Road Signs

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. 1. In Indiana, a diamond-shaped sign is used mainly to communicate what to drivers?

   Correct answer: A caution about hazards or changing conditions coming up

   Diamond-shaped signs are warning signs. They alert you to hazards or changing conditions coming up, such as curves, crossings, or slippery pavement.

   Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 6 (Traffic Sign Shapes)

2. 2. What does a five-sided sign shaped like a home plate alert drivers to?

   Correct answer: An approaching school area where children may cross

   The five-sided pentagon shape marks a school area where children may be crossing the road. Slow down and stay alert.

   Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 6 (Traffic Sign Shapes)

3. 3. A downward-pointing, three-sided sign with a red border tells an approaching driver to do what?

   Correct answer: Slow down and be ready to stop so others may go first

   A triangle pointing down is the YIELD sign. Slow as you near the intersection and be ready to stop so vehicles or pedestrians with the right of way may proceed.

   Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 6 (Traffic Sign Shapes)

4. 4. An orange, fluorescent triangular emblem with a reflective red border on the back of a vehicle signals that the vehicle cannot exceed what speed?

   Correct answer: 25 miles per hour

   The slow-moving vehicle emblem marks a vehicle that is unable to travel faster than 25 mph.

   Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 6 (Slow-Moving Vehicle Emblem)

5. 5. Yellow and fluorescent yellow-green signs are designed to prepare drivers for what?

   Correct answer: Road conditions, hazards ahead, and nearby school zones

   These signs get drivers ready for hazards or changing conditions on the pavement and flag areas close to schools.

   Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 6 (Traffic Sign Colors)

6. 6. A pennant-shaped sign posted on the left side of a two-way road warns drivers of what?

   Correct answer: The beginning of a no-passing zone

   The pennant sign marks the start of a no-passing zone. It sits on the left to warn you not to pass other vehicles.

   Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 6 (Traffic Sign Shapes)

7. 7. Green traffic signs are chiefly used to give drivers what type of information?

   Correct answer: Permitted movements, directions, and distances to destinations

   Green signs show permitted movements, directions, and guidance, including highway entrances and exits and distances to destinations.

   Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 6 (Traffic Sign Colors)

8. 8. A sign with a white background, such as a speed limit sign, is used to display what?

   Correct answer: Traffic regulations that drivers must follow

   White backgrounds mark rules you are required to follow, like a posted speed limit or a No Turn on Red sign.

   Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 6 (Traffic Sign Colors)

9. 9. What action does an eight-sided, red traffic sign always require of a driver?

   Correct answer: Come to a complete halt and yield the right of way as required

   The only octagon-shaped sign is the STOP sign. A driver must come to a full halt and yield the appropriate right of way before continuing.

   Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 6 (Traffic Sign Shapes)

10. 10. Traffic signs displayed with a brown background point drivers toward what?

    Correct answer: Recreational and cultural points of interest

    Brown signs identify nearby recreational and cultural points of interest, such as a state park.

    Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 6 (Traffic Sign Colors)

11. 11. What does an orange background on a traffic sign indicate?

    Correct answer: A temporary condition tied to roadwork or maintenance

    Orange signs warn of temporary conditions, most often tied to highway construction and maintenance work.

    Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 6 (Traffic Sign Colors)

12. 12. A vertical rectangular sign on Indiana roadways may be used to convey which of the following?

    Correct answer: Regulations, guidance, or route information depending on the message

    Rectangular signs may present regulations you must obey, guidance such as route markers, or warnings like an advisory curve speed, depending on the message.

    Source: Indiana Driver's Manual, Ch. 6 (Traffic Sign Shapes)