Alaska CDL Practice Test

Correct answer: $100.00

The Alaska commercial driver license fee is $100.00. Applicants who need a road test pay an additional $25.00 non-refundable road-test fee.

Correct answer: $25.00

There is a $25.00 non-refundable fee for those requiring a road test. Road-test appointments can be scheduled online at Alaska.gov/dmv or in person at any DMV office.

Correct answer: 80%

The minimum passing score for all knowledge tests is 80%. To pass the skills test, the applicant must successfully perform all of the required skills.

Correct answer: Once per day, until you pass

Under Department of Administration regulation 2 AAC 90.420, the knowledge tests may be taken once per day until successful completion. State law also requires a different version of the test on a retake.

Correct answer: At least one week after the first test, if the department determines it is necessary

A second road skills test can be conducted at least one week after the first test if the department determines it is necessary. Further testing is at the department’s discretion and may require proof of additional driver training.

Correct answer: 14 days

An applicant must hold a CLP for at least 14 days before taking a road skills test — this also applies when upgrading to a higher class or adding an endorsement that requires a road skills test.

Correct answer: 18 years old

An applicant must be at least 18 to operate in intrastate commerce (effective 11/14/19) and must have held a valid driver license for at least one year. Interstate commerce requires age 21.

Correct answer: 21 years old

An applicant must be at least 21 years of age to operate in interstate commerce. Drivers aged 18–20 are limited to intrastate operation and carry the "K – Intrastate Only" restriction.

Correct answer: K – Intrastate Only

The "K – Intrastate Only" restriction limits an applicant to intrastate driving. It applies to any applicant under age 21 (and to an applicant legally blind in one eye who has submitted a state waiver).

Correct answer: Restricted to specific rural communities where road tests are not administered

Restriction 7 (Off-Highway) is used in specific rural communities where road tests are not administered, and the license is restricted to those communities. It is obtained with the general knowledge test and a non-commercial road test.

Correct answer: Brake the same way you always have — use only the braking force needed and stay in control

With ABS you should brake as you always have: use only the braking force necessary to stop safely and stay in control. (The one exception: a straight truck or combination with working ABS on all axles may fully apply the brakes in an emergency stop.)

Correct answer: Driving too fast for road conditions

Most serious skids result from driving too fast for conditions. Drivers who adjust their driving to the conditions do not have to over-brake, over-steer, or over-accelerate.

Correct answer: Over-braking, over-steering, over-acceleration, or driving too fast

Skids are caused by over-braking (locking the wheels), over-steering (turning more sharply than the vehicle can turn), over-acceleration (spinning the drive wheels), and driving too fast for conditions.

Correct answer: Stop braking to let the rear wheels roll again, then countersteer

To correct a drive-wheel braking skid, stop braking (this lets the rear wheels roll again and stops the slide), then countersteer — turn the wheel quickly back the other way as the vehicle straightens, or you may skid in the opposite direction.

Correct answer: Let the vehicle slow down — stop turning and/or braking so hard

In a front-wheel skid the front end goes straight ahead no matter how much you turn. The only way to stop the skid is to let the vehicle slow down: stop turning and/or braking so hard, and slow down as quickly as possible without skidding.

Correct answer: Protect the area so another accident does not happen in the same spot

The first thing to do at an accident scene is to protect the area — keep another accident from happening in the same spot. Get your vehicle to the side if possible, put on your flashers, and set out reflective triangles.

Correct answer: Protect the area, notify authorities, and care for the injured

When you are in an accident and not seriously hurt, the basic steps are to protect the area, notify authorities, and care for the injured — in that order.

Correct answer: Electrical fires and burning liquids

A B:C type fire extinguisher is designed to work on electrical fires and burning liquids. An A:B:C type also works on burning wood, paper, and cloth. Never use water on an electrical fire (shock) or a gasoline fire (it spreads the flames).

Correct answer: Keep the doors shut — opening them supplies the fire with oxygen and can make it burn much faster

For a cargo fire in a van or box trailer, keep the doors shut — especially with hazardous materials aboard. Opening the doors supplies the fire with oxygen and can cause it to burn very fast. When fighting any fire, stay upwind, aim at the base of the flames, and stay as far back as possible.

Correct answer: Time — nothing else, not black coffee, a cold shower, or fresh air, will speed it up

The liver removes alcohol at a fixed rate, so only time will sober you up. Black coffee, a cold shower, or fresh air do nothing to lower your blood alcohol concentration.