Georgia Car / Permit practice
Road Signs
Learn the shapes, colors, and meanings of regulatory, warning, and guide signs — from stop and yield to construction and school-zone signs.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · July 7, 2026
20 questions · pass with 16 correct. You get instant feedback and an explanation after every answer.
Study questions with answers
12 sample Road Signs questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.
1. What does a yellow (or fluorescent-green) diamond-shaped sign showing a walking pedestrian mean?
Correct answer: Watch for people crossing; be ready to stop and yield.
Watch for people crossing; be ready to stop and yield. (This is the "Pedestrian Crossing" sign.)
2. What does a red, eight-sided (octagonal) sign require you to do?
Correct answer: Come to a complete stop
A red octagon is always a STOP sign. You must come to a complete stop at the stop line, crosswalk, or intersection, and then go only when it is safe.
3. What is the correct meaning of a yellow diamond-shaped sign showing a red STOP symbol?
Correct answer: A stop sign is ahead; prepare to stop.
A stop sign is ahead; prepare to stop. (This is the "Stop Ahead" sign.)
4. What is the correct meaning of a yellow diamond-shaped sign with an S-shaped winding arrow?
Correct answer: A series of three or more curves is ahead.
A series of three or more curves is ahead. (This is the "Winding Road" sign.)
5. What does a yellow diamond-shaped sign reading 'BUMP' mean?
Correct answer: There is a bump or raised surface in the road ahead.
There is a bump or raised surface in the road ahead. (This is the "Bump" sign.)
6. You approach a yellow diamond-shaped sign showing the road narrowing on both sides. What does it tell you to do?
Correct answer: The roadway becomes narrower ahead.
The roadway becomes narrower ahead. (This is the "Road Narrows" sign.)
7. What does a yellow sign posting a maximum height clearance (for example, 12 ft 6 in) mean?
Correct answer: The overpass or structure ahead has limited height clearance.
The overpass or structure ahead has limited height clearance. (This is the "Low Clearance" sign.)
8. You approach a yellow diamond-shaped sign with two vertical arrows pointing opposite ways. What does it tell you to do?
Correct answer: Two-way traffic is ahead; oncoming vehicles share the road.
Two-way traffic is ahead; oncoming vehicles share the road. (This is the "Two-Way Traffic" sign.)
9. What is the correct meaning of a yellow diamond-shaped sign with an arrow that curves one way then the other?
Correct answer: A curve in one direction followed by a curve in the opposite direction.
A curve in one direction followed by a curve in the opposite direction. (This is the "Reverse Curve" sign.)
10. A downward-pointing triangle that is red and white tells you to:
Correct answer: Slow down and give the right-of-way, stopping if needed
A red-and-white downward triangle is a YIELD sign. Slow down, give the right-of-way to traffic and pedestrians, and stop if necessary before going on.
11. You approach a yellow diamond-shaped sign showing the road splitting around a median. What does it tell you to do?
Correct answer: The road ahead is divided by a median; keep right.
The road ahead is divided by a median; keep right. (This is the "Divided Highway Begins" sign.)
12. What is the correct meaning of a yellow diamond-shaped sign showing a red-and-white yield symbol?
Correct answer: A yield sign is ahead; be prepared to yield.
A yield sign is ahead; be prepared to yield. (This is the "Yield Ahead" sign.)
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