Permit test by state/Massachusetts
Massachusetts permit test: 25 questions, 18 to pass
Massachusetts’s learner permit knowledge test is run by the Massachusetts RMV. 25 questions · 18 correct to pass (72%) — you can miss 7.
| Questions | 25 |
|---|---|
| Correct to pass | 18 (72%) |
| Wrong answers allowed | 7 |
| Road signs scored separately | No separate minimum published |
| Study from | Massachusetts Driver's Manual |
Rules that trip people up
- 25 minutes to finish.
- Covers rules of the road, road signs, alcohol misuse, suspensions and junior operator (JOL) violations.
How to pass the Massachusetts permit test on the first try
- Get the Massachusetts Driver's Manual. The test is written from it, so treat it as the syllabus, not background reading.
- Learn signs by shape and color first. Sign shapes are standardized nationally — an octagon is always stop, a triangle always yield, a diamond always a warning — so a sign you’ve never seen can still be read from its shape.
- Make a numbers sheet. Speed limits, following distances, parking distances and BAC limits are where most points are lost — they’re easy to confuse and easy to test.
- Practice at the real length. Take 25-question practice tests and don’t book the real one until you score 90% twice in a row — that leaves margin over the 7-miss limit.
Massachusetts practice questions are in the works
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