecticut permit test checklist
Only what the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) publishes, each with its source. Anything the state doesn't say clearly is left out.
Before you go
Documents to bring
Two forms of identification (one from the primary list), proof of Social Security number, two proofs of Connecticut residency (a parent's may be used for a minor) and, if not U.S.-born, proof of legal presence; ages 16-17: parental consent (Form 2D) if not accompanied by a parent
Source for documents to bring (official site), checked November 5, 2026 · https://portal.ct.gov/DMV/Licenses/Licenses
Minimum age
16 years old
Source for minimum age (official site), checked November 4, 2026 · https://portal.ct.gov/dmv/licenses-permits-ids/get-learners-permit
Permit fee
$19
Source for permit fee (official site), checked November 4, 2026 · https://portal.ct.gov/dmv/licenses-permits-ids/teen-drivers-license
Test fee
$40 (single testing fee covering vision, knowledge and road tests)
Source for test fee (official site), checked November 4, 2026 · https://portal.ct.gov/dmv/licenses-permits-ids/teen-drivers-license
At the test
Where you take it
in office only, by appointment
Source for where you take it (official site), checked November 4, 2026 · https://portal.ct.gov/dmv/licenses-permits-ids/take-knowledge-vision-test
Languages
Albanian, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, English, French, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese (+24 more languages on request in hard copy)
Source for languages (official site), checked November 4, 2026 · https://portal.ct.gov/dmv/licenses-permits-ids/take-knowledge-vision-test
Questions
25
Source for questions (official site), checked November 4, 2026 · https://portal.ct.gov/dmv/licenses-permits-ids/take-knowledge-vision-test
To pass
20 of 25 (80%)
Source for to pass (official site), checked November 4, 2026 · https://portal.ct.gov/dmv/licenses-permits-ids/take-knowledge-vision-test
Last checked November 5, 2026. Rules and fees change: confirm with the Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) before your test.
Official documents
Official Connecticut manuals
- Driver handbookState of Connecticut Driver's ManualOpen PDFDetails
- Driver handbook (Spanish)Connecticut driver's manual in SpanishOpen PDFDetails
- Motorcycle manualConnecticut Motorcycle Operator's Manual (MSF Motorcycle Operator Manual, 18th edition, with CT section)Open PDFDetails
- CDL manualConnecticut Commercial Driver's License Manual (with modules 11 and 12)Open PDFDetails