The Yukon knowledge test

By the end of this topic you can

• You can describe the test format and pass mark.
• You can name the main subject areas the test covers.
• You can choose which handbook chapters to focus on.
• You can plan a study routine using the handbook and practice questions.

What you need to know and understand

• The test is multiple choice.
• You need 80 per cent to pass.
• It covers road signs, rules of the road and safe driving practices.
• The official study source is the Yukon Driver's Basic Handbook.
• The handbook notes that its chapters on the GDL program and licensing requirements are not tested, but you still need to follow those rules.
• You take the test at a Motor Vehicles office when you apply for your learner's licence. The test fee is $20, and if you fail you can retake it as early as the next day for another $20.

What the questions draw on

Focus your time on the handbook chapters that match the three subject areas.

• Signs, signals and road markings: sign shapes and colours, traffic lights including flashing and arrow signals, yellow and white lines.
• Rules of the road: right-of-way at intersections, four-way stops, roundabouts, turns, lane use, parking and stopping positions.
• Safe driving: following distance, speed control, sharing the road, winter and wildlife hazards, impairment and distraction.

A four-week study plan

1. Week one: read the signs chapter and make flash cards by shape and colour.
2. Week two: read the rules of the road, drawing simple sketches of intersection situations.
3. Week three: read the chapters on sharing the road, impairment and emergencies.
4. Week four: do practice questions, note every wrong answer and reread that part of the handbook.

On the day

Bring your identity and residency documents, your guardian if you are under 18, your glasses if you wear them, and payment. Read every option before you choose; two answers often look similar, and the right one usually reflects the safest legal choice. If you do not pass, you can try again as early as the next day by paying the $20 fee again, but it is wiser to spend a little time on the areas you found hardest first. Our study guide to the Yukon handbook and our learner test guide on this site cover the same material in more depth.

Common mistakes

• Studying only signs. Rules of the road and safe driving questions make up much of the test.
• Using another province's practice test. Yukon rules on GDL, phones and speeds can differ.
• Rushing. Read the whole question, including words like not and except.
• Cramming the night before instead of studying over several weeks.

Test yourself: The Yukon knowledge test

Answer each question, then read the explanation. Questions come in a random order each time.

Go deeper

• Yukon Learner’s Test and Learner Licence Rules
• Driving the Alaska Highway and Yukon Winter Roads as a New Driver
• How to Get a Driver’s Licence in Yukon