Massachusetts DMV practice test
Prepare for the Massachusetts learner permit knowledge test with questions written from the official driver handbook, in English, Russian and Spanish.
Massachusetts practice tests
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Full practice tests in the format of the real Massachusetts knowledge test. Questions do not repeat between tests.
Road signs
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Rules of the road
Right of way, turns, parking and sharing the road.
Massachusetts laws
Rules that are specific to Massachusetts.
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Key rules from the Massachusetts handbook
These numbers come straight from the official handbook. Each one is also a question in our tests.
Getting your permit and license
- You can apply for a learner's permit at 16 years old.
- Hold the permit at least 6 months before the road test.
- At least 40 hours of supervised driving are required.
- The supervising driver must be at least 21 years old.
- A standard license is usually valid for 5 years.
- First 6 months: no passengers under 18 other than immediate family, unless accompanied by a licensed driver 21+ with a year of experience.
- Junior operators may not drive between 12:30 a.m. and 5 a.m. unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
- JOL restriction violations: 60 days for a first offense, 180 days for a second.
- 25 questions, 18 correct needed, within 25 minutes.
- Wait at least 14 days before another road test; no more than six road tests in 12 months.
Rules of the road
- Drivers under 18 years old may not use any wireless device while driving.
- Drivers may not hold a phone while driving; use a hands-free device.
- Headlights must be on from 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise.
- Headlights are required when visibility is less than 500 feet.
- Keep at least 3 seconds behind the vehicle ahead; add more in bad weather.
- Children at least 8 years old or at least 57 inches tall must wear safety belts.
- Fines: $100 first offense, $250 second, $500 third and later.
- $25 for an unbelted driver (and $25 for each unbelted passenger).
- The fine for tailgating can be up to $100.
- Keep at least four seconds behind a motorcycle (three for other vehicles).
- Keep at least ten seconds from heavy equipment.
- At 50 mph: about 55 feet of reaction plus 160 feet of braking — about 215 feet. At 30 mph about 104 feet; at 60 mph about 292 feet.
- Children under 12 may not ride in pickup truck beds; others never at more than 5 mph.
- You can darken side and rear windows up to 35 percent.
- Safety and emissions inspection is required every year.
- Your plate number must be visible from 60 feet at night.
- Tires must have at least 2/32 inch of tread depth.
- Most crashes happen less than 25 miles from home; eight in ten at 40 mph or less.
How to get a driver's license in Massachusetts
- Pass the written knowledge test to get a learner's permit (minimum age 16 years old).
- Hold the permit for at least 6 months.
- Complete 40 hours of supervised driving.
- Drive only with a licensed supervising driver (minimum age 21 years old).
- Pass the road (driving) test.
Steps include only rules confirmed in the official handbook; your state may have more requirements (documents, fees, driver education).
Massachusetts driving rules in numbers
Learner's permit and teen license rules by state
- Learner's permit from age
- 16 years old
- Hold the permit at least
- 6 months
- Supervised driving hours
- 40 hours
- Supervising driver at least
- 21 years old
Cell phone laws for drivers by state
- No phone at all for drivers under
- 18 years old
- Adults: phone in hand to talk?
- No, only hands-free use is allowed
Car seat and booster seat laws by state
- Car seat until at least
- 8 years old
License renewal, insurance and points by state
- License valid for
- 5 years
Sample questions
In Massachusetts, what is the minimum age to get a learner's permit?
- 15½ years old
- 16 years old
- 16½ years old
- 17 years old
Massachusetts: you can apply for a learner's permit at 16 years old.
In Massachusetts, drivers younger than what age may not use a cell phone at all while driving, even hands-free?
- 17 years old
- 17½ years old
- 18 years old
- 19 years old
Massachusetts: drivers under 18 years old may not use any wireless device while driving.
Massachusetts permit test: questions and answers
The Massachusetts knowledge test has 25 questions.
You need 18 correct answers out of 25 (72%).
According to the Massachusetts driver handbook, the minimum age is 16.
Yes, as of our last check the Massachusetts DMV offers the knowledge test in this language. Confirm with the DMV before your visit.
From the official Massachusetts driver handbook (Massachusetts RMV Driver's Manual (rev. April 2026)). We write our own questions; the DMV does not publish its real exam questions.