Missouri CDL — General Knowledge: Road Signs Practice Test

Question 1

What does the crossbuck sign found at a railroad grade crossing require you to do?

Accepted Answer

Give the approaching train the right-of-way — The crossbuck marks the crossing itself and legally obligates a driver to give the right-of-way to any train using the tracks.

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Come to a complete stop every time regardless of traffic

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Sound your horn twice before crossing

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Cross only when a flagman waves you through

Question 2

The round, yellow railroad advance warning sign posted before a crossing is telling a commercial driver to do what?

Accepted Answer

Slow down, look and listen for a train, and be prepared to stop — The advance warning sign appears ahead of a public crossing so you can ease off the throttle, watch and listen for a train, and be ready to halt at the tracks if one is coming.

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Speed up so you clear the tracks before any train arrives

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Ignore the sign because a gate will always warn you

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Stop only if you are hauling passengers

Question 3

Signs marking a runaway-vehicle escape ramp on a mountain grade exist mainly to do what?

Accepted Answer

Show where a runaway truck can be stopped safely — Escape ramps are engineered to bring runaway trucks to a safe halt, and signs alert drivers to where those ramps are located along the route.

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Point out a rest area for meals

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Advertise a nearby weigh station

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Mark the state line

Question 4

A hazardous materials placard is displayed in what shape?

Accepted Answer

A diamond, standing on a point — Placards warning of hazardous cargo are square-shaped signs stood on one point so they form a diamond.

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A rectangle laid on its long side

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A circle

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An octagon like a stop sign

Question 5

Battery fluid and hydrochloric acid are examples of which hazard class?

Accepted Answer

Class 8, Corrosives — Corrosive substances like battery fluid and hydrochloric acid are grouped under hazard class 8.

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Class 6, Poisons

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Class 4, Flammable Solids

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Class 2, Gases

Question 6

The slow-moving vehicle emblem you may see on farm machinery or tractors looks like what?

Accepted Answer

A red triangle with an orange center — Vehicles that travel below normal speed often display a warning symbol shaped like a triangle, red around the edges with an orange middle.

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A blue circle with a white border

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A solid green square

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A yellow diamond with black lettering

Question 7

When a downgrade posts a sign reading “Maximum Safe Speed,” what should a truck driver do?

Accepted Answer

Never exceed the speed shown — A posted maximum safe speed on a grade sets a ceiling you must never go above, and you should also watch for signs describing how long and steep the hill is.

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Treat it as a suggestion for cars only

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Add ten miles per hour because trucks brake better

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Match the speed of the car ahead instead

Question 8

At a crossing with more than one set of tracks, how are you told how many tracks you must cross?

Accepted Answer

By a sign placed below the crossbuck — When a road spans multiple sets of rails, a small sign mounted beneath the crossbuck states the number of tracks present.

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By counting the flashing lights on the mast

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By the color of the pavement paint

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The number is never posted anywhere

Question 9

Painted pavement markings at a two-lane railroad crossing generally consist of what?

Accepted Answer

An X with the letters RR plus a no-passing marking — The paint at such a crossing shows a large “X” with the letters “RR,” and on two-lane roads it is paired with a no-passing marking.

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A single dashed yellow line only

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A row of green arrows

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The word STOP spelled out three times

Question 10

Ammunition, dynamite, and fireworks fall under which hazard class?

Accepted Answer

Class 1, Explosives — Items such as ammunition, dynamite, and fireworks are given as examples of the explosives class, class 1.

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Class 2, Gases

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Class 5, Oxidizers

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Class 9, Miscellaneous

Question 11

How many identical placards must a placarded hazardous-materials load display on the vehicle?

Accepted Answer

Four, on the front, rear, and both sides — A load that must be placarded carries four matching placards, one on each side plus the front and the back.

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Only one, on the rear

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Two, on the left and right

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Three, skipping the front

Question 12

In the hazard class table, which class covers gasoline and acetone?

Accepted Answer

Class 3, Flammable — Gasoline and acetone are listed as examples under the flammable class, hazard class 3.

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Class 1, Explosives

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Class 7, Radioactive

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Class 8, Corrosives

Missouri CDL — General Knowledge: Road Signs practice test

Study questions with answers

1. What does the crossbuck sign found at a railroad grade crossing require you to do?

2. The round, yellow railroad advance warning sign posted before a crossing is telling a commercial driver to do what?

3. Signs marking a runaway-vehicle escape ramp on a mountain grade exist mainly to do what?

4. A hazardous materials placard is displayed in what shape?

5. Battery fluid and hydrochloric acid are examples of which hazard class?

6. The slow-moving vehicle emblem you may see on farm machinery or tractors looks like what?

7. When a downgrade posts a sign reading “Maximum Safe Speed,” what should a truck driver do?

8. At a crossing with more than one set of tracks, how are you told how many tracks you must cross?

9. Painted pavement markings at a two-lane railroad crossing generally consist of what?

10. Ammunition, dynamite, and fireworks fall under which hazard class?

11. How many identical placards must a placarded hazardous-materials load display on the vehicle?

12. In the hazard class table, which class covers gasoline and acetone?

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