Connecticut: Licensing basics — Part 3 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “What kinds of vehicles does the manual advise parents to avoid having their teen drive?” · “How many hours of instruction must a parent or legal guardian complete with a teen who obtains a learner's permit?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Connecticut Driver's Manual" (Revised March 2023), Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV).
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What kinds of vehicles does the manual advise parents to avoid having their teen drive?
- Small cars that have all of the improved safety technologies
- Any vehicle that has an automatic transmission or air bags fitted
- Vehicles with more than four seats or a very large trunk space
- High performance or older vehicles without improved safety technologies
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Correct answer: High performance or older vehicles without improved safety technologies
The manual advises avoiding high performance vehicles or older model vehicles that lack improved safety technologies.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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What does the manual advise parents to provide during the licensing period?
- Only highway practice
- No practice until the teen turns 18
- As much supervised practice as they can
- As little supervision as possible
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Correct answer: As much supervised practice as they can
The manual says to provide as much supervised practice as you can during the licensing period.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 4)
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A 16- or 17-year-old learner's permit holder may carry one person who provides instruction. How long must that person have held a driver's license?
- Four or more consecutive years
- Two or more consecutive years
- One or more consecutive years
- Six or more consecutive years
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Correct answer: Four or more consecutive years
The person must be at least 20 years old and have held a license for four or more consecutive years, without a suspension in the four years before training.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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When do the passenger restrictions for a 16- or 17-year-old learner's permit holder not apply?
- While driving between home and school on a short local trip in daylight
- While accompanied by any adult family member who holds a valid license
- While receiving specific instruction from a licensed driving school instructor
- While driving in daylight hours on roads with light traffic and few turns
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Correct answer: While receiving specific instruction from a licensed driving school instructor
The restrictions do not apply during the actual time the permit holder is receiving specific instruction from a licensed driver instructor.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What may happen if a learner's permit holder does not follow the rules for the permit?
- The permit holder must retake the written test right away
- The permit may be suspended
- The permit is automatically changed into a probationary license
- The permit holder must repeat the 30-hour classroom course
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Correct answer: The permit may be suspended
The manual says failure to follow the rules for a learner's permit may result in a permit suspension.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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Which is one way a 16- or 17-year-old applicant can complete the required driver training?
- A home training program alone, with no additional classroom course
- A written online quiz given by the DMV after the permit is issued
- Practice driving with any licensed driver for six months
- A home training program plus an eight-hour course on safe driving practices
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Correct answer: A home training program plus an eight-hour course on safe driving practices
The three options are a licensed commercial driving school, a secondary school program, or a home training program with the eight-hour safe driving course.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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How many hours of instruction must a parent or legal guardian complete with a teen who obtains a learner's permit?
- Two hours
- Four hours
- Six hours
- Eight hours
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Correct answer: Two hours
The parent or legal guardian must complete two hours of instruction with the teen.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What must the two-hour parent training cover?
- Vehicle insurance, registration and the cost of owning a car
- How to teach a teen to drive a vehicle with a manual transmission
- The laws governing drivers under age 18 and the dangers of teen driving
- The rules for obtaining a commercial driver's license after age 21
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Correct answer: The laws governing drivers under age 18 and the dangers of teen driving
The parent training covers the laws governing drivers under age 18 and the dangers of teen driving.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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How many hours of classroom instruction do classes at a Connecticut commercial or secondary school approved by the DMV consist of?
- 20 hours
- 30 hours
- 40 hours
- 60 hours
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Correct answer: 30 hours
Approved school classes consist of 30 hours of classroom instruction.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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At least how many hours of behind-the-wheel, on-the-road training are included in classes at a DMV-approved commercial or secondary school for teens with a learner's permit?
- 10 hours
- 30 hours
- 50 hours
- 40 hours
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Correct answer: 40 hours
The classes include at least 40 hours of behind-the-wheel, on-the-road training.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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A teen completes driver education through a commercial driving school or a secondary school. How long after the learner's permit is issued must the teen wait before taking the road test?
- 60 days
- 90 days
- 120 days
- 180 days
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Correct answer: 120 days
Applicants who complete driver education through a commercial or secondary school must wait 120 days after the permit is issued.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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A teen did not complete driver education through a commercial driving school or a secondary school. How long after the learner's permit is issued must the teen wait before taking the driver's exam?
- 90 days
- 180 days
- 120 days
- 240 days
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Correct answer: 180 days
All other applicants must wait 180 days after the issuance of the learner's permit.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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Home training applicants must train with an instructor who is at least what age?
- 18 years
- 21 years
- 25 years
- 20 years
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Correct answer: 20 years
The home training instructor must be at least 20 years of age and have held a license for four or more years prior to training.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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Which relative may do home training only if the applicant has no parent, foster parent, legal guardian, grandparent or spouse available?
- Uncle or aunt
- Grandparent
- Parent
- Foster parent
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Correct answer: Uncle or aunt
Uncle or aunt, brother or sister, and stepparent may do home training only when the applicant has none of the first group.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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At what time must the home instructor sign a statement about the applicant's training?
- When the learner's permit is issued
- When the home training course begins
- At the time of the road test
- At the time of the written knowledge test
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Correct answer: At the time of the road test
The home instructor signs the statement at the time of the road test.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What does the home instructor's statement say about the course study the applicant has completed?
- At least 30 hours, all of it taught at home by the instructor
- At least 30 hours, including an 8-hour Safe Driving Practices class
- At least 20 hours, including a 4-hour Safe Driving Practices class
- At least 40 hours, with no school class required at all
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Correct answer: At least 30 hours, including an 8-hour Safe Driving Practices class
The statement says at least 30 hours of course study, including an 8-hour Safe Driving Practices class at a Connecticut commercial driving or secondary school.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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What must a home training course cover?
- Only the chapters on road signs
- Only the topics the instructor picks
- Only the rules for 16-year-olds
- All of the material in the driver's manual
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Correct answer: All of the material in the driver's manual
The home training course must cover all of the material in the manual and other driver education information deemed necessary.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)
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An applicant who receives the full 30 hours of classroom training must also get at least how many hours of behind-the-wheel training from a Connecticut commercial driving school to be eligible to begin testing in 120 days?
- 2 hours
- 8 hours
- 4 hours
- 12 hours
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Correct answer: 8 hours
The manual requires at least 8 hours of behind-the-wheel training from a Connecticut commercial driving school.
Source: Connecticut Driver's Manual (Revised March 2023), page 6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6)