Alaska's permit knowledge test is 20 questions, and you need 16 correct (about 80%) to pass.
Pick an answer on each question to see whether you got it right, with an explanation.
This is a short sample — DriveDrill has 200+ Alaska questions
and full-length mock exams in the app.
Q1. After you move, you must usually:
A Do nothing until you renewB Notify the licensing agency of your new address within a set number of daysC Wait until your license expiresD Notify only your insurer
States set a deadline, often 10 to 30 days. Renewal notices and suspension notices go to the address on file.
Q2. Your vehicle registration must be:
A Renewed every five years everywhereB Current, with the document or card available as your state requiresC Renewed only when you sell the vehicleD Kept at home
Expired registration is an easy stop for an officer and, in many states, grounds for towing.
Q3. In Alaska, if an adult in the front seat is not wearing a seat belt:
A An officer may stop you for the seat belt violation aloneB Seat belts are recommended but not required for adultsC Only the driver can be ticketed, never a passengerD An officer may ticket you only after stopping you for something else
This is a primary enforcement state: no other violation is needed. The belt is also the single most effective thing in the car for surviving a crash.
Q4. The most common cause of freeway merging crashes is:
A Driving in the right laneB A speed difference between merging and through trafficC Signalling too earlyD Too many lanes
Match the speed of traffic before you merge; joining at 40 mph into 65 mph traffic is what causes the problem.
Q5. After a school bus turns off its red lights, you should still:
A Pass on the rightB Sound your horn to clear childrenC Watch for children who may run into the roadD Accelerate to make up time
Children are unpredictable right after they get off a bus. Move off slowly and keep scanning both sides.
Q6. In Alaska, the driver manual recommends judging a safe following distance by counting:
A One second for every 10 mph of speedB Three seconds after the vehicle ahead passes a fixed pointC Four seconds after the vehicle ahead passes a fixed pointD Two seconds after the vehicle ahead passes a fixed point
Four seconds is what the manual recommends, with six or more when towing or on a wet road. Alaska regulation sets 2 seconds as the bare legal minimum.
Q7. According to the Alaska Driver Manual, if you double your speed from 20 to 40 mph, the impact force of a crash:
A Becomes 4 times greater, not just twice as greatB Becomes 4 times greater only if you are towing a trailerC Becomes exactly twice as greatD Stays about the same
The manual explains that striking power does not increase in direct proportion to speed; doubling speed from 20 to 40 mph makes the impact and braking distance 4 times greater, not just double.
Q8. A conviction for driving under the influence usually results in:
A Points onlyB A warning for the first offense everywhereC A fine that can be paid to avoid a recordD License suspension, fines and possible jail, plus much higher insurance costs
The license consequence is administrative and starts before any court date in most states, and the record follows you for years.
Q9. In Alaska, using a hand-held cell phone while driving is:
A Illegal for all driversB Illegal for all drivers, but enforced as a secondary offenseC Allowed for talking, but texting while driving is illegalD Banned in school and work zones, and texting is banned everywhere
There is no statewide hands-free law, so holding a phone to talk is not itself an offence. Texting is banned for all drivers, and new drivers face tighter limits.
Q10. Passing on the right is allowed when:
A The road has two or more lanes in your direction and it can be done safelyB You use the shoulder to get aroundC The vehicle ahead is going slowly in a single laneD Never — passing on the right is always illegal
You may pass on the right on multi-lane roads or when a vehicle is turning left, but never by driving onto the shoulder.
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the style of Alaska's knowledge test and are not official test questions.