Massachusetts RMV Practice Test 2026: The RMV’s Own Exam

Official study materials and lessons

Option	Price	Free to use	Links
Official sources
Massachusetts Driver’s ManualOfficial · PDF and printThe RMV’s study book for the Class D and Class M learner’s permit exam, revised April 2026.	Free PDF, or $5 printed	The whole manual, in English and 15 other languages	See the manual editions ↗
RMV learner’s permit practice examOfficial · online, in myRMVLinked from the RMV’s First Time Driver guide, under the study section.	No price listed	Practice runs of the learner’s permit exam	Find the RMV’s practice exam ↗
Guides
Parent’s Supervised Driving ProgramRMV partner program · web and PDFThe RMV links it for parents and guardians guiding the supervised driving hours. Published by J.F. Griffin Publishing.	Free	The whole program, with driving skill lessons and a supervised driving log	Open the parents’ program ↗
Apps and websites
RoadReady appRMV partner app · phoneThe RMV announced a 2026 update that scores each supervised drive and suggests coaching.	Free	Logging supervised drives and making a state-approved log	Read the RMV’s app news ↗
In person
RMV-licensed driver educationIn person · high schools and driving schoolsRequired under 18 for a Class D or M license. Public high school and private driving school programs meet the same RMV criteria, and the RMV posts a list of certified schools.	Set by each school	Nothing free	Find a licensed school ↗
Massachusetts Rider Education ProgramIn person · motorcycle coursesRMV-approved rider courses. For riders 18 and older, the Basic Rider Course, Basic Rider Course 2 and 3 Wheel course waive the Class M road test; under 18, the Basic Rider Course is required.	Set by each school	Nothing free	See the rider courses ↗

Prices and ratings checked November 2026.

Is there an official Massachusetts RMV practice test?

Yes. The RMV’s First Time Driver guide has a link to practice taking your learner’s permit exam, which opens in myRMV. Use it to check what you know, then look up anything you miss in the manual.

How the real exam works →20 free permit practice test questions for MA →

A study plan for the learner’s permit exam

Seven steps, built around what the RMV says the exam covers:

Read chapter 1 of the Driver’s Manual for the permit and Junior Operator License (JOL) rules.
Give extra time to chapter 3, Keeping Your License. Its charts cover suspensions, alcohol and drugs, and JOL violations, all exam topics.
Learn the sign colors in chapter 4, then the signs one by one.
Read the parts on pedestrians, bicyclists and other vulnerable road users, because sharing the road is on the exam.
Write down the numbers: speed limits, following distances, parking distances and the blood alcohol limits.
Take the RMV’s practice exam and look up each question you miss.
Try our 20 practice questions as a second check.

What each manual chapter covers →

Choosing an app or website

Pick one written for Massachusetts, so the questions follow the Driver’s Manual and not another state’s rules. A quick check is whether its practice exam matches the RMV’s real format, set out on the overview.

The Driver’s Manual also warns that some look-alike websites claim to offer RMV services and may charge extra fees, so do your RMV business on mass.gov.

Learning with a parent or a driving school

Under 18, a driver education course is part of getting your license. The table shows where to take one, and the Class D license page explains the kinds of course, driver skills development programs included. If you have a problem with a driving school, you can complain to the RMV in writing.

For the supervised driving hours, the RMV points parents to the Parent’s Supervised Driving Program. Its free RoadReady app logs each drive and makes a state-approved log.

Driver’s ed and JOL steps →