As its residents know well, Alaska is big. Really big. In several ways. Alaska is by far the largest US state. It’s more than twice the size of Texas, the second-largest state. Alaska is about 21% (about one-fifth) of the size of all the Lower 48 states combined. It also has 6,640 miles of coastline, longer than the coastlines of all the other US states combined. With that much territory to cover, a driver’s license would sure come in handy.
To obtain a driver’s license, you must meet a series of requirements, including passing three tests: a vision test, a written knowledge test, and a road test. If you’re learning to drive, the vision and written tests are also crucial requirements for obtaining an instruction permit, which you must hold to practice supervised driving. The written test consists of 20 questions based on the official driver’s manual (Alaska DMV Handbook (AK Driver's Manual) 2025). The questions cover traffic laws, safe driving practices, and road sign recognition. The passing score is 80%.
Please don’t assume that all you have to do to pass the written test is read the driver’s manual a couple of times beforehand. Other aspiring drivers have found that it wasn’t so easy. Roughly one-half of those who have taken the Alaska DMV written test failed it on their first try.
We’ve created a test preparation program with tools to help you pass the written test. These tools include a series of practice tests with questions based on the official manual and an automated assistant to help you with hints and explanations of the correct answers. Once you’ve gone through our program, you’ll know more than enough about driving to pass the written test. We guarantee it – or your money back!
Do you tend to experience test anxiety when taking official tests? If so, here is another practice test for you to try: our special Exam Simulator test. This test operates in Simulated Exam Mode to closely resemble official knowledge test conditions. The test consists of 20 questions based on the official manual, just like the questions on the official DMV written test. The passing score is 80%, just like the official written test. There are no hints, no explanations, and no automated assistant. The test ends prematurely if you fail it (i.e., you miss 20% of the questions).
This Exam Simulator test gives you a realistic formal exam experience. By showing you what the official written test experience will be like, the Exam Simulator may reduce your fear of the unknown and your anxiety about the official written test.
Good luck!