Alaska
Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles
Alaska permit practice test
Free practice for the Alaska DMV knowledge test — no account, no paywall. Every answer explains why and links to the rule it comes from, and 4 questions are checked against Alaska's own handbook.
- Earliest permit
- 14
- Test
- 20 Q
- Pass mark
- 16/20
— = not confirmed. Sources in the facts section below.
Practice for the Alaska knowledge test
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Want the full-length format? Alaska practice exam: 20 questions, 16 to pass.
Alaska licensing facts we could verify
Each fact names its source and how we read it. Where an agency doesn't publish a detail, or blocked our checker, we say so instead of guessing.
- Licensing agency
- Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles
- Earliest learner permit
- 14Seen in the official site's search listing — the page blocked our checker, so confirm it there · Instruction Permit · checked October 12, 2026
- Knowledge test format
- 20 questions, 16 correct to passAs described on the DMV's own practice-test page.Read on the official page · Practice Knowledge Test · checked October 12, 2026
- Official test online?
- Offered through the state's KnowToDrive system (ak.knowtodrive.com).Seen in the official site's search listing — the page blocked our checker, so confirm it there · Instruction Permit · checked October 12, 2026
Official handbook
Alaska Driver Manual ↗We read this edition page by page on October 12, 2026 to check the Alaska-specific questions here. It is the source of truth — study it.
Official handbook; linked, not reproduced.
Ready for the real thing?
Appointments, documents and fees are set by the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles. Always book through the official site.
Go to the Alaska DMV site ↗Specific to Alaska
Rules that differ from state to state
These come straight from the Alaska Driver Manual, page referenced — and several are numbers other states set differently.
When an emergency vehicle approaches using its siren and/or flashing lights, drive to the right edge of the road and stop until it has passed (never stopping inside an intersection).
Handbook p. 76
Drivers 21 and over: the per se alcohol limit is 0.08% BAC.
Handbook p. 17
Teens log at least 40 hours of supervised driving before a provisional license.
Handbook p. 9
Signal at least 100 feet before turning.
Handbook p. 36
RoadSense Studio
See the situation, then decide
Step through real intersections. Only scenes whose rule we verified for Alaska (or that rest on the national standard) appear here.
Alaska · verified scene
Left turn on a solid green
A green light permits your left turn — it does not protect it.
Green light. Your light is solid green. You want to turn left. A red car approaches from the opposite direction, going straight.
Rule: On a circular green you may go straight or turn, but turning traffic yields to pedestrians in the crosswalk and to vehicles in the intersection, and a left turn also yields to oncoming traffic close enough to be a hazard.
- Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 11th Edition with Revision 1 — Section 4A.03 A.1
Read the whole scene as text
- Green light: Your light is solid green. You want to turn left. A red car approaches from the opposite direction, going straight.
- Decision point: You have pulled forward to the stop line. The oncoming car is close and still coming.
- Oncoming car passes: You wait. The oncoming car passes straight through.
- You turn: With the way clear, you complete your left turn.
Sample questions
Answers and sources are in the page, so they work without JavaScript.
Sample 1 · Alaska rule
Alaska: an ambulance with its siren on and lights flashing is coming up behind you. What must you do?
- Keep going at the same speed so it can predict you
- Drive to the right edge of the road and stop until it has passed — but not inside an intersection
- Stop immediately where you are, even in the intersection
- Speed up to stay ahead of it
Show answer
Drive to the right edge of the road and stop until it has passed — but not inside an intersection. Yield by pulling as far right as you safely can and stopping until the emergency vehicle has passed. Clear the intersection first rather than stopping inside it.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, p. 76
Sample 2 · Alaska rule
In Alaska, a driver aged 21 or older is over the legal limit at a blood alcohol concentration of:
- 0.02%
- 0.05%
- 0.08%
- 0.10%
Show answer
0.08%. 0.08% is the per se limit for adult drivers in Alaska. You can still be charged below it if alcohol has impaired your driving; the only safe level is none.
Source: Alaska Driver Manual, p. 17
Sample 3 · National standard
What does this sign require you to do? (Red octagon STOP sign)
- Slow down and continue if no one is coming
- Come to a full stop, then go only when it is safe
- Stop only if other vehicles are at the intersection
- Stop only when turning
Show answer
Come to a full stop, then go only when it is safe. An octagon is used for STOP and nothing else. It is placed where a full stop is always required, so you stop completely every time, then proceed only when you can do so safely.
Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, 11th Edition with Revision 1, Section 2B.04; Table 2A-1
Where this page stands
- State facts not yet reviewed by a human editor
Common questions
Alaska permit test, answered
How many questions are on the Alaska permit test, and what do I need to pass?
The Alaska DMV publishes: 20 questions, 16 correct to pass. As described on the DMV's own practice-test page. Practise at that length on our Alaska practice exam. Source: Practice Knowledge Test.
How old do you have to be to get a learner permit in Alaska?
14. Source: Instruction Permit (confirm on the agency site).
Can I take the official Alaska knowledge test online?
Offered through the state's KnowToDrive system (ak.knowtodrive.com). Source: Instruction Permit (confirm on the agency site).
Is this the official Alaska DMV test?
No. FuelWide is independent. Our 92 practice questions are written by us, 4 of them from rules we checked in the Alaska handbook, and the official test is given only by the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles.
What does the Alaska test cover?
Every state tests road signs, signals and pavement markings (a national standard), right-of-way, and safe-driving practice, plus its own laws — parking distances, alcohol limits, school-bus and emergency-vehicle rules. The Alaska Driver Manual is the source of truth.
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FuelWide Driving Academy is independent. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or run by any state motor vehicle agency or government body, and its practice sets are not the official knowledge test. Book and take the real test only through the Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles.