Massachusetts permit test: practice questions

Try five questions

Five questions from the United States (Massachusetts) bank, as you'll see them in the app.

1. During the first 6 months of a junior license, who may ride with the junior driver without an adult supervisor?

   1. Immediate family members, of any age
   2. Any passengers who wear seat belts
   3. Nobody at all, not even family
   4. Up to two school friends under 18
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   Answer: Immediate family members, of any age

   For six months, a junior operator may not carry passengers under 18 other than immediate family unless a licensed driver aged 21+ with a year of experience sits beside them. Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 8.

2. May you turn right on a steady red light in Massachusetts?

   1. Yes, after stopping, unless a sign bans it
   2. Only when a green arrow is showing
   3. Yes, without stopping if the way is clear
   4. No, never at any signal in the state
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   Answer: Yes, after stopping, unless a sign bans it

   After a full stop, a right turn on red is allowed while yielding to pedestrians and traffic, unless a posted sign forbids it. Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 89, § 8.

3. You have just passed a cyclist and want to turn right. What must you do?

   1. Speed up to get well ahead, then turn
   2. Turn only at a safe distance from the cyclist
   3. Sound your horn and then make the turn
   4. Turn at once, in front of the cyclist
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   Answer: Turn only at a safe distance from the cyclist

   After passing a bicyclist, a right turn may be made only at a safe distance and speed. Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 14.

4. How close may you follow a fire truck going to a fire?

   1. No closer than 500 feet
   2. No closer than 100 feet
   3. No closer than 300 feet
   4. No closer than 50 feet
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   Answer: No closer than 300 feet

   No one may drive within 300 feet of fire apparatus going to a fire or answering an alarm. Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 89, § 7A.

5. You hit a parked car and nobody is around. What must you do?

   1. Call only your insurance company
   2. Drive away if the damage is small
   3. Give your name, address and plate
   4. Wait an hour and then leave
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   Answer: Give your name, address and plate

   Leaving after knowingly damaging a vehicle or property without giving your name, residence and registration number is an offense. Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 90, § 24.

Where the questions come from

Written from the published rules · Massachusetts General Laws chapters 89 and 90 (Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles). See every official source

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