1. What should you do if you are angry or excited before driving?
- A. Drive to calm down
- B. Take a short walk or nap and stay off the road until you have calmed down
- C. Play loud music while driving
- D. Make a short trip only
Answer: Take a short walk or nap and stay off the road until you have calmed down
The manual suggests that if you are angry or excited, give yourself time to cool off; take a walk or nap and stay off the road until calm.
2. What does the round yellow Railroad Crossing warning sign look like?
- A. Blue with “RR” in white
- B. Round yellow with an “X” and black “RR” letters
- C. Red triangle with “RR”
- D. Square green sign with tracks
Answer: Round yellow with an “X” and black “RR” letters
The railroad crossing warning sign is round, yellow, with an “X” symbol and black “RR” letters placed before the crossing.
3. After a tire blowout, how should you slow your vehicle?
- A. Slam on the brakes
- B. Shift to park
- C. Take your foot off the gas and use the brakes lightly
- D. Turn off the ignition
Answer: Take your foot off the gas and use the brakes lightly
The manual says to slow down gradually by easing off the gas and using the brakes lightly.
4. What is the minimum age for a home-training instructor, and what license condition must they meet?
- A. 18 years old; license held 2 years
- B. 20 years old; license held 4 or more years without suspension in that period
- C. 21 years old; license held 3 years
- D. 25 years old; license held 5 years
Answer: 20 years old; license held 4 or more years without suspension in that period
Applicants for home training must train with an instructor who is at least 20 years old, has held a license for four or more years prior to training, and whose license has not been suspended during that four-year period.
5. If a registered owner ignores the DMV’s insurance warning notice, what can happen?
- A. License points only
- B. Registration is suspended
- C. Vehicle is towed automatically
- D. Fine only, no other action
Answer: Registration is suspended
Failure to respond to the warning notice can result in suspension of the vehicle’s registration.
6. If your view of a cross street is blocked when you are stopped, what is the correct action?
- A. Back up quickly
- B. Edge forward slowly until you can see
- C. Turn without looking
- D. Wait for someone to wave you through
Answer: Edge forward slowly until you can see
The manual advises edging forward slowly to see while giving crossing drivers a chance to spot and warn you.
7. What does a Flag Person warning sign mean?
- A. Stop for school buses
- B. A police checkpoint ahead
- C. There is a flagger ahead; you must follow their directions
- D. You must turn around
Answer: There is a flagger ahead; you must follow their directions
The sign warns that there is a flag person ahead; drivers must obey the flagger, who uses STOP/SLOW paddles or red flags to direct traffic.
8. When must you turn on your headlights in rainy, snowy or foggy conditions in Connecticut?
- A. Only when visibility is under 100 feet
- B. Only on the highway
- C. Whenever you turn on your windshield wipers
- D. Only at night
Answer: Whenever you turn on your windshield wipers
The manual states that on rainy, snowy, or foggy days, you must turn on your headlights; it also notes that if you turn on your wipers, you should turn on your headlights – it’s the law.