MA PERMIT TEST
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
"school zone speed limit - CORRECT ANSWER 20 mph"
"thickly settled or business district speed limit - CORRECT ANSWER 30 mph"
"speed limit outside a thickly settled area or business district - CORRECT ANSWER 40 mph"
"speed limit on a highway outside a thickly settled area or business district - CORRECT ANSWER 50 mph"
""thickly settled" - CORRECT ANSWER houses fewer than 200 ft apart"
"flashing red - CORRECT ANSWER stop"
"steady yellow - CORRECT ANSWER clear the intersection, must stop if safe"
"flashing yellow - CORRECT ANSWER slow down, proceed with caution"
"yellow sign - CORRECT ANSWER general warning"
"black/white sign - CORRECT ANSWER regulation"
"blue sign - CORRECT ANSWER motorist services"
"brown sign - CORRECT ANSWER historical, recreational, or scenic site"
"orange sign - CORRECT ANSWER construction or maintenance"
"slow down ___ ft before railroad gates - CORRECT ANSWER 15 ft"
"hand signal right turn - CORRECT ANSWER point up"
"hand signal stop/low down - CORRECT ANSWER point down"
"signal ___ ft before a turn on a road - CORRECT ANSWER 100 ft"
"signal ___ ft before a turn on the highway - CORRECT ANSWER 500 ft"
"arriving at same time as another vehicle on a 4 way stop - CORRECT ANSWER ROW to vehicle on right"
"ROW private roads, driveways, unpaved roads - CORRECT ANSWER vehicle on unpaved road yields to vehicle on paved road"
"three quarter turn rotary - CORRECT ANSWER enter left, exit right"
"single lane rotary - CORRECT ANSWER entery right, exit right"
"quarter turn rotary - CORRECT ANSWER enter right, exit right"
"speed limit on a roundabout - CORRECT ANSWER 25 mph"
"never use a ___, ___, or ___ for passing - CORRECT ANSWER breakdown lane, shoulder, sidewalk (BSS)"
"when passing, must be able to see ___ ft in front of you - CORRECT ANSWER 400 ft"
"when passing, must return to right lane before any care comes ___ ft of you - CORRECT ANSWER 200 ft"
"if you're being passed... - CORRECT ANSWER slow down, move to right"
"first violation fine for not stopping behind a stopped school bus - CORRECT ANSWER $250"
"never drive closer than ___ ft when a trolley is stopping - CORRECT ANSWER 8 ft"
"always park within ___ ft of curb - CORRECT ANSWER 1"
"when II parking leave about __-__ ft btwn. your car and the parked one - CORRECT ANSWER 2-3 ft"
"when experiencing brake failure... - CORRECT ANSWER pump brake pedal rapidly, downshift, apply parking break (PDA)"
"when gas pedal is stuck... - CORRECT ANSWER shift to neutral, apply breaks (SA)"
"if your car plunges into water, always escape from a... - CORRECT ANSWER window"
"defacing personal property - CORRECT ANSWER one year susp, $100"
"drag racing (1st offense) - CORRECT ANSWER one year susp, $250 fine, $500 reinstatement fee"
"3 speeding violations within 12 months - CORRECT ANSWER 30 day susp"
"five surchargable events - CORRECT ANSWER driver retraining, $100 reinstatement fee"
"7 surchargable events within 3 years - CORRECT ANSWER 60 day susp"
"driving w/o a licensed driver (1st, 2nd, 3rd offenses) - CORRECT ANSWER 60 days, 180 days, one year"
"driving during night restriction (1st, 2nd, 3rd offense) - CORRECT ANSWER 60 days, 180 days, one year"
"Habitual traffic offender - CORRECT ANSWER 4 year susp, $500 to reinstate"
"out of state suspension - CORRECT ANSWER $100 to reinstate"
"JOL speeding violations - CORRECT ANSWER 90 day susp after first, one year after next"
“fundamental speed law - CORRECT ANSWER you must never travel so fast it is not safe"
"you must base your speed off of... - CORRECT ANSWER traffic, speed, visibility (TSV)"
"interstate routes speed limit - CORRECT ANSWER 50-65 mph"
"smaller highways speed limit - CORRECT ANSWER 55 mph or lower"
"minimum speed MA turpike - CORRECT ANSWER 20 mph"
"minimum speed boston tunnels - CORRECT ANSWER 20 mph"
"green arrow - CORRECT ANSWER protected turn"
"red sign - CORRECT ANSWER stop or prohibition"
"green sign - CORRECT ANSWER direction"
"broken white lines - CORRECT ANSWER may cross if it is safe once you signal"
"solid white line - CORRECT ANSWER marks edge of road, separates lanes of traffic going in same direction"
"double solid white line - CORRECT ANSWER separates 2 lanes going in same direction"
"broken yellow line - CORRECT ANSWER may pass when safe"
"one solid, one broken yellow line - CORRECT ANSWER may cross if broken is closest to you"
"double solid yellow - CORRECT ANSWER do not cross unless turning left"
"white diamond - CORRECT ANSWER alerts you of HOV, bus, bicyclist"
"hand signal left turn - CORRECT ANSWER point left"
"right lane of highway - CORRECT ANSWER slow lane for entering and exiting"
"middle lane of highway - CORRECT ANSWER thru traffic"
"left lane of highways - CORRECT ANSWER higher speed/passing"
"stretch every __ hours on highways or every __ miles - CORRECT ANSWER 2 hours, 100 miles"
"ROW on intersections not controlled by signs or signals - CORRECT ANSWER yield ROW to any vehicle coming from/on your right"
"ROW four way stop - CORRECT ANSWER ROW to vehicles that arrive first"
"when II parking, look into ____ when backing up, NOT mirrors - CORRECT ANSWER rear window"
"parking on hills - CORRECT ANSWER park, e brake, turn wheels (PET)"
"parking on an uphill curb - CORRECT ANSWER UCLA"
"your tires must have atleast ___ inches of tread depth - CORRECT ANSWER 2/32 inches"
"illegal to follow closer than ___ ft behind a moving emergency vehicle - CORRECT ANSWER 300 ft"
"illegal to drive/park within ___ ft of a fire - CORRECT ANSWER 800 ft"
"when skidding... - CORRECT ANSWER ease off gas, shift to neutral, turn wheels in direction of skid (EST)"
"drag racing (2nd offense) - CORRECT ANSWER 3 year susp, $500 fine, $1000 reinstatement fee"
"driving recklessly/operating to endanger (1st offense) - CORRECT ANSWER 180 days susp, $500 reinstatement fee"
"driving recklessly/operating to endanger (2nd+ offense) - CORRECT ANSWER one year susp, $500 reinstatement fee"
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MA PERMIT TEST
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
"school zone speed limit - CORRECT ANSWER 20 mph"
"thickly settled or business district speed limit - CORRECT ANSWER 30 mph"
"speed limit outside a thickly settled area or business district - CORRECT ANSWER 40 mph"
"speed limit on a highway outside a thickly settled area or business district - CORRECT
ANSWER 50 mph"
""thickly settled" - CORRECT ANSWER houses fewer than 200 ft apart"
"flashing red - CORRECT ANSWER stop"
"steady yellow - CORRECT ANSWER clear the intersection, must stop if safe"
"flashing yellow - CORRECT ANSWER slow down, proceed with caution"
"yellow sign - CORRECT ANSWER general warning"
"black/white sign - CORRECT ANSWER regulation"
"blue sign - CORRECT ANSWER motorist services"
"brown sign - CORRECT ANSWER historical, recreational, or scenic site"
"orange sign - CORRECT ANSWER construction or maintenance"
"slow down ___ ft before railroad gates - CORRECT ANSWER 15 ft"
"hand signal right turn - CORRECT ANSWER point up"
"hand signal stop/low down - CORRECT ANSWER point down"
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, "signal ___ ft before a turn on a road - CORRECT ANSWER 100 ft"
"signal ___ ft before a turn on the highway - CORRECT ANSWER 500 ft"
"arriving at same time as another vehicle on a 4 way stop - CORRECT ANSWER ROW to
vehicle on right"
"ROW private roads, driveways, unpaved roads - CORRECT ANSWER vehicle on unpaved
road yields to vehicle on paved road"
"three quarter turn rotary - CORRECT ANSWER enter left, exit right"
"single lane rotary - CORRECT ANSWER entery right, exit right"
"quarter turn rotary - CORRECT ANSWER enter right, exit right"
"speed limit on a roundabout - CORRECT ANSWER 25 mph"
"never use a ___, ___, or ___ for passing - CORRECT ANSWER breakdown lane, shoulder,
sidewalk (BSS)"
"when passing, must be able to see ___ ft in front of you - CORRECT ANSWER 400 ft"
"when passing, must return to right lane before any care comes ___ ft of you - CORRECT
ANSWER 200 ft"
"if you're being passed... - CORRECT ANSWER slow down, move to right"
"first violation fine for not stopping behind a stopped school bus - CORRECT ANSWER $250"
"never drive closer than ___ ft when a trolley is stopping - CORRECT ANSWER 8 ft"
"always park within ___ ft of curb - CORRECT ANSWER 1"
"when II parking leave about __-__ ft btwn. your car and the parked one - CORRECT
ANSWER 2-3 ft"
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