Printable AK Permit Practice Test

1. What do yellow pavement markings generally separate?

1. Only bicycle lanes
2. Traffic moving in the same direction
3. Traffic moving in opposite directions
4. Only parking spaces

2. What do Alaska warning signs alert drivers to?

1. Actual or potentially dangerous conditions ahead
2. Only destinations and route distances
3. A required vehicle registration renewal
4. A parking fee that must be paid immediately

3. What do regulatory signs tell a driver?

1. An instruction that must be understood and obeyed
2. Only the distance to the next town
3. A possible wildlife hazard ahead
4. The color of the pavement surface

4. After a lawful DUI arrest in Alaska, what can result from refusing a chemical test?

1. Automatic dismissal of the DUI arrest
2. A warning with no separate legal consequence
3. Only a parking citation
4. Separate DUI and Refusal criminal charges

5. In an Alaska roundabout, how do vehicles travel around the center island?

1. Counterclockwise
2. Clockwise
3. Straight through without turning
4. Only in reverse

6. What must a driver do before moving out of an Alaska parking place?

1. Back into traffic without signaling
2. Sound the horn and move immediately
3. Look, signal, and yield the right-of-way
4. Wait only for a larger vehicle to pass

7. How many points does Alaska assign for failing to stop for a school bus while it is loading or unloading?

1. 2
2. 4
3. 9
4. 6

8. What speed principle applies when an Alaska driver cannot stop within the clear distance ahead?

1. The driver must not drive faster than allows a stop within that distance
2. The driver may continue if the headlights reach the next hill
3. The driver may exceed the limit until another vehicle appears
4. The driver should close the gap to the vehicle ahead

9. During what hours may an Alaska provisional license holder generally not drive without a qualifying adult?

1. 10:00 pm to 4:00 am
2. 11:00 pm to 6:00 am
3. 1:00 am to 5:00 am
4. Midnight to 7:00 am

10. If the accelerator becomes jammed, which response is listed in the Alaska emergency guidance?

1. Release the steering wheel so the vehicle can coast straight
2. Turn the ignition key off before controlling the vehicle's direction
3. Pump the accelerator until it returns to normal
4. Slap the pedal, use the brakes, shift to neutral, and concentrate on steering

11. Before settling on a following distance behind traffic in Alaska, which factors must you weigh together?

1. Speed, traffic, and roadway conditions all together
2. Only the posted limit, because it already accounts for traffic
3. Only your brake condition, inspected at the last service visit
4. The size of the vehicle ahead and nothing else matters

12. At night in Alaska, what shape on the pictured emblem tells you a slow vehicle is ahead?

1. A solid orange square
2. A white circle on green
3. A hollow red triangle
4. A black arrow on yellow

13. Around a large truck in Alaska, what does the No Zone name describe?

1. A legally marked passing zone painted along the side of a moving trailer
2. Blind spots at its front, back, and sides where the truck driver vision is limited
3. A surfaced parking area reserved exclusively for trucks at highway rest stops
4. The travel lane that trucks must vacate whenever faster cars approach them

14. In Alaska, how must a driver yield to bicyclists and other covered highway users?

1. Expect them to yield to motor vehicles, since cars are larger and faster
2. Yield to them just as to another vehicle, because road and right of way rules protect them
3. Treat them as pedestrians who must always stop and wait for motor vehicles to pass
4. Give way to them when it is convenient, since the rules mainly protect motorists

15. You prepare to back out of an Alaska parking place into traffic moving past the lot exit. What must you do before moving?

1. Honk once and back out quickly before the traffic stream closes
2. Back halfway out so approaching drivers must slow for you
3. Look, signal, and yield the right of way before moving out
4. Rely on mirrors alone because turning in the seat takes time

16. You keep missing small warning signs on long Alaska drives until you are almost on top of them. What eye habit prevents that?

1. Look far ahead and keep the eyes moving while you drive
2. Fix your gaze on the lane line directly before the hood
3. Watch only the vehicle ahead and copy its reactions
4. Check signs only after passing them in the rear mirror

17. In Alaska, you back into a parallel space after the setup. How do you turn and back at first?

1. Back quickly with the steering wheel turned sharp left so the rear swings toward traffic beside you
2. Back slowly with the wheel turned sharp right until the vehicle sits near a 45 degree angle
3. Back in a straight line until the rear tire rolls up against the face of the curb
4. Turn sharp right while rolling forward so the front enters the parking space first

18. In Alaska, a lap belt alone helps in a crash. What injury does it fail to prevent well?

1. Any injury at all to the legs below the line of the lap belt you wear
2. Harm caused by loose unsecured objects moving inside the vehicle cabin
3. Serious injury of that kind only in crashes above ordinary highway speed limits
4. Serious injury from head and chest striking wheel, dashboard, and windshield

19. In Alaska, you need to turn around on a highway near a curve. What visibility rule governs that turn?

1. Do not turn around near a curve or hill you cannot see 500 feet or more each way from
2. Turn around there whenever you cannot see at least 100 feet in each direction
3. Turn around on highway curves because traffic there travels more slowly
4. Sound your vehicle horn loudly and complete the turn without a sight rule

20. In Alaska, you face a steady red arrow for the movement you want to make. What must you do?

1. Stop before the intersection and make no such movement until the arrow turns green or flashing yellow
2. Stop behind the line, look both ways, and then make the movement when traffic appears clear
3. Make the indicated movement slowly and carefully while the red arrow continues to show
4. Stop only when pedestrians are crossing in the direction shown by the red arrow