Tennessee: Road signs — Part 1 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “What do some lane control signs tell drivers about trucks?” · “Some lane control signs tell traffic in a lane that it must do what?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual" (March 2025 printing), Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security.
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After stopping at a stop sign, you still cannot see the cross traffic. What should you do?
- Go ahead at once, since you have already made your stop
- Sound your horn, wait a moment, and then drive across
- Wait for a driver on the cross street to wave you ahead
- Move ahead carefully until you can see, then go only if safe
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Correct answer: Move ahead carefully until you can see, then go only if safe
If you cannot see from where you stopped, proceed cautiously to a point where you can see, and go on only when it is safe.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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A red rectangular plate reading ALL WAY is mounted below a stop sign. What does it mean?
- All traffic coming to the intersection must stop
- Only traffic on the side street has to stop
- Drivers turning right do not have to stop
- The stop is required only at certain hours
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Correct answer: All traffic coming to the intersection must stop
An ALL WAY plate under a stop sign means every driver approaching that intersection must stop.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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At a YIELD sign you are sure that no other cars are coming. What must you do?
- Stop for three seconds, then enter the intersection
- Slow down and enter the intersection with caution
- Keep your speed and enter the intersection quickly
- Stop and tap your horn before you enter the road
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Correct answer: Slow down and enter the intersection with caution
When you are sure no other cars are coming, you need not stop fully at a YIELD sign, but you must slow down and enter with caution.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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At a YIELD sign, when should you always stop?
- When the road is wet
- When turning right
- When it is dark
- When traffic is heavy
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Correct answer: When traffic is heavy
The manual says to always stop at a YIELD sign when traffic is heavy.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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A yellow diamond sign shows a thick black plus-shaped cross. What does it tell you?
- A railroad crossing is ahead
- A hospital is ahead
- A four-way stop is ahead
- A crossroad is ahead
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Correct answer: A crossroad is ahead
On a yellow diamond warning sign, black lines show the kind of intersection ahead; a plus shape means a crossroad.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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What do some lane control signs tell drivers about trucks?
- Trucks must use specific lanes
- Trucks may not use this highway
- Trucks may pass only on the right
- Trucks must turn on their flashers
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Correct answer: Trucks must use specific lanes
Some lane control signs require certain vehicles, such as trucks, to use specific lanes.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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Some lane control signs tell traffic in a lane that it must do what?
- Stop before turning right
- Yield to buses in that lane
- Go straight through or turn left
- Use the shoulder to turn
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Correct answer: Go straight through or turn left
Some lane control signs show that the traffic in each lane must either go straight through or turn left.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 36 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 36)
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A High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) sign marks lanes reserved for which vehicles?
- Trucks and other heavy commercial vehicles only
- Buses and vehicles with at least the riders shown
- Drivers who plan to make a left turn soon
- Emergency vehicles and police cars only
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Correct answer: Buses and vehicles with at least the riders shown
An HOV sign marks lanes reserved for buses and for vehicles carrying at least the number of occupants shown on the sign.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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On a highway with more than one lane each way, a sign reads SLOWER TRAFFIC KEEP RIGHT. When may you leave the extreme right lane?
- Whenever the left lane has no traffic in it
- To pass a slower car or make a left turn
- When the right lane has bumps or potholes
- When you are driving at the speed limit
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Correct answer: To pass a slower car or make a left turn
A SLOWER TRAFFIC KEEP RIGHT sign means you must drive in the far right lane unless you are passing a slower car or making a left turn.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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When you are moving more slowly than the traffic around you, what should you never do?
- Drive in the extreme right lane of the road
- Signal well before you change lanes
- Check your mirrors often as you drive
- Straddle lanes or drive in the center lane
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Correct answer: Straddle lanes or drive in the center lane
A slower driver should never straddle lanes or use the center lane; slower traffic belongs in the right lane.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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Where passing is allowed or not allowed is based mainly on what?
- How far you can see ahead
- How many lanes the road has
- The posted speed limit
- How much traffic there is
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Correct answer: How far you can see ahead
Passing areas are based on sight distance, taking into account hidden hazards such as hills, curves, intersections and driveways.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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On which side of the roadway is the triangular No Passing Zone sign placed?
- The right side
- Over the center lane
- The left side
- In the median only
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Correct answer: The left side
The triangular No Passing Zone sign is placed on the left side of the roadway.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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What does a white sign with a red circle and a diagonal line through a symbol mean?
- The thing shown needs extra care
- The thing shown is required ahead
- The thing shown is allowed at set hours
- The thing shown is not allowed
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Correct answer: The thing shown is not allowed
A red circle with a diagonal line on a white sign means "NO" for whatever is shown behind the red symbol, such as no trucks or no U-turn.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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What does a DO NOT ENTER sign tell you?
- A one-way street ahead may not be entered from your direction
- The road ahead is closed for repairs for the rest of the day
- Only buses and taxis may use the road that is just ahead
- Only local residents may drive on the road just ahead
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Correct answer: A one-way street ahead may not be entered from your direction
DO NOT ENTER means you are approaching a one-way street that you must not enter from the direction you are traveling.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 37 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 37)
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A yellow diamond sign shows an arrow bent sharply to the left. It marks turns with what recommended speed?
- 40 m.p.h. or less
- 30 m.p.h. or less
- 45 m.p.h. or less
- 50 m.p.h. or less
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Correct answer: 30 m.p.h. or less
The turn sign warns of a rather sharp turn and is used for turns with a recommended speed of 30 m.p.h. or less.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 38 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 38)
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A curve sign is used to mark curves with recommended speeds in what range?
- Between 20 and 40 m.p.h.
- Between 45 and 65 m.p.h.
- Between 10 and 30 m.p.h.
- Between 30 and 55 m.p.h.
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Correct answer: Between 30 and 55 m.p.h.
The curve sign, a gently bent arrow, marks curves whose recommended speed is between 30 and 55 m.p.h.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 38 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 38)
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A yellow diamond sign shows an arrow that bends to the right and then to the left. What does it tell you?
- You must turn right, then left
- You must turn left, then right
- The right lane ends ahead
- You may pass only on the right
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Correct answer: You must turn right, then left
The reverse turn sign tells you the road turns right and then left.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 38 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 38)
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A reverse turn sign marks two turns in opposite directions that are less than how far apart?
- 300 feet
- 1,000 feet
- 600 feet
- 1,500 feet
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Correct answer: 600 feet
The reverse turn sign is used where two turns in opposite directions are less than 600 feet apart.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 38 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 38)
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A small plate showing a number and M.P.H. is mounted below a warning sign. What does it give you?
- The minimum speed that is required
- The recommended maximum safe speed
- The legal speed limit for the road
- The distance to the hazard in miles
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Correct answer: The recommended maximum safe speed
The advisory speed plate supplements a warning sign by giving the recommended maximum safe speed.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 38 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 38)
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A yellow diamond FALLEN ROCK sign in a hilly area warns you of what?
- Rocks that may fall on you from above
- A rock quarry entrance just ahead
- Loose gravel along the road shoulder
- Rocks that may be lying in the road
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Correct answer: Rocks that may be lying in the road
The FALLEN ROCK sign warns of rocks that may be in the road, not rocks falling from overhead, so watch the roadway rather than the hill.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 38 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 38)
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A yellow diamond sign shows an arrow above a red octagon. What does it mean?
- A STOP sign is ahead that you cannot yet see
- You must stop right at this warning sign
- A school bus may be stopped just ahead
- A stop sign ahead has been taken down
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Correct answer: A STOP sign is ahead that you cannot yet see
A yellow diamond showing an arrow above a red octagon warns of a STOP sign just ahead that is not yet in view.
Source: Tennessee Comprehensive Driver License Manual (March 2025 printing), page 38 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 38)