Illinois road signs practice test
Regulatory, warning and guide signs: shapes, colors and what each requires you to do. 112 questions.
A five-sided yellow-green sign shows two children walking with an arrow pointing down. What does it mean?
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Sample road signs questions
A five-sided yellow-green sign shows two children walking with an arrow pointing down. What does it mean?
- A Children may cross only when a guard is present
- B A school is nearby, but no crossing is here
- C A playground is ahead
- D You are at a school crossing
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D. You are at a school crossing
The five-sided (pentagon) sign means school zone or school crossing. Two children walking alone means a school is nearby; with a downward-pointing arrow, it marks the crossing itself.
Where is the three-sided yellow NO PASSING ZONE sign posted?
- A On the back of stop signs at intersections
- B On the right side of the road where the zone ends
- C Above the center lane on multilane highways
- D On the left side of a two-lane, two-way road where the no-passing zone begins
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D. On the left side of a two-lane, two-way road where the no-passing zone begins
The pennant-shaped NO PASSING ZONE sign is yellow with black letters. It stands on the left side of a two-lane, two-way road where the no-passing zone and its pavement markings begin, so drivers about to pass can see it.
In Illinois, what does a pink sign along the road indicate?
- A A construction or maintenance zone
- B Motorist services such as gas or food
- C A park or recreation area
- D A traffic incident such as a crash or natural disaster ahead
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D. A traffic incident such as a crash or natural disaster ahead
Pink may be used for traffic incident signs, warning of unplanned events such as crashes and natural disasters. Orange is for construction, brown for parks and blue for services.
A NO U-TURN sign is posted at an opening in the median of a divided highway. Who may use that opening?
- A Trucks and buses that cannot turn elsewhere
- B Only authorized vehicles such as police, ambulances and snowplows
- C Any driver, if no traffic is coming
- D Any driver who has missed an exit
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B. Only authorized vehicles such as police, ambulances and snowplows
Median openings on divided highways and expressways are only for authorized vehicles such as police cars, ambulances, snowplows and maintenance equipment. Other vehicles may not use them.