Georgia: Sign shapes and colors Practice Test
What a sign shape and color tell you before you read it.
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Georgia Driver's Manual" (2023-2024), Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS).
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How many basic shapes of signs does the State of Georgia use to convey traffic control instructions?
- Five
- Six
- Seven
- Nine
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Correct answer: Seven
Georgia uses seven basic shapes of signs to convey traffic control instructions.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 28
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Why should drivers know signs by their shapes and colors?
- To decide which signs are only suggestions and can be ignored
- To recognize them from a distance and react in time
- To know which signs apply only at night or in bad weather
- To judge how fast other drivers are going on the road
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Correct answer: To recognize them from a distance and react in time
Knowing shapes and colors lets drivers recognize signs from a distance and begin reacting timely and appropriately.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 28
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Vertical rectangle signs are generally used for which kind of sign?
- Guide signs, which show locations and directions
- Warning signs, which show hazards ahead
- Service signs, which show nearby facilities
- Regulatory signs, which tell you what you must do
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Correct answer: Regulatory signs, which tell you what you must do
Vertical rectangle signs are generally regulatory signs, and you must obey them the same way as traffic laws.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 28
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Horizontal rectangle signs are generally used as which kind of sign?
- Regulatory signs
- Warning signs
- Guide signs
- Stop signs
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Correct answer: Guide signs
Horizontal rectangle signs are generally used as guide signs showing locations, directions, or other special information.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 28
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What does an octagon (eight-sided) sign always mean?
- Stop
- Yield
- Reduced speed ahead
- School zone ahead
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Correct answer: Stop
An octagon always means stop.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 28
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What do triangle signs mean?
- Yield
- Stop
- Railroad crossing ahead
- School zone ahead
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Correct answer: Yield
Triangle signs mean yield.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 28
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What do diamond shaped signs do?
- Tell you what you must do by law
- Show locations and directions
- Warn of existing or possible hazards
- Mark construction zones only
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Correct answer: Warn of existing or possible hazards
Diamond shaped signs warn of existing or possible hazards on roadways or adjacent areas.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 28
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What colors are diamond shaped warning signs?
- Yellow with black words or symbols
- Red with white words and symbols
- Green with white words
- White with black symbols
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Correct answer: Yellow with black words or symbols
They are yellow with black words or black symbols describing the hazard.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 28
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What do pentagon shaped signs mean?
- You are approaching a railroad crossing
- You are entering a construction zone on the highway
- You are approaching a school zone or school crossing
- You are entering a one-way street
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Correct answer: You are approaching a school zone or school crossing
Pentagon shaped signs mean you are approaching a school zone and/or school crossing.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 28
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Pentagon shaped school signs are erected how far in advance of the school grounds or school crossing?
- Not less than 150 feet nor more than 700 feet
- Not less than 50 feet nor more than 300 feet
- Not less than 500 feet nor more than 1,000 feet
- Not less than 1,000 feet nor more than one mile
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Correct answer: Not less than 150 feet nor more than 700 feet
When used, they are erected not less than 150 feet nor more than 700 feet in advance.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 28
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Pentagon shaped school signs can sometimes be which color?
- Fluorescent red
- Fluorescent blue
- Fluorescent white
- Fluorescent green
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Correct answer: Fluorescent green
The manual says these signs can sometimes be fluorescent green in color.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 28
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What colors are warning signs for construction and maintenance projects?
- Yellow with black markings
- Red with white markings
- White with orange markings
- Orange with black markings
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Correct answer: Orange with black markings
Construction and maintenance warning signs are orange with black markings.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 33
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What colors are the signs that give directions to service facilities on Georgia highways?
- Blue and white
- Green and white
- Brown and white
- Orange and black
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Correct answer: Blue and white
The manual says the blue and white signs give directions to service facilities.
Source: Georgia Driver's Manual (2023-2024), page 33