Free Alaska Permit Practice Test 3 (2026)
Real questions from the official Alaska driver handbook, each with a plain-English explanation. Free, unlimited retakes, no signup.
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This draw of 20 questions breaks down like this:
- Points & Penalties — 4
- Licensing & Permits — 3
- Sharing the Road — 3
- Vehicle Equipment — 3
- Adverse Conditions — 2
- Alcohol, Drugs & the Law — 2
- Right-of-Way & Intersections — 1
- Safe Driving — 1
- Speed Limits & Speed Management — 1
Heaviest on Points & Penalties (4 of 20) — that is the section to revise first if you miss several here.
20 are Alaska-specific questions, drawn from the state handbook rather than general road rules.
Each test on this site draws a different set, so Test 1, 2 and 3 never repeat a question.
Questions on this test
1. In deep cold, letting your vehicle warm up and defrosting all glass before driving is:
- Bad for the engine
- Unnecessary
- A good safety practice
- Illegal
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Answer: A good safety practice
Warming up and full defrosting improve visibility and safety in extreme cold.
2. Violations most likely to cause crashes are assigned:
- No points
- Higher point values
- A warning
- Lower points
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Answer: Higher point values
Higher-risk violations carry higher point values.
3. When an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and siren, you should:
- Stop in place
- Turn left
- Pull to the right and stop until it passes
- Speed up
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Answer: Pull to the right and stop until it passes
Pull right and stop until it passes.
4. Alaska assigns moving violations point values ranging from:
- 5 to 20
- 2 to 10
- 1 to 3
- 1 to 100
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Answer: 2 to 10
Point values range from 2 to 10 based on crash-contribution risk.
5. You can be charged with DUI in Alaska for impairment by:
- Alcohol or drugs (including some medicines)
- Nothing
- Only illegal drugs
- Only alcohol
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Answer: Alcohol or drugs (including some medicines)
DUI covers alcohol and impairing drugs, including some medicines.
6. In Alaska, your license is suspended if you accumulate:
- 3 points
- 6 points in 6 months
- 12 points in 12 months OR 18 points in 24 months
- 24 points in 5 years
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Answer: 12 points in 12 months OR 18 points in 24 months
12 points in 12 months or 18 points in 24 months requires a mandatory suspension.
7. You must stop and give information at:
- Any crash you're involved in
- Only if at fault
- Only fatal crashes
- Only on highways
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Answer: Any crash you're involved in
Stop and exchange information for any crash.
8. In blowing snow or whiteout conditions, you should:
- Speed through
- Slow down, use low beams, and pull off safely if you can't see
- Stop in the lane
- Use high beams
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Answer: Slow down, use low beams, and pull off safely if you can't see
Slow down, use low beams, and get safely off the road if visibility is gone.
9. Give a motorcycle:
- Half a lane
- The shoulder
- A full lane
- No room
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Answer: A full lane
Motorcycles are entitled to a full lane.
10. You must dim (low beam) your headlights within how many feet of an oncoming vehicle?
- 300
- 200
- 500
- 1,000
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Answer: 500
Dim within 500 feet of an oncoming vehicle.
11. If a moose is in the road, you should:
- Swerve into oncoming traffic
- Slow or stop and give it room; do not tailgate wildlife
- Drive at it
- Honk and speed by
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Answer: Slow or stop and give it room; do not tailgate wildlife
Give wildlife room; slow or stop rather than swerving into danger.
12. In Alaska, an adult is DUI at a blood alcohol level of:
- .08
- .10
- .02
- .05
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Answer: .08
Adults are DUI at .08 or higher.
13. While driving you must:
- Carry a copy only
- Memorize it
- Carry your license and show it on request
- Leave your license home
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Answer: Carry your license and show it on request
Carry and present your license when asked.
14. In Alaska, headlights must be on from:
- Only in tunnels
- Only on highways
- One-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise
- Midnight to 6 a.m.
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Answer: One-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise
Headlights are required a half hour after sunset to a half hour before sunrise.
15. You must stop for a stopped school bus with flashing red lights unless:
- Always stop
- On any road
- Separated by a median on a divided highway (opposite direction)
- In a hurry
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Answer: Separated by a median on a divided highway (opposite direction)
On a divided highway, opposite-direction traffic may not need to stop; otherwise stop.
16. A special instruction permit may be issued to those enrolled in:
- Only commercial school
- No programs
- An approved high school, college, or driver-training course
- Only college
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Answer: An approved high school, college, or driver-training course
Special instruction permits are for students in approved driver-training programs.
17. On long, remote Alaska drives, to stay safe you should:
- Drive straight through
- Take breaks, watch fuel, and rest when drowsy
- Drive at night only
- Speed to finish
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Answer: Take breaks, watch fuel, and rest when drowsy
Take breaks, watch your fuel on remote roads, and rest when drowsy.
18. With a motorcycle instruction permit you must be:
- On highways only
- At night only
- Alone
- Under the immediate supervision/visual sight of a licensed driver
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Answer: Under the immediate supervision/visual sight of a licensed driver
A motorcycle permit holder must be under a licensed driver's immediate supervision.
19. A speed legal in summer may be unsafe in winter because:
- It isn't
- Nothing
- Snow, ice, and darkness reduce traction and visibility
- Fuel costs more
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Answer: Snow, ice, and darkness reduce traction and visibility
Adjust for Alaska's winter conditions — the basic speed law still applies.
20. If your turn signals fail, you should:
- Turn without signaling
- Use headlights
- Not signal
- Use hand signals until repaired
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Answer: Use hand signals until repaired
Use hand signals if your signals fail.