Driver Manual Practice Quiz
Chapter 4 - Traffic Control
Please Note: This quiz is intended to help you prepare for the types
of questions you will be asked on the written test. The questions on
the test you take at the DMV may be different. Return to chapter 4
Questions
When the road is marked with a solid yellow line and a broken yellow
line on your side you may pass:
⚪ Only in an emergency
⚪ If you are on an expressway
⚪ If traffic is clear
⚪ Only at an intersection
As you near an intersection, the traffic light changes from green to
yellow. Your best action would be to:
⚪ Speed up to beat the red light
⚪ Apply the brakes sharply to stop
⚪ Be prepared to stop in the center of the intersection
⚪ Be prepared to stop before the intersection
Which of the following must you obey over the other three?
⚪ A steady red light
⚪ A police officer
⚪ A stop sign
⚪ A flashing red light
What are the colors of a sign which tells you the distance to the next
exit of a highway?
⚪ Yellow with black letters
⚪ Black with white letters
⚪ Red with white letters
⚪ Green with white letters
A traffic light which has a green arrow and a red light means that:
⚪ You may only drive straight ahead
⚪ You may drive only in the direction of the green arrow
⚪ You must wait for a green light
⚪ Vehicles moving in any direction must stop
A diamond-shaped sign is a:
⚪ Road hazard sign
⚪ Interstate route site
⚪ School crossing sign
⚪ Speed limit sign
A red and white triangular sign at an intersection means:
⚪ Always come to a full stop at the intersection
⚪ Look both ways as you cross the intersection
⚪ Slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary
⚪ Slow down if an emergency vehicle is approaching
What does this road sign mean?
⚪ Slow down and prepare to stop only if cars are
approaching you
⚪ Come to a full stop, then go when it is safe to do so
⚪ Proceed carefully through the intersection, not always
stopping
⚪ Stop only for traffic on an intersecting road
Which of the following is used on some highways to direct drivers into
the proper lanes for turning?
⚪ Flashing red lights
⚪ Flashing yellow lights
⚪ White lines on the side of the road
⚪ White arrows in the middle of the lanes
You may cross a double solid yellow line:
⚪ To pass a slow moving truck
⚪ To turn into a driveway
⚪ To pass a car if traffic permits
⚪ Under no conditions
An intersection has a stop sign and a crosswalk, but no stop line. You
must stop:
⚪ Before the crosswalk
⚪ 50 feet before the intersection
⚪ Where you think the stop line would be
⚪ With your front wheels in the crosswalk
A solid white line on the right edge of the highway slants in toward
your left. This shows that:
⚪ There is an intersection just ahead
⚪ You are approaching a construction area
⚪ You will be required to turn left just ahead
⚪ The road will get narrower
You may not cross a single broken white (or yellow) line:
⚪ When to do so would interfere with traffic
⚪ When turning left into a driveway
⚪ When the car in front is disabled
⚪ When passing to the right on a one-way street
You may cross a single solid white line in the highway:
⚪ Whenever you want to
⚪ If traffic conditions require
⚪ Only to turn into a driveway
⚪ Only to make a u-turn
What does a flashing yellow light mean?
⚪ Merging traffic
⚪ Proceed with caution
⚪ Pedestrian crossing
⚪ Come to a full stop
A rectangular-shaped sign is a:
⚪ Railroad crossing sign
⚪ School crossing sign
⚪ Stop sign
⚪ Speed limit sign
What are the colors of the warning signs that indicate hazards ahead,
such as curves in the road or narrow bridges?
⚪ Black letters or symbols on a white background
⚪ Black letters or symbols on a yellow background
⚪ White letters or symbols on a blue background
⚪ White letters or symbols on a green background
You come to an intersection which has a flashing red light. You
should:
⚪ Come to a full stop, then go when safe to do so
⚪ Stop only if cars are approaching the intersection
⚪ Stop only if cars are already in the intersection
⚪ Slow down and be prepared to stop if necessary
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