Traffic Signs & Signals: Texas Class C License

Regulatory, warning and guide signs, plus traffic light and pavement marking questions.

How this topic is tested

The America Texas Class C License knowledge test draws questions on traffic signs & signals directly from the official driver's handbook. The questions below are the ones learners get wrong most often, so work through the explanation on each page rather than memorising the answer letter.

Learn the shape first, then the colour: octagon is always stop, triangle is yield, diamond warns. New York fails people who miss two of four sign questions even with a high overall score.

Texas Driver Handbook (DL-7)

40 practice questions

  1. 1. This road sign means:
  2. 2. This sign means:
  3. 3. Signaling your intentions before turning, changing lanes, or driving away from a curb:
  4. 4. When approaching a steady yellow traffic light, drivers should:
  5. 5. When approaching a railroad crossing warning sign:
  6. 6. This sign is a:
  7. 7. When approaching a steady green traffic light, drivers should:
  8. 8. When approaching a steady red traffic light, drivers should:
  9. 9. When may you proceed through an intersection that has a stop sign but no stop line or crosswalk?
  10. 10. A flashing yellow light at an intersection means that you should:
  11. 11. A regulatory sign containing a red circle with a slash through the middle indicates:
  12. 12. Traffic signals sometimes display arrows to control turns from specific lanes. A green arrow:
  13. 13. Signs that are colored orange are:
  14. 14. You should signal to turn ____ before beginning the turn.
  15. 15. When two vehicles arrive to an intersection at the same time, which one has the right-of-way when no signs or signals indicate rules?
  16. 16. A red arrow displayed on a traffic light means that:
  17. 17. You should not park within ____ of a traffic control signal.
  18. 18. If traffic signals at an intersection are not functioning due to a power outage:
  19. 19. This sign is a warning that you are approaching:
  20. 20. At an intersection with a yield sign, you should:
  21. 21. A diamond-shaped sign:
  22. 22. What should you do if your vehicle’s right wheels leave the pavement?
  23. 23. A flashing red traffic signal at an intersection has the same requirements as:
  24. 24. When you are in a line of traffic that is crossing a railroad track that has no signals or gates:
  25. 25. At a school crossing sign, you should:
  26. 26. When should you turn off your turn signal?
  27. 27. A steady yellow traffic signal means that a ____ light will soon appear.
  28. 28. Two solid yellow lines on the pavement mean:
  29. 29. An "End school zone" sign indicates:
  30. 30. You are driving at night and another vehicle is approaching from the opposite direction. Your headlights:
  31. 31. What does this road sign mean?
  32. 32. Who must yield when a driver is turning and a pedestrian is crossing without a traffic light?
  33. 33. In Texas, drivers must use their headlights:
  34. 34. When you see an emergency vehicle with flashing lights, you must:
  35. 35. The driver's left arm and hand are extended downward. This hand signal means that the driver plans to:
  36. 36. Traffic signals sometimes display arrows to control turns from specific lanes. A solid red arrow:
  37. 37. When using a hand signal to indicate a turn, when should drivers stop holding the signal?
  38. 38. An approaching driver fails to dim their high beam headlights. Where should you look?
  39. 39. Traffic signals sometimes display arrows to control turns from specific lanes. A solid yellow arrow:
  40. 40. The most common color of warning signs is:

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