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Massachusetts permit test prep.

Build your knowledge of Massachusetts driving rules with 61 short lessons, 73 road-sign illustrations, and 690 study questions based on the course’s driver handbook edition.

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A winding country road with a red car and road signs
Study questions
690
Driving lessons
61
Signs & illustrations
73
Course units
9

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Massachusetts practice test

See the 25-question simulation, the 18-correct passing threshold, sample questions, and source notes.

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Recognition

Massachusetts road signs

Browse 73 signs and illustrations, with their meanings and the action to take.

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Reference

Massachusetts driver handbook

Find the chapter list, source PDF, and companion lessons for the handbook in this course.

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A clear route through the handbook

The 61 lessons below follow 9 course units. Open a lesson to read its rules, examples, and source page references, or use the study app for its checkpoint quiz.

Unit 1 · 8 lessons

Getting Your License

  1. Who Needs a License & License Classes
  2. Getting a Learner's Permit
  3. The Learner's Permit Exam
  4. Driving With Your Permit
  5. Scheduling & Preparing for the Road Test
  6. License Length, Restrictions & ID Documents
  7. The Road Test Vehicle & What's Tested
  8. Your New License, Conversions & Fees

Unit 2 · 4 lessons

Junior Operator License Law

  1. Becoming a Junior Operator
  2. Passenger & Night Restrictions
  3. JOL License Violations & Penalties
  4. Junior Operator Permit Suspensions & Extra Penalties

Unit 3 · 5 lessons

Vehicle & Passenger Safety

  1. Safety Belt Law
  2. Child Passenger Restraints & Air Bags
  3. Required Equipment & Car Safety Kits
  4. Distractions Inside the Vehicle
  5. Vehicle Condition & Your Health

Unit 4 · 7 lessons

Safe Driving Practices

  1. Safe Following Distances
  2. Braking & Stopping Distances
  3. Headlights, Horn & Night Driving
  4. Distracted & Drowsy Driving
  5. Driving in Rain, Fog & Winter
  6. Defensive Driving & Driver Assistance
  7. Speed Limits & the Dangers of Speeding

Unit 5 · 8 lessons

Violations, Suspensions & OUI

  1. Civil vs. Criminal Violations
  2. Speeding Penalties
  3. At-Fault Crashes, Surchargeable Events & Retraining
  4. Alcohol, BAC & Implied Consent
  5. OUI Penalties & Ignition Interlock
  6. Under-21 Alcohol Laws, Open Containers & Drugs
  7. Failed & Refused Chemical Tests
  8. Other Suspensions, Nonrenewal & Reinstatement

Unit 6 · 8 lessons

Signs, Signals & Pavement Markings

  1. Sign Colors, Shapes & Guide Signs
  2. Traffic Signals
  3. Stop, Yield & Railroad Crossings
  4. Lane Lines
  5. Work Zones
  6. Regulatory Signs
  7. Special Lanes, Crosswalks & Islands
  8. Warning Signs

Unit 7 · 8 lessons

Right-of-Way, Turns, Lanes & Parking

  1. Right-of-Way at Intersections
  2. Rotaries & Roundabouts
  3. Signaling & Turns
  4. Rules for Passing
  5. Where You Can't Park
  6. Highway Driving & Lane Use
  7. U-Turns, Three-Point Turns & Backing
  8. Parallel Parking & Parking on Hills

Unit 8 · 7 lessons

Sharing the Road

  1. Pedestrians, Crosswalks & Pedestrian Signals
  2. Vulnerable Road Users & Passing Bicycles
  3. Motorcycles, Mopeds & Scooters
  4. Trucks, Buses & School Buses
  5. Emergency Vehicles, Move-Over Law & Animals
  6. Bicycle Laws, Bike Boxes & Crash Scenarios
  7. Aggressive Drivers, Slow Vehicles & Funeral Processions

Unit 9 · 6 lessons

Special Situations & Crashes

  1. Handling Driving Emergencies
  2. Traffic Stops
  3. If You're in a Crash
  4. Leaving the Scene & Witnessing a Crash
  5. Breakdowns, Fire, Water & Tunnels
  6. Drive Smart and Save

Know which test you are studying for

Massachusetts Learner's Permit Exam

This Roadwise course uses a 25-question practice test with 18 correct answers needed to pass. The format can depend on your age, license class, or application type.

The handbook states the Class D/M learner's permit exam has 25 multiple-choice questions, a 25-minute time limit, and requires 18 correct answers to pass (72%). Topics include alcohol misuse, suspensions, JOL violations, rules of the road, and road signs. The handbook does not describe the exam as being scored in separate sections, so the practice test uses one combined score.

See format details and sample questions