Missouri: Road signs — Part 1 Practice Test
Warning, regulatory, guide and service signs and the speed guide in the Missouri Driver Guide. — Part 1
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Missouri Driver Guide" (Revised August 2026), Missouri Department of Revenue.
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What do warning signs tell you to do?
- Speed up so you can clear the hazard quickly
- Pull off the road at the next opportunity
- Move into the left lane right away
- Slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary
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Correct answer: Slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary
Warning signs warn you to slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary because a special situation or a hazard is ahead.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide (Revised August 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 46)
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What does a Stop Ahead warning sign tell you?
- A stop sign has been removed from the road ahead
- Traffic must stop for a school bus ahead
- A stop sign is ahead; be prepared to stop
- The road ahead is closed to all traffic
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Correct answer: A stop sign is ahead; be prepared to stop
A Stop Ahead sign means there is a stop sign ahead on the road you are on, so be prepared to stop.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide (Revised August 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 46)
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What does a Signal Ahead warning sign tell you?
- A traffic light is ahead; be prepared to stop
- The traffic light ahead has stopped working
- The next intersection has no traffic light
- A railroad warning signal is on the road ahead
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Correct answer: A traffic light is ahead; be prepared to stop
A Signal Ahead sign means there is a traffic light signal ahead on the road you are on, so be prepared to stop.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide (Revised August 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 46)
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What does a Pedestrian Crossing warning sign tell you to do?
- Pedestrians must yield to vehicles at this location
- Speed up to clear the crosswalk quickly
- Stop only if a pedestrian is in the road ahead
- Slow down and yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk
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Correct answer: Slow down and yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk
A Pedestrian Crossing sign tells you to yield to pedestrians walking in the crosswalk and to slow down.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide (Revised August 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 46)
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What does a School Crossing warning sign tell you to do?
- Stop completely and wait for a crossing guard
- Slow down and watch for children crossing the road
- Expect a school bus to stop in the road ahead
- Pull over until all children have left
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Correct answer: Slow down and watch for children crossing the road
A School Crossing sign tells you to slow down and watch for children crossing the road.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide (Revised August 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 46)
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What does an Exit Speed Advisory sign tell you?
- The highway exit is closed
- The highway exit ramp has a toll
- The highway exit ramp has a minimum speed
- The highway exit ramp has a speed advisory
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Correct answer: The highway exit ramp has a speed advisory
An Exit Speed Advisory sign shows that the highway exit ramp has a speed advisory.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide (Revised August 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 46)
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What does an Added Lane warning sign tell you?
- Another road enters and no merging is necessary
- A lane will end ahead, so you must merge
- Traffic on your road must stop to let others enter
- The road ahead becomes divided by a median
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Correct answer: Another road enters and no merging is necessary
An Added Lane sign means traffic from another road will be entering, but no merging is necessary because a lane has been added.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide (Revised August 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 46)
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What does a Begin Divided Roadway warning sign tell you?
- The road ahead becomes a one-way street
- Two roads will soon join into one road
- The road will soon be divided by a median or barrier
- A median or barrier will end at the next exit
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Correct answer: The road will soon be divided by a median or barrier
A Begin Divided Roadway sign means the road will soon become two-way traffic divided by a median or barrier.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide (Revised August 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 46)
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What does an End Divided Roadway warning sign tell you?
- Two-way traffic will soon become one-way traffic
- Traffic from the left must stop ahead
- The road will narrow to one lane
- Two-way traffic will no longer be divided
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Correct answer: Two-way traffic will no longer be divided
An End Divided Roadway sign means two-way traffic will no longer be divided by a median or barrier.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide (Revised August 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 46)
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What does a Merge warning sign tell you?
- You must merge into the left lane right away
- Be prepared for vehicles to move into your lane
- Stop and let all merging traffic enter first
- Your lane ends and traffic must move right
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Correct answer: Be prepared for vehicles to move into your lane
A Merge sign means traffic from another road will be entering the road, so be prepared for vehicles to move into your lane.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide (Revised August 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 46)
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On a Lane Ends/Merge Left sign, what must you do if you are in the right lane?
- Stay in your lane, since left traffic must yield
- Merge right onto the shoulder
- Merge left, yielding to traffic in the left lane
- Speed up and pass on the left before the lane ends
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Correct answer: Merge left, yielding to traffic in the left lane
If you are in the right lane when two lanes become one, you must merge left, yielding to traffic driving in the left lane.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide (Revised August 2026), page 46 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 46)
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A curve sign warns of a curve where the recommended speed is:
- Less than the posted speed limit
- Equal to the posted speed limit
- Higher than the posted speed limit
- 25 mph or less
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Correct answer: Less than the posted speed limit
A curve sign warns of a curve where the recommended speed is less than the posted speed limit for the highway.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide (Revised August 2026), page 47 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 47)
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A turn sign warns of a sharp turn where the recommended maximum speed is:
- 30 mph or less
- 20 mph or less
- 40 mph or less
- 45 mph or less
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Correct answer: 30 mph or less
A turn sign warns of a sharp turn or turn where the recommended maximum speed is 30 mph or less.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide (Revised August 2026), page 47 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 47)
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What does a reverse turn sign warn of?
- A single turn that doubles back
- A road that turns into a dead end
- Two turns in opposite directions
- Two turns in the same direction
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Correct answer: Two turns in opposite directions
A reverse turn sign is used to warn of two turns in opposite directions.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide (Revised August 2026), page 47 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 47)
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On a reverse turn sign, which turn may be sharper?
- The first turn
- The second turn
- Both turns equally
- Neither turn
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Correct answer: The second turn
On a reverse turn sign, the second turn may be sharper than the first.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide (Revised August 2026), page 47 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 47)
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What does the advisory speed plate on a curve or turn sign show?
- The minimum legal speed for the curve
- The maximum legal speed on the highway
- The speed limit for trucks only
- The recommended speed for the curve or turn
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Correct answer: The recommended speed for the curve or turn
Curve and turn signs have an advisory speed plate that shows the recommended speed for the curve or turn.
Source: Missouri Driver Guide (Revised August 2026), page 47 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 47)