Coming to a stop during road test.

If you are in proper gear my guess is you should be ok. If you coast they will probably fail you.

 

So...
Slow down a little more to go in 5th..

 

I swear I heard a "trainer" tell a guy not to shift below 7th, "all that revving and downshifting wastes fuel."

 

I usually aim for a gear higher than I need by my speedometer, you can always drop another, not do like I’ve seen some, rev it up then grind til it goes into gear.
I wrote on a guys road test once under remarks “couldn’t shift” for doing that,

 

Why 5th? Did the instructor give you a reason for 5th gear instead of 6th? Yes, the coasting will count against you in a test, but I don’t recall reading anything that states what gear you should be in to avoid coasting.


@gentleroger, have any thoughts?

 

In Michigan when I took my CDL test, we had to downshift all the way to first gear to pass. And of course starting in first gear.

 

Perhaps your instructor wants you to do 5th because he knows that it’s difficult for you. It will show him that you have full control of the rig. If that’s the reason, I have to applaud him. He’s better than average.

So what do you have to do to get into 5th? @Judge posted the answer.