Virginia Highway Signs – Recognition Test – Sample Questions
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#1. What does this sign mean?
A steep grade is ahead. Check your brakes. Slow down and be ready to shift to lower gear to control speed and protect brakes from damage.
#2. What does this sign mean?
Merge sign. Two lanes of traffic moving in the same direction are about to become one. Drivers in both lanes are responsible for merging safely.
#3. What does this sign mean?
Side Road Ahead. Another road enters the road from the direction shown on the sign.
This type of sign is used in advance of an intersection to indicate the presence of an intersection and the possibility of turning or entering traffic.
#4. What does this sign mean?
Reduced speed limit ahead: Prepare to reduce your speed. The speed limit is changing ahead.
#5. The shape of a do not enter sign is:
The do not enter sign mean you cannot drive in that direction. It is a regulatory sign, and the shape is square, not round.
#6. What shape is a road sign that tells you a school crossing is ahead?
The pentagon (five-sided) shape warns you of school zones and marks school crossings.
#7. These two signs in combination tell you:
Pedestrian crossing. Watch for people entering a crosswalk or crossing your path. Slow down and be prepared to stop. A second sign with an arrow may show the actual location of the crosswalk.
#8. This sign alerts you to:
There is a stop sign ahead. Begin to slow down and be prepared to stop.
#9. What does this sign mean?
Lane use control signs are used where turns are required or where special turning movements are permitted for specific lanes. Traffic in the lane must turn in the direction of the arrow.
#10. This road sign means:
No Right Turn. This sign means that right turns are illegal. Do not make a right turn when you see this sign.
Virginia Official Driver Knowledge Test
Quick facts about your official driver’s license and learner’s permit test in Virginia:
| Number of Questions: | 10 + 25 = 35 |
| Correct answers needed: | 10 + 20 = 30 |
| Passing score: | 100% / 80% |
| Time limit: | No |
| Earliest retest upon failure: | 1-15 days |
Virginia Knowledge Test
The Virginia knowledge exam for a learner’s permit or full driver’s license is a two-part examination.
The first part consists of 10 Virginia highway signs which you must be able to recognize by shape, colors, symbols, or messages. You must correctly answer all ten questions about the highway signs! A passing score of 100%.
The second part has 25 multiple-choice questions about Virginia traffic laws, standard road rules, and safe driving techniques. You must answer 20 questions correctly (80%) on this part.
Everything is in the Virginia Driver’s Manual
Virginia DMV base all questions on the information in the Driver’s Manual . You can find everything you must learn for your examination in this manual.
This Road Sign Test
This road sign sample test has ten questions, just like the real highway sign recognition test.
It covers only the signs described in the Virginia manual and the signs that can appear on your test.
This test is random, meaning each set pulls ten signs from the 50+ signs described in the manual. Take the sample test a few times until you have covered all the signs mentioned in the manual.
With a full score on a handful of sample tests, you are probably in good shape to pass the actual test.
Continue with the Road Rules Test
After passing the sign recognition test, you will be allowed to continue with the part that deals with traffic rules and safe driving .
