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Delaware road signs practice test

Delaware DMV applicants take a separate road signs test. Highway Sign and Signal Test (part of the knowledge exam). Practise the 22 sign questions we wrote from the Delaware handbook, then drill every common sign.

Delaware handbook sign questions

22 questions
  1. Question 1How should you treat a railroad crossbuck sign?

    white and black crossbuck road sign
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    D: Like a yield sign; yield to crossing trains. The crossbuck has the same meaning as a yield sign; you must yield to crossing trains. Delaware Driver Manual: Highway–Rail Intersection Signs And Signals, page 84.

  2. Question 2Which sign is the only 8-sided sign you will see on the highway?

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    A: The stop sign. The stop sign is the only 8-sided sign on the highway; it is red with white letters. Delaware Driver Manual: Regulatory Signs, page 74.

  3. Question 3At a stop sign with no stop line or crosswalk, where must you stop in Delaware?

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    B: Before entering the intersection. You must stop at the stop line; if none, at the crosswalk; if none, before entering the intersection. Delaware Driver Manual: Regulatory Signs, page 74.

  4. Question 4What should you do at a yield sign?

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    D: Slow down, look left and right, and yield to pedestrians and vehicles performing lawful maneuvers. Slow down as you approach a yield sign, look left and right and yield to pedestrians and vehicles; stop if necessary. Delaware Driver Manual: Regulatory Signs, page 74.

  5. Question 5What does a five-sided black-on-yellow sign warn of?

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    A: Schools and school crossings. The five-sided (pentagon) sign is used only to warn of schools and school crossings; fluorescent yellow-green versions are also used. Delaware Driver Manual: Warning Signs, page 75.

  6. Question 6What does a round black-on-yellow sign warn of?

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    C: A highway-rail intersection ahead. The round sign is an advance warning that you are approaching a highway-rail intersection. Delaware Driver Manual: Warning Signs, page 75.

  7. Question 7What color and shape are most warning signs?

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    B: Yellow with black lettering, mostly diamond-shaped. Warning signs are usually yellow with black lettering or symbols and most are diamond shaped. Delaware Driver Manual: Warning Signs, page 75.

  8. Question 8According to the Delaware manual, when is a road most hazardous on a 'slippery when wet' sign?

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    B: The first half hour of rain. The slippery when wet sign notes the first half hour of rain is most hazardous. Delaware Driver Manual: Other Warning Signs, page 76.

  9. Question 9What does a 'Zipper Merge' sign tell drivers to do?

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    C: Use both lanes up to the lane reduction point and alternate turns merging. With the zipper merge, drivers use both lanes to the lane reduction point and merge there, alternating turns. Delaware Driver Manual: Other Warning Signs, page 77.

  10. Question 10What do U.S. numbered route signs look like?

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    D: Black numbers on a white U.S. shield. U.S. routes use black numbers on a white background shaped like the U.S. shield; state routes use a white circle; interstates a red and blue shield. Delaware Driver Manual: Guide Signs, page 78.

  11. Question 11How are Delaware state routes marked?

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    A: Black letters on a white circular background. State routes are marked with black letters on a white circular background. Delaware Driver Manual: Guide Signs, page 78.

  12. Question 12What color are recreation signs such as STATE PARK?

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    D: White letters on brown. Recreation signs usually have white letters on a brown background; motorist service signs are white on blue. Delaware Driver Manual: Information Signs, page 78.

  13. Question 13What do Delaware regulatory signs look like?

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    A: Square, rectangular or special-shaped; usually white, red or black with black, red, white or green letters. Regulatory signs are square, rectangular or special-shaped and usually white, red or black with black, red, white or green letters or symbols. Delaware Driver Manual: Regulatory Signs, page 74.

  14. Question 14A sign shows a red circle with a slash over a U-shaped arrow. What does it mean?

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    C: No U-turn. These international signs mean No Left Turn, No Right Turn and No U Turn. Delaware Driver Manual: Regulatory Signs, page 74.

  15. Question 15What color are most work zone warning signs?

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    B: Orange. Traffic warning signs in work zones are usually orange; most are diamond shaped. Delaware Driver Manual: Work Zones, page 79.

  16. Question 16What does a Delaware advisory speed sign look like?

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    B: Black letters on a yellow background, often under a warning sign. Advisory speed signs have black letters on yellow, often under a warning sign; speed limit signs are black on a white rectangle. Delaware Driver Manual: Speed Signs, page 94.

  17. Question 17Can you be cited if you exceed an advisory speed and crash?

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    D: Yes, it may be concluded you violated the general speed restriction. Although not a speed limit, if you exceed an advisory speed and crash, it may be concluded you violated the general speed restriction. Delaware Driver Manual: Speed Signs, page 94.

  18. Question 18What does a triangular, fluorescent orange sign on a farm tractor mean?

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    C: Slow-moving vehicle; slow down immediately and proceed with caution. The Slow-Moving Vehicle emblem warns approaching drivers; when you see it, slow down immediately and proceed with caution. Delaware Driver Manual: Slow-Moving Vehicles, page 102.

  19. Question 19What does a sign with a deer symbol mean?

    yellow and black diamond road sign
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    C: Deer crossing; be alert for deer on both sides of the road. The deer crossing sign means be alert to deer on both sides of the road. Delaware Driver Manual: Other Warning Signs, page 77.

  20. Question 20What does the roundabout warning sign tell you?

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    B: Reduce speed and yield to pedestrians and vehicles already in the circle. The roundabout sign means reduce speed and yield to pedestrians and vehicles already in the circle. Delaware Driver Manual: Other Warning Signs, page 77.

  21. Question 21How do interstate route markers look?

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    B: A shield: red top with 'Interstate' in white and blue bottom with the route number. Interstate markers are shields with a red top quarter reading Interstate and a blue lower part with the number in white. Delaware Driver Manual: Guide Signs, page 78.

  22. Question 22What is the Delaware speed limit in school zones (when children are present)?

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    B: 20 mph. School zones: 20 mph. Delaware Driver Manual: Speed Limits, page 93.

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