South Carolina: Sign shapes and colors Practice Test
What the shape and color of a road sign tell you: warning, regulatory, work zone and guide signs.
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "South Carolina Driver's Manual" (2026 (posted April 2026)), South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles.
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What gives you clues to the type of information a traffic sign provides?
- Only the height of its post
- Its shape, color, symbols and words
- Only the size of its lettering
- Only how close it is to the road
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Correct answer: Its shape, color, symbols and words
The shape, color, symbols and words on a sign hint at the type of information it gives.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 6-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-4)
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What color and shape are warning signs usually?
- White with black lettering, typically rectangular in shape
- Red with white lettering, typically octagonal in shape
- Orange with black symbols, typically square in shape
- Yellow with black lettering or symbols, typically diamond shaped
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Correct answer: Yellow with black lettering or symbols, typically diamond shaped
Warning signs are usually yellow with black lettering or symbols and are typically diamond shaped.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 6-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-4)
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Which of these may be fluorescent yellow?
- Stop signs
- School zone signs
- Speed limit signs
- Work zone signs
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Correct answer: School zone signs
Some warning signs, such as school zones, school crossings and pedestrian crossings, may be fluorescent yellow.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 6-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-4)
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Which sign is placed along the road before a highway-railroad grade crossing?
- A round white sign with a red X and black RR letters
- A square yellow sign with an X and black RR letters
- A diamond-shaped orange sign with an X and RR letters
- A round yellow sign with an X and black RR letters
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Correct answer: A round yellow sign with an X and black RR letters
A round yellow warning sign with an X and black RR letters is placed before a highway-railroad grade crossing.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 6-6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-6)
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What colors do work zone signs have?
- Yellow with black letters or symbols
- Orange with black letters or symbols
- White with black or red letters
- Green with white letters or symbols
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Correct answer: Orange with black letters or symbols
Work zone signs are generally orange with black letters or symbols.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 6-7 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-7)
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What colors do regulatory signs have?
- White with black, red, or green letters or symbols
- Yellow with black letters or symbols and a diamond shape
- Orange with black letters or symbols and a diamond shape
- Green, brown, or blue with white letters or symbols
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Correct answer: White with black, red, or green letters or symbols
Regulatory signs are white with black, red, or green letters or symbols, and they are square, rectangular, or a special shape.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 6-9 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-9)
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What colors are speed limit signs?
- Red and white
- Black and yellow
- Black and white
- Green and white
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Correct answer: Black and white
Speed limit signs are black and white.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 6-10 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-10)
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What shape and colors does a stop sign have?
- Eight sides, red with white letters
- Eight sides, white with red letters
- Four sides, red with white letters
- Three sides, red with white letters
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Correct answer: Eight sides, red with white letters
A stop sign has eight sides and is red with white letters.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 6-10 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-10)
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What shape and colors does a yield sign have?
- A red and white upward-pointing triangle with white letters
- A red and white downward-pointing triangle with red letters
- A white and black downward-pointing triangle with black letters
- A red octagon with white letters
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Correct answer: A red and white downward-pointing triangle with red letters
A yield sign is a red and white downward-pointing triangle with red letters.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 6-10 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-10)
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What colors can guide signs be?
- Green, brown, or blue
- Yellow, orange, or black
- Red, white, or yellow
- White, black, or orange
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Correct answer: Green, brown, or blue
Guide signs are square or rectangular and are green, brown, or blue.
Source: South Carolina Driver's Manual (2026 (posted April 2026)), page 6-11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-11)