Impaired Driving & Penalties — Massachusetts

Massachusetts permit practice test: 501 free practice questions (Based on the official driver handbook). Official test format: Class D/M: 25 Q, pass 18. Impaired Driving & Penalties: 39 questions. Updated

Blood alcohol limits, drugs and fatigue, licence suspensions, demerit points and fines.

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TopicImpaired Driving & Penalties
License testMassachusetts Car learner's permit test (Class D)
Topic questions39 (8% of 501 total)
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Questions (39)

1. A person's ability to drive can be impaired by:
  1. Alcohol.
  2. Any medication.
  3. A lack of sleep.
  4. All of the above. ✓

Answer: D. All of the above.

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2. What can help you sober up after consuming alcoholic beverages?
  1. A cold shower.
  2. A large coffee.
  3. Exercising.
  4. Only waiting. ✓

Answer: D. Only waiting.

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3. Taking drugs along with alcohol:
  1. Increases the risk of causing a crash. ✓
  2. Is no more dangerous than consuming alcohol by itself.
  3. Lessens the effect of alcohol on your ability to drive.
  4. Has no effect on your general driving ability.

Answer: A. Increases the risk of causing a crash.

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4. Drivers who have consumed alcohol before getting behind the wheel:
  1. Are always aware of the risks they are taking.
  2. Do not have sufficient control over their bodies and minds or the vehicles being driven. ✓
  3. Are better drivers because they are more careful than sober drivers.
  4. Have quicker reaction times.

Answer: B. Do not have sufficient control over their bodies and minds or the vehicles being driven.

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5. While operating a motor vehicle, drivers are permitted to text:
  1. At stop lights.
  2. Under no circumstances. ✓
  3. By using voice-to-text.
  4. If they can send the text without looking at the phone.

Answer: B. Under no circumstances.

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6. A telltale sign of a drunk driver is:
  1. They are weaving between lanes.
  2. They are driving more slowly than the normal traffic flow.
  3. They are making quick and sudden stops.
  4. All of the above. ✓

Answer: D. All of the above.

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7. Alcohol:
  1. Slows reflexes and reaction time. ✓
  2. Puts you to sleep.
  3. Wakes you up.
  4. Improves your judgment.

Answer: A. Slows reflexes and reaction time.

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8. Alcohol causes:
  1. Loss of concentration.
  2. Poor coordination.
  3. Slower judgment.
  4. All of the above. ✓

Answer: D. All of the above.

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9. The effect that lack of sleep has on your safe driving ability is the same as:
  1. The effect that alcohol has. ✓
  2. The effect that amphetamines have.
  3. The effect that anger has.
  4. The effect that driving with teenagers has.

Answer: A. The effect that alcohol has.

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10. Blood alcohol content (BAC) depends on each of the following, except:
  1. Your body weight.
  2. How much you drink.
  3. How much time passes between drinks.
  4. How physically fit you are. ✓

Answer: D. How physically fit you are.

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Last checked: 2026-10-17 · Verified from official source

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