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Alaska permit exam simulator

Reviewed test format

20 questions. At least 16 correct overall; calculated maximum of 4 mistakes overall.

Published time limit: 25 minutes.

Test format scope: The published count, passing count and time limit describe the general knowledge test at Alaska DMV.

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Online testing: The instruction-permit written test can be taken online using Alaska KnowTo Drive, with audio playback and a choice of multiple languages.

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Questions: 20

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Correct answers to pass: 16

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Time limit (minutes): 25

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Study the answers below, or start a scored practice exam in this browser. This practice uses the reviewed count and passing rules. These are our own handbook-based questions, and cannot guarantee what your exam will ask.

You are practicing in a car with an Alaska instruction permit. Which person meets the requirements to supervise you?

Question 1 of 20

Answer: B. A licensed 21-year-old with one year of car-driving experience, sitting beside you.

Your supervisor must be 21 or older, have a year of experience with that vehicle class, and sit next to you.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Non-commercial instruction permit, PDF page 8. Checked .

A 17-year-old is applying for a first provisional license. How much driving experience must a parent, guardian, or employer certify?

Question 2 of 20

Answer: B. 40 hours total, including 10 in challenging conditions.

The required experience totals 40 hours. At least 10 must involve increasing challenges, such as darkness or bad weather.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Provisional licenses, PDF page 9. Checked .

Every signal facing your approach is dark, and nobody is directing traffic. What must you do before entering the intersection?

Question 3 of 20

Answer: A. Stop and yield to traffic coming from your right.

A completely dark signal requires a stop. Check carefully and yield to approaching traffic on your right before proceeding safely.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Traffic signals / Unlit signal head, PDF page 57. Checked .

A steady red arrow points in the direction you want to turn. What should you do?

Question 4 of 20

Answer: B. Wait for a green arrow or a flashing yellow arrow.

A steady red arrow prohibits that turn. A safe gap alone does not authorize you to proceed.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Traffic signals / Red arrow, PDF page 55. Checked .

You are towing a trailer. What following interval does the manual recommend instead of its usual four seconds?

Question 5 of 20

Answer: A. At least six seconds.

Towing calls for more room to react and stop. Increase the recommended interval to six seconds or longer.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — How to avoid rear end collisions / Four-second rule, PDF page 32. Checked .

You are on a two-lane road outside an urban area with five vehicles immediately behind you. What does Alaska require?

Question 6 of 20

Answer: B. Safely pull off to let following traffic go by.

When five or more vehicles collect immediately behind you on this type of road, pull over safely to let them pass.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — What the law says about following, PDF page 32. Checked .

How far before a turn must you continuously give your turn signal?

Question 7 of 20

Answer: B. The final 100 feet.

Keep the signal on for at least the last 100 feet before turning. Traffic conditions may call for signaling earlier.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Signaling, PDF page 35. Checked .

You have passed your freeway exit. What is the safe next step?

Question 8 of 20

Answer: C. Continue to the next exit.

Continue forward to another exit. Reversing or stopping on the freeway creates a serious collision risk.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Highways / Leaving the expressway, PDF page 70. Checked .

Two vehicles reach an uncontrolled intersection together and their paths would collide. You are to the left of the other driver. Who should yield?

Question 9 of 20

Answer: A. You should yield to the driver on your right.

When the vehicles conflict at an uncontrolled intersection, the left-hand driver yields. Both drivers still need to approach cautiously.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Intersections / Right of way law, PDF page 38. Checked .

As you approach a roundabout, a vehicle is already circulating inside it. What should you do?

Question 10 of 20

Answer: B. Yield and enter when a suitable gap opens.

Traffic entering a roundabout yields to vehicles already circulating. Choose your lane before entering and wait for enough space.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Intersections / Roundabouts, PDF page 39. Checked .

A school bus is stopped with red lights flashing on the opposite roadway of a divided highway. There are at least two lanes in each direction. Must you stop for that bus?

Question 11 of 20

Answer: B. No, this separated-roadway situation is an exception.

The stop requirement has an exception for opposite-direction traffic on separated roadways with at least two lanes each way. It does not excuse drivers following the bus.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Meeting a school bus, PDF page 53. Checked .

Traffic is backed up just beyond a railroad crossing. When should you drive onto the tracks?

Question 12 of 20

Answer: B. When there is room beyond the tracks for your entire vehicle.

Wait before the crossing until you can get completely across. A traffic queue must not leave your vehicle trapped on the rails.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Railroad crossings, PDF page 63. Checked .

A moose suddenly runs into your path. Which response does the manual recommend?

Question 13 of 20

Answer: C. Brake firmly while avoiding a swerve.

Brake hard enough to reduce the collision risk, but avoid swerving. A sudden turn can send you into another vehicle, a person, or a fixed object.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Animals, PDF page 72. Checked .

During daylight, fog reduces visibility to 1,000 feet. What does Alaska require you to switch on?

Question 14 of 20

Answer: A. Headlights.

Daytime visibility of 1,000 feet or less due to fog triggers the headlight requirement. Use low beams in fog.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Use of lighting equipment / Lighting law, PDF page 67. Checked .

How close may your wheels be to the curb when you parallel park?

Question 15 of 20

Answer: A. No more than 12 inches away.

Parallel parking requires the wheels to be within a foot of the near curb.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Parking, PDF page 74. Checked .

You want to park near a fire hydrant. What minimum clearance must you leave?

Question 16 of 20

Answer: B. 15 feet.

Keep at least 15 feet between your parked vehicle and a hydrant so emergency access remains clear.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Parking, PDF page 74. Checked .

Under Alaska implied consent, what test may an officer require after lawfully arresting a driver for DUI?

Question 17 of 20

Answer: A. A breath sample to check alcohol concentration.

Driving in Alaska carries consent to breath testing for alcohol. A lawful DUI arrest allows an officer to require that sample.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Implied consent, PDF page 18. Checked .

Who must make sure a 12-year-old passenger is properly restrained?

Question 18 of 20

Answer: B. The driver.

The driver is responsible for correctly restraining passengers younger than 16.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Child passenger safety, PDF page 27. Checked .

While another driver is passing you on a high-speed road, how should you respond?

Question 19 of 20

Answer: C. Avoid speeding up.

Cooperate with a driver who is overtaking you. Accelerating can keep that vehicle exposed to danger longer.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Controlled access multi-laned / Passing, PDF page 69. Checked .

You are following another vehicle at night. By what distance must you switch from high beams to low beams?

Question 20 of 20

Answer: B. At least 300 feet before reaching it.

Dim your headlights at 300 feet or farther behind another vehicle. This reduces glare for the driver ahead.

Source: Alaska Driver Manual — Use of lighting equipment / Lighting law, PDF page 67. Checked .

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