Colorado Permit Practice Test

Free practice questions based on the Colorado Driver Handbook. No sign-up: answer the questions, get your score, and see why each answer is right.

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Passing score
20 of 25 (80%)
Practice test
25 questions

The Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles sets the passing score at 80%. Colorado's DMV rules set the 80% pass mark. The 25-question length comes from older versions of those rules (5 wrong answers allowed), which were changed in 2015; current DMV pages and rules don't state the number of questions. See the report.

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Sample Colorado practice questions

On a four-lane road with no median, a school bus stops with red lights flashing. Who must stop?

  • No one, if no children are seen
  • Only traffic behind the bus
  • Only the lane next to the bus
  • Traffic in both directions
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Traffic in both directions

With no median on a four-lane road, drivers going both ways must stop. Opposite traffic may keep going on a divided highway with a median, or past a shared center turn lane on a road of five or more lanes.

Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), School Buses, printed p. 20 (PDF p. 23)

How long must an adult aged 21 or older hold a Colorado permit before taking the driving test?

  • At least 30 days
  • There is no minimum time
  • At least 6 months
  • At least 12 months
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There is no minimum time

Adults may take the driving test right after receiving the permit.

Source: Colorado DMV, Adult Permit page, Adult Permits (21+)

Who besides signs and signals may direct traffic that you must obey?

  • Any driver waving from a parked car
  • Police, highway workers or school crossing guards
  • Passengers in your own vehicle
  • Only federal officers
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Police, highway workers or school crossing guards

Law enforcement, highway personnel and school crossing guards can control traffic, and you must follow their directions.

Source: Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337), Traffic Controls, printed p. 7 (PDF p. 10)

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About these questions

We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Colorado Driver Handbook (DR 2337, January 2025 (file DR_2337_Jan2025.pdf, footer DR 2337 (12/05/24), PDF created 2024-12-04, 36 pages), linked from https://dmv.colorado.gov/drivereducation. dmv.colorado.gov refuses automated requests (Cloudflare 403), so the owner supplied the file; read 2026-11-09. Citations give the printed page and the PDF page (PDF page = printed page + 3). PDF pages 23 (printed p. 20) and 33 also carry hidden, off-page text left over from an older edition (sections 13.3-13.5 and 15.5-16, e.g. school bus fines of up to $300 and six points); it is not visible on the page and no fact is taken from it. Where the handbook is silent, DMV pages (dmv.colorado.gov, read 2026-11-09 through a fetch tool), the Code of Colorado Regulations (1 CCR 204-30, Rule 8) and signed acts on leg.colorado.gov are the source. Statute checks used the 2024 compilation of C.R.S. title 42 (as republished by colorado.public.law, not an official host, so it is not cited) together with the 2024-2026 bills that changed it. edition) and from official sources on road signs. Every answer links to its source, so you can check it and read more.

DMV Decoded is an independent guide, not a government agency. This practice test is not connected to the Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles, and your actual test will have different questions. Study the handbook, and check the agency's website for current rules.