Free Massachusetts RMV Practice Permit Test - Practice Test 2 2026
This Practice Test 2 is modeled on the Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) written knowledge exam, which has 25 questions; to pass you need 18 of 25 correct (72%). These 25 questions rotate through traffic laws, road signs, and right-of-way - the core topics the RMV tests most heavily. Every question includes an explanation, so you learn the rule behind each answer - not just whether you got it right.
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What's on the Massachusetts Practice Test 2
The real Massachusetts knowledge test has 25 questions, and to pass you need 18 of 25 correct (72%). Practice Test 2 is a 25-question set drawn from 39 questions, scored against a practice target of 72%.
Topics in this test's question pool
- Road signs 17
- Traffic laws 8
- Safe driving 5
- Right of way 4
- Parking 2
- Alcohol & drugs 1
- Vehicle equipment 1
- Emergencies 1
39 questions in the pool, 2 of them written specifically for Massachusetts. Each attempt shows 25 in a new order.
Sample questions from this test, with answers
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1. Massachusetts law allows a driver age 18 or older to use an electronic device, such as a phone, only:
- A. In hands-free mode (correct)
- B. For text messages
- C. When stopped at a red light
- D. On the highway
Why: Massachusetts drivers 18 and older may use mobile electronic devices only in hands-free mode; the device cannot be held, and handheld use is not allowed even at red lights or stop signs. Drivers under 18 may not use any mobile electronic device while driving except to report an emergency.
Source: official Massachusetts driver handbook, Manual PDF p.1 notice and PDF p.46 'Drivers Under 18'
2. When turning left at a green light (not a green arrow), you must:
- A. Turn immediately - green means go
- B. Yield to oncoming traffic and pedestrians (correct)
- C. Turn first - oncoming traffic must yield to you
- D. Wait for oncoming traffic to stop
Why: A green ball (not arrow) allows a left turn only after yielding to oncoming traffic and pedestrians. A green arrow means you have a protected turn and oncoming traffic is stopped.
3. A small sign below a railroad crossbuck shows the number 2. What does it tell you?
- A. Trains come through here about twice a day
- B. Stop at least two car lengths from the rails
- C. The crossing is two miles down the road
- D. There are two sets of tracks at the crossing (correct)
Why: When a crossing has more than one track, a sign under the crossbuck shows how many tracks there are. Be ready for a train on any of them.
4. Blue signs along a highway typically indicate:
- A. Parks and recreation areas
- B. Gas, food, and lodging services (correct)
- C. Rules such as speed limits
- D. Exits and distances to nearby cities
Why: Blue signs indicate motorist services - gas stations, food, lodging, hospitals, and rest areas - available at or near an exit.
5. Alcohol affects driving by:
- A. Slowing reactions only once you reach 0.08%
- B. Impairing reaction time, judgment, and vision (correct)
- C. Affecting judgment, but not reaction time
- D. Mainly causing drowsiness, which coffee can fix
Why: Alcohol impairs all the skills needed to drive safely: reaction time slows, judgment and decision-making deteriorate, coordination suffers, and vision (especially peripheral) is reduced.
6. What does this sign warn drivers about?
- A. The speed limit is 12 mph
- B. Lanes are 12 feet wide ahead
- C. Low clearance under a structure (correct)
- D. Trucks need 12 feet to stop
Why: The low clearance sign shows the height of a bridge or overpass ahead. Do not go on if your vehicle is taller than the height shown.
Source: p.63 (PDF p.66), Warning signs
More Massachusetts facts, the full requirements table and the printable PDF are on the Massachusetts permit practice test page.
Massachusetts RMV Test Info
- Questions on real test
- 25
- Passing score
- 72%
- Correct needed
- 18 of 25 correct (72%)
- Minimum age
- 16 years old
- Testing agency
- Registry of Motor Vehicles
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Study Tip
Don't just aim to pass this Massachusetts Practice Test 2 once - keep taking it until you score 72% or higher two or three times in a row. Read the explanation after every question, even the ones you get right, to lock in the rule before your RMV exam.