Massachusetts RMV Permit Practice Test 8
Test 8 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. An oncoming driver flashes their headlights while you are waiting to turn left. What should you do?
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Answer D: Judge the situation yourself, since the flash may mean something else
A flash is not a legal signal and may mean many things, so the decision to turn stays yours and must be based on what you can see.
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2. How should a head restraint be adjusted?
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Answer D: So the top is at least as high as the back of your head and close behind it
A restraint set at head height and close behind limits how far the head snaps backward in a rear impact, which is what reduces neck injury.
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3. What fine does a Massachusetts junior operator pay for a first conviction of using a mobile electronic device?
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Answer C: 100 dollars
A junior operator pays 100 dollars for a first offense, 250 for a second and 500 for a third, alongside a suspension and a retraining course.
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4. What extra consequence, beyond a 500 dollar fine and a program, follows a third Massachusetts hands-free violation?
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Answer D: An insurance surcharge
A third or subsequent offense adds an insurance surcharge on top of the 500 dollar fine and the distracted driving program.
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5. A yellow diamond shows an arrow bent into a series of reversing turns. What does it warn about?
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Answer A: Three or more changes of direction close together
The winding road sign replaces a string of separate curve signs where several bends follow one another with only short straights between them.
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6. What must a driver be ready to do along the stretch of road where this sign is posted?
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Answer D: Slow down and stop for a child who steps into the roadway
Children misjudge speed and distance and act without warning, so the driver reduces speed, covers the brake and scans the sidewalks and parked vehicles.
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7. A speed limit sign carries a second panel reading TRUCKS 55. What does that panel do?
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Answer B: It sets a lower legal limit for trucks
A truck speed limit panel is regulatory, so trucks are bound by the lower figure while other traffic keeps to the main limit.
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8. Which vehicles may a Massachusetts junior operator not drive at all?
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Answer D: Any vehicle needing a commercial license
The junior operator law bars the holder from operating any motor vehicle that requires a commercial driver's license.
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9. Besides police cars, fire trucks and ambulances, which stopped vehicles does the Massachusetts move over law cover?
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Answer D: Maintenance and tow vehicles showing flashing lights
The law also covers highway maintenance vehicles and recovery vehicles such as tow trucks and ramp trucks when they display flashing emergency lights.
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10. A Massachusetts driver travels 40 mph in heavy rain on a road posted at 50 mph. What does state law say?
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Answer C: The driver can still be cited for the conditions
The fundamental speed law requires a speed that is safe for actual conditions, so a citation is possible in heavy rain even below the posted limit.
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11. You pull onto a soft grass verge to park. What is the main risk?
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Answer A: The wheels can sink and the car can slide toward the ditch
Soft ground gives way under the weight of a vehicle, and a car that settles or slides sideways can end up stuck or in the ditch.
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12. How should a long trip be broken up to keep the driver alert?
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Answer D: Stop for a break every couple of hours and share out the driving
Regular breaks and a change of driver are the only reliable answers to fatigue; caffeine only postpones it.
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13. A Massachusetts Junior Operator may not drive during which hours unless a parent or legal guardian is in the vehicle?
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Answer D: 12:30 a.m. to 5:00 a.m.
The Junior Operator night restriction runs from 12:30 a.m. until 5:00 a.m., and only a parent or legal guardian riding along lifts it.
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14. How does a lap and shoulder belt protect you in a crash?
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Answer B: It holds you to the seat and spreads the force over the strong bones
The belt keeps you with the vehicle as it slows and puts the load on the hips and the chest rather than on soft tissue.
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15. Which equipment falls outside the Massachusetts statutory definition of a mobile electronic device?
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Answer B: Navigation gear built into the vehicle
The statute excludes equipment installed or affixed in the vehicle for navigation or emergency assistance, and rear seat video entertainment, from the definition.
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16. A row of solid white triangles points toward you across your lane. What does it mark?
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Answer A: The place to yield to traffic or people ahead
A yield line of triangles shows drivers exactly where to give way, and it is used at roundabouts and at midblock crosswalks.
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17. The crossing gates begin to lower while your vehicle is still on the railroad tracks. What should you do?
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Answer B: Keep going forward and push through the gate if it should block your way
Gates are made to break away, and driving forward off the tracks is far safer than staying between them or backing up.
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18. For how long is a Massachusetts learner's permit valid?
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Answer A: Up to two years
A learner's permit is valid for up to two years, and once it expires the applicant must pay the fee and sit the permit exam again.
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19. On which approach is this sign normally installed?
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Answer C: On the road that ends, far enough ahead for the driver to slow down
The warning belongs on the approach that terminates, placed early enough that the driver can lose speed and choose a direction before reaching the junction.
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20. You are approaching a yield sign and no other vehicle is anywhere in sight. What does the sign require?
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Answer A: Slow down and be ready to stop, but stop only if needed
A yield sign requires you to slow and give way, and to stop only when traffic or pedestrians make stopping necessary.
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21. When must a Massachusetts insurer report an at-fault crash to the Merit Rating Board?
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Answer D: When it pays more than 1,000 dollars
Insurers must report at-fault accidents to the Merit Rating Board whenever they pay more than 1,000 dollars in claims on the driver's behalf.
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22. How far ahead of the expiration date may a Massachusetts driver renew a license?
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Answer B: Up to one year before the expiration date
The RMV lets a driver complete the renewal transaction well before the printed expiration date rather than waiting for the final weeks.
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23. Beyond raising the amounts to 40,000 and 90,000 dollars, what does the optional higher Bodily Injury coverage sold in Massachusetts add?
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Answer C: Coverage for passengers and out-of-state crashes
The optional bodily injury coverage raises the limits and also extends protection to passengers in the insured's car and to crashes outside Massachusetts.
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24. What does a flashing yellow traffic light mean?
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Answer B: Slow down and proceed with caution
A flashing yellow lets you enter the intersection cautiously after yielding to pedestrians and to conflicting traffic that is already there.
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25. What public safety surcharge is added to every civil motor vehicle infraction fine issued under Massachusetts chapters 89 and 90?
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Answer A: 5 dollars
Every civil motor vehicle infraction fine arising under chapter 89 or chapter 90 carries an added public safety surcharge.