Free Massachusetts DMV practice test for your learner's permit — road signs, right-of-way and the rules of the road, with real Massachusetts knowledge-exam questions.
The Massachusetts knowledge test is a single 25-question exam covering road signs and the rules of the road together. You need 18 correct (72%) to pass.
Questions and exam format researched against Massachusetts's official driver handbook and state sources. Last verified 18 August 2026.
Answer: Octagon
STOP signs are always the eight-sided octagon shape nationwide, so they're recognizable even from behind.
Road Signs
Answer: 20 mph
Massachusetts sets a presumed-unreasonable speed above 20 mph in a school zone, absent a posted sign.
Speed & Spacing
Answer: From 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise
Headlights are required from half an hour after sunset to half an hour before sunrise.
MA Laws
Answer: 16
You can apply for a MA learner's permit at 16.
Junior Operator Rules
Answer: 4 feet
MA's Vulnerable Road Users Law requires at least 4 feet of clearance — more than the 3-foot rule common in many other states.
Sharing the Road
Answer: School zone or school crossing
The pentagon shape is reserved for school-zone and school-crossing signs.
Road Signs
Answer: 30 mph
MA's default presumed speed in a thickly settled or business district is 30 mph, absent a posted sign.
Speed & Spacing
Answer: Whenever visibility drops below 500 feet, or wipers are in use for weather — daytime running lights alone are not sufficient
Headlights are also required whenever visibility is under 500 feet or wipers are running for weather; DRLs alone don't satisfy this.
MA Laws
Questions and exam format researched against Massachusetts's official driver handbook and state sources. Last verified 18 August 2026.
Massachusetts RMV official Driver's Manual (mass.gov, revised April 2026, full text researched), mass.gov Division of Insurance/Merit Rating Board pages for SDIP and insurance detail, and Massachusetts General Laws (malegislature.gov, e.g. M.G.L. c.90 Section13B hands-free, Section17C speed, Section24P JOL alcohol provisions, Section7AA child passenger safety, and c.85 Section14A funeral processions) — researched and verified 2026-08-18. Exam format (25 questions, 18 correct / 72% to pass, 25-minute time limit, unified pool with no separate sign section) is officially confirmed on mass.gov; Math.ceil(25 * 0.72) = 18 confirmed exactly. Known gaps deliberately NOT invented, per the research doc: the exact dollar fine for illegally passing a stopped school bus was not found in the manual; no night-hours sub-requirement was found within the 40-hour supervised-driving total (r65 tests this directly as a trick question rather than assuming another state's figure); the JOL curfew's manual genuinely lists only the parent/guardian accompaniment exception, with no work/school/religious carve-out (r68 tests this directly); specific truck/bus no-zone footage figures were not found (described only qualitatively); and parking-distance figures for railroad crossings and fire stations were not found in the state manual (likely municipal-ordinance-dependent). Re-verify periodically, as RMV manual content, fees, and SDIP thresholds change over time.
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