Massachusetts Police Exam 2026: the Civil Service LEAB, and the State Police question

Our sources do not confirm it. They confirm the LEAB for Massachusetts municipal police and the MBTA Transit Police, run by Civil Service, and the 2026 announcements covered only those two.^1,3 If you apply to the State Police, read the trooper exam notice and prepare for the test it names. If it is the LEAB, this path fits; if not, switch to the matching path in the course.

Civil Service: the 2026 administrations for municipal and MBTA police were in March and October (October 2–10), and both are past; 2027 dates are not yet published, so watch mass.gov.³ State Police: our sources do not list trooper exam dates, so check the State Police recruiting announcements.

Three parts in one online sitting: an ability test of 30 items with four options, a Work Styles Questionnaire of 135 statements and a Life Experience Survey of 75 questions, in about 2 hours 30 minutes including about 15 minutes of instructions. The parts are not timed separately; the guide suggests about 75, 25 and 35 minutes.¹

Six: written expression, written comprehension, problem sensitivity, deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning and information ordering.¹ Four of the six are reasoning abilities, so if you are short on time, practice reasoning first.

You need 70 on the ability test, and you must pass it before the other parts count toward your score.² Above that, a higher score ranks you higher within your preference group on the eligible list; statutory preferences such as veteran or residency status are ranks, not added points.² Aim well above 70.

You can test again at a later administration, but your most recent score is used for ranking, even if an earlier one was higher.² Only test again when your simulation scores are clearly better than before.

It has no right answers to learn, but it does contain checks for dishonest answering, and the background investigation can compare your answers with what it finds.¹ Answer every statement, as you really are, and use Unsure only when you truly cannot rate yourself. Describing an ideal candidate is the fastest way to fail a check.

The survey asks about your history in general: school, work and activities.¹ Answer what is true for you, and answer every question: blank items can get you removed, and your answers must match your background file.

On the ability test a blank counts as wrong, so fill every item. On the two questionnaires, candidates who do not answer every item may be removed from the process.¹ Before you leave the ability test, check flagged items and fill every blank: once you exit, the part is locked.

It uses the same answer format, four options and one correct, and the Massachusetts pace of about two and a half minutes an item: 10 questions from all six abilities in 25 minutes, including three questions on one shared passage. The items were written for our course; they are not PSI’s or Civil Service items. Unlike the real ability test, you cannot go back here.

One payment of $68 opens Police Prep 2026 on the LEAB path with Simulation 1 in the Massachusetts form: the guide and lesson video, units R, W and LG with 9 timed drills, three practice questionnaires, a longer Simulation 2, and the guides for the oral board, background, polygraph, psych evaluation and fitness test. Access starts right after checkout and lasts 90 days. If it is not right for you, email support within 7 days for a full refund.

No. Prepterminal is independent test prep and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, its Civil Service office, the Massachusetts State Police, PSI, Talogy or EB Jacobs.