Massachusetts RMV Permit Practice Test 7
Test 7 of 10. Pick an answer for each question to see if it is right and why; your score appears at the end. You need 18 correct answers to pass, the same ratio as the real Massachusetts test.
- Questions25
- Correct to pass18
- Passing score72%
- Minimum age16 years
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1. When is a driver or rider most likely to need hand and arm signals instead of the vehicle turn signal lamps?
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Answer D: When the lamps have failed or cannot be seen because of glare or a load
Hand and arm signals replace or reinforce the lamps whenever the lamps do not work or cannot be seen clearly by other road users.
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2. You are approaching a marked school crossing and children have started to cross the roadway. What is required?
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Answer A: Stop and let the children finish crossing the roadway
Drivers give way to people in a marked crossing, stopping if that is what it takes, and children in particular may change direction without warning.
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3. A driver passes this sign and the signal beyond it is already showing green. What is the safest response?
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Answer C: Ease off the accelerator and be ready to stop, because an indication that has been showing for a while is about to change
A signal that has been displaying the same indication for some time is close to changing, so arriving at a controlled speed with the brake covered is safer than accelerating to beat it.
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4. You are about to pull out from a stop sign. Which scanning habit is correct?
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Answer A: Look to the left, then to the right, then to the left again before moving
Traffic from the left reaches you first, and a second look left catches anything that arrived while you were looking right.
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5. The traffic around you is moving well above the limit on a wide highway. What should you do?
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Answer D: Keep to the limit and stay to the right, letting faster traffic pass
The limit is a legal maximum, and the safe way to differ from the traffic around you is to keep right and let it go by.
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6. How many additional hours of supervised driving must a Massachusetts Junior Operator applicant document if no driver skills development program was completed?
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Answer C: 40 hours
A parent or guardian must certify at least 40 hours of supervised driving, which drops to 30 hours when the applicant completes a driver skills development program.
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7. When counting prior offenses for a Massachusetts chemical test refusal suspension, what counts as a prior operating under the influence offense?
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Answer C: A conviction or an assignment to alcohol education
A prior offense means a court conviction or a court ordered assignment to an alcohol education program, and earlier chemical test refusals do not count.
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8. How far from a fire hydrant must a vehicle be parked in Massachusetts?
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Answer B: At least ten feet
Parking is prohibited within ten feet of a fire hydrant or a fire lane, and within twenty feet of an intersection.
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9. What fee does the Massachusetts RMV charge for the learner's permit exam?
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Answer B: 30 dollars
The learner's permit exam fee is 30 dollars and it is charged again whenever the applicant fails the exam or lets the permit expire.
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10. A sign reads MINIMUM SPEED 40. What does it require of a driver?
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Answer C: Not to drive below that speed when conditions allow
A minimum speed limit keeps unnecessarily slow vehicles from obstructing traffic, but it never overrides the duty to slow down for weather or congestion.
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11. After a Massachusetts license is reinstated, how much longer must a required ignition interlock device stay in the vehicle?
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Answer D: Two years
The device must remain for the whole hardship license period and for a further stretch after the license itself has been reinstated.
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12. What is the highest license reinstatement fee the Massachusetts RMV charges for its most serious suspensions?
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Answer B: 1,200 dollars
Most reinstatement fees are 100 dollars, but fees for suspensions caused by the most serious offenses run considerably higher.
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13. What deductible applies to Massachusetts comprehensive and collision coverage unless the driver has an excessive claims history?
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Answer C: 500 dollars
Comprehensive and collision coverage carry a 500 dollar deductible unless the policyholder has an excessive history of claims.
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14. You are hosting a party and a guest who has been drinking wants to drive home. What should you do?
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Answer D: Stop serving and arrange a ride or a bed
Only time removes alcohol, so a host who wants to prevent a crash has to remove the driving, not try to speed up sobering that cannot be sped up.
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15. What license suspension does a fifth Massachusetts operating under the influence conviction carry?
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Answer B: Lifetime
A fifth OUI conviction carries the heaviest sanction in the table along with a fine of 2,000 to 50,000 dollars.
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16. A warning sign showing two children on a see-saw is posted beside a residential street. What does it mean?
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Answer D: A play area lies beside the road and children may run out
The playground sign warns that children are present next to the roadway and may enter it without looking, so drivers should cover the brake and slow down.
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17. A driver moves into the space you were keeping ahead of you. What should you do?
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Answer D: Ease off and rebuild the gap in front of you
Losing a following gap is common in traffic; the answer is simply to drop back and recreate it rather than drive too close.
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18. Under the Massachusetts hands-free law, what may a driver aged 18 or older do with a mobile electronic device?
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Answer D: Touch it once to activate hands-free mode
The device must be mounted or installed and may only be touched to activate hands-free mode, and holding it is prohibited even at a red light or stop sign.
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19. A junior operator moving to Massachusetts escapes the passenger restriction if the certified out-of-state record shows what?
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Answer A: A valid license held for a full six months without suspension
A converting junior operator is not subject to the six month passenger restriction when the certified record shows a valid license held for six months with no suspension or revocation.
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20. What is the fastest a moped may be driven on a Massachusetts road?
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Answer D: 25 mph
A moped may be built for a top speed of 30 mph but may not actually be driven faster than 25 mph.
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21. Your vehicle has antilock brakes. What should you never do in an emergency stop?
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Answer A: Pump the pedal up and down
The system already releases and reapplies the brakes many times a second. Pumping the pedal interrupts it and makes the stop longer.
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22. A driver has to stop for a train at this sign. How far back from the nearest rail should the vehicle be held?
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Answer C: No closer than roughly fifteen feet
A train and its load overhang the rails, so stopping no closer than about fifteen feet keeps the vehicle outside the space the train actually sweeps.
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23. How soon after registering a newly purchased vehicle must it pass a Massachusetts inspection?
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Answer C: Within 7 days
A newly purchased vehicle must be inspected within seven days of registration, and every registered vehicle must pass an inspection each year.
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24. What is the correct first step when parallel parking behind an empty space?
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Answer D: Signal, pull up alongside the vehicle in front of the space, then back slowly into it
Parallel parking is done in reverse from a position alongside the vehicle ahead of the space, because backing in lets the rear wheels guide the vehicle to the curb.
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25. A yellow diamond shows a horse with a rider. Besides slowing down, what else should a driver do?
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Answer C: Avoid using the horn or revving the engine
The equestrian crossing sign warns of horses on or across the road, and a sudden noise can startle an animal into the traffic lane.