Alaska permit test practice
Mr. Driver’s Ed is a free study app for the written knowledge test you take for a learner’s permit in Alaska. It has no ads, and every question in it cites the page of the official handbook it was written from, so you can check any answer against the book. Here are ten of its Alaska questions, each with its answer, the reason, and its citation.
Ten Alaska practice questions
These are taken word for word from the app’s Alaska question bank. The handbook is Driver Manual. In this handbook one printed page number can appear on two different pages, so each citation gives the page’s position in the PDF file instead.
Signs, Signals & Markings
1 of 10
Whose directions must a driver follow regardless of conflicting signs or signals?
- Any bystander directing traffic informally
- A police officer, fireperson, or authorized flag personCorrect
- Only a uniformed school crossing guard
- Only signs, never a person's hand signals
Why: The handbook requires drivers to follow the directions of a police officer, fireperson, or authorized flag person regardless of signs or signals.
Signs, Signals & Markings
2 of 10
What does a steady orange upraised hand (Don't Walk) signal tell pedestrians?
- To cross the roadway immediately without any delay
- To wait exactly ten seconds before beginning to cross
- Not to leave the sidewalk or enter the roadway in that directionCorrect
- That the pedestrian signal itself is malfunctioning and unsafe
Why: The handbook states pedestrians shall not leave the sidewalk or enter the roadway when the steady upraised hand is displayed.
Right-of-Way
3 of 10
When two vehicles approach an uncontrolled intersection with danger of collision, what determines who yields?
- The driver traveling faster must yield to the slower vehicle
- The driver of the vehicle on the left must yield to the vehicle on the rightCorrect
- The vehicle with more passengers must yield
- Whichever driver signals last must yield
Why: The right-of-way law at uncontrolled intersections requires the vehicle on the left to yield to the vehicle on the right.
Right-of-Way
4 of 10
When exiting a roundabout, whom must a driver yield to?
- Only vehicles that have not yet entered the roundabout circle itself
- Only vehicles that are signaling an intended left turn
- Pedestrians and bicyclists in the roundabout and at the marked crosswalkCorrect
- No one at all, since exiting traffic always has priority
Why: The handbook requires yielding to pedestrians and bicyclists in the roundabout and at the marked crosswalk when exiting.
Speed & Following Distance
5 of 10
If a motor-driven cycle's headlamp reveals a person or vehicle at only 100 feet, what is the maximum speed permitted?
- 30 mph or more
- 20 mph or lessCorrect
- 21 to 29 mph
- 40 mph or less
Why: The handbook's headlamp-speed table limits a motor-driven cycle to 20 mph or less when its lamp reveals a hazard only 100 feet away.
Turning & Parking
6 of 10
Under 13 AAC 04.205(e), when may a vehicle tow more than one other vehicle on the roadway?
- Any time the towed vehicles are secured with a rated tow chain and proper safety lighting
- Only if the towing vehicle weighs more than 15,000 pounds, has 3+ axles, and has air brakes on both vehiclesCorrect
- Only during daylight hours on a divided highway with posted truck route signs
- Any time the total combined weight of the towing combination is under 10,000 pounds
Why: The handbook states towing more than one vehicle requires the towing vehicle to weigh over 15,000 pounds, have three or more axles, and have air brakes for both vehicles.
Adverse Conditions
7 of 10
How much moving water can carry away most vehicles, including SUVs and pickup trucks, per the handbook?
- Six inches of moving water
- Two feet of moving waterCorrect
- One foot of moving water
- Eighteen inches of standing water
Why: The flooding section states two feet of moving water can carry away most vehicles, including SUVs and pickup trucks.
Sharing the Road
8 of 10
At a collision speed of about 12 mph, what percentage of pedestrians survive being struck by a passenger car, per the cited research?
- About half of pedestrians survive
- Nearly all pedestrians surviveCorrect
- Only about 10 percent of pedestrians survive
- Fewer than 25 percent of pedestrians survive
Why: The handbook cites research showing nearly all pedestrians survive a crash with a passenger car at 12 mph.
Alcohol & Teen (GDL) Laws
9 of 10
What is the administrative revocation period if a minor has been previously revoked once already for consuming alcohol and driving?
- 20 days
- 60 daysCorrect
- 45 days
- 1 year
Why: The handbook sets 60 days for a minor with one previous revocation for this offense.
License Rules
10 of 10
Which Alaska license class is used to operate ordinary passenger vehicles?
- Class M1
- Class A
- Class DCorrect
- Class C
Why: The handbook states Class D is the license used for operating passenger vehicles.
The Alaska practice exam
The app’s Alaska practice exam: 20 questions, 16 to pass, graded at the end — modeled on the official test. Those numbers are the app’s own.
This is practice. The official test and its rules come from Alaska, not from this app.
The official handbook
- Handbook
- Driver Manual
- Edition the questions were written from
- Rev. 10/2025
- Published by
- Alaska DMV (Div. of Motor Vehicles)
- Official source
- dmv.alaska.gov
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