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Massachusetts test format

Massachusetts learner's permit exam format

Checked against official state sources · October 1, 2026

The Class D learner's permit exam contains 25 questions. You have 25 minutes and must answer at least 18 correctly.

  • 25questions
  • 18correct to pass
  • 25 mintime limit

What the exam covers

RMV lists rules of the road, road signs, impaired-driving consequences, Junior Operator Law and sharing the road among the Class D exam topics.

Online or Service Center

After the RMV processes and verifies the application and documents, applicants can take the standard Class D exam online or at an RMV Service Center.

The exam is highly multilingual

Massachusetts offers the Class D/M permit exam in dozens of languages, including Haitian Creole, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Ukrainian.

Official sources

  1. Massachusetts RMV — Class D learner's permit
  2. Massachusetts RMV — Driver's manuals
  3. Massachusetts RMV — Identification requirements
  4. Massachusetts RMV — JOL requirements
  5. Massachusetts RMV — Class D road tests
  6. Massachusetts RMV — Fees
  7. Massachusetts RMV — Locations

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