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Massachusetts DMV practice test

The Massachusetts learner’s permit exam has 25 multiple-choice questions, and you need 18 correct answers to pass. DMV Champ teaches every question with its explanation, then checks you with 5 simulated exams in exactly that format.

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questions

correct to pass

72%

passing score

25 min

time limit

The number of questions and the passing score are confirmed by mass.gov. Check the current Massachusetts handbook before your exam.

What the Massachusetts exam looks like

Massachusetts’s exam is one of the shorter ones: only 5 jurisdictions ask fewer than 25 questions. You need 72% to pass, which means you can miss 7 questions and still get your permit. You have 25 minutes, one of only 8 jurisdictions that put a clock on the exam.

The exam is given by the RMV (Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles). Its questions come from the official Massachusetts driver’s handbook, which is also where every DMV Champ question is checked.

What the Massachusetts handbook says

The Massachusetts Driver’s Manual calls it the learner’s permit exam, so that is the phrase you’ll see at the counter and on the agency’s site. Passing it is how you get a learner’s permit, which you can apply for from age 16 in Massachusetts.

35 topics in Massachusetts: the 34 every state tests, plus winter driving, because the Massachusetts handbook teaches it.

Exam simulator

5 simulated exams in the Massachusetts format

25 questions18 to pass25 minutes

Pick Massachusetts once in the app and every simulated exam uses these figures. Nothing is revealed mid-exam, and each attempt is graded against the 18-correct passing score at the end. Retake an exam as often as you like, reordered each time.

What you study

4 sections, 35 topics, every one on the Massachusetts exam.

Signs and signals, road rules, safe driving and driving laws. The topics come from the AAMVA guidelines every state builds its exam on, checked against the Massachusetts handbook. Each is a short group of questions you can get through in a few minutes, and every answer is explained the moment you check it.

Learn by answering

No chapters to read first. Every practice question carries its answer and the reasoning, so a wrong answer is how the next thing is taught.

Mistakes come back

A question you get wrong returns until you get it right. Once you’ve answered every new question and corrected every mistake, you’ve finished the learning phase.

A predicted score

The score you’d likely get on the Massachusetts exam today, with the 18-correct passing score marked on it and a 14-day trend.

Massachusetts questions

Good to know before your Massachusetts exam.

How many questions are on the Massachusetts permit test?

25. The Massachusetts learner’s permit exam has 25 multiple-choice questions, and you need 18 correct answers (72%) to pass.

How many questions can you miss on the Massachusetts learner’s permit exam?

7. With 25 questions and 18 needed to pass, you can get 7 wrong and still pass.

Is the Massachusetts learner’s permit exam timed?

Yes. You have 25 minutes. Massachusetts is one of only 8 jurisdictions that put a time limit on the learner’s permit exam, and DMV Champ’s exam simulator uses the same clock.

How old do you have to be to get a learner’s permit in Massachusetts?

16. The Massachusetts handbook sets 16 as the youngest age for a learner’s permit, and the learner’s permit exam is part of getting one.

Where do the Massachusetts questions come from?

From the official Massachusetts driver’s handbook, which is what the RMV writes its test from. Every DMV Champ question is checked against it and explained the moment you answer.

Ready for the Massachusetts exam?

A few questions a day is enough. Not in Massachusetts?

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