Road signs practice tests
Road signs are federal. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), published by the Federal Highway Administration, sets the shape, color and meaning of every sign, signal and pavement marking on public roads, and every state follows it, so a red octagon or a yellow warning diamond means the same thing in Texas as it does in New York. Learn the shapes, colors and meanings once and they carry over to the signs questions on any state's knowledge test. Our five free practice sets have 25 questions each, written from the MUTCD 11th Edition (Revision 1, December 2025), with no time limit.
- 25 questions
- 80 to pass
The test in Road signs
Every figure links to the page it was read from, with the date it was checked. Formats change; the source wins over this table.
| What | Figure | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | MUTCD 11th Edition, Revision 1 (December 2025)The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices is the national standard for traffic signs, signals and pavement markings. Revision 1 replaced the original 11th Edition of December 2023. | FHWA: MUTCD 11th Edition with Revision 1checked 2026-11-01 |
| Applies in | All US statesStates adopt the MUTCD, or a state manual or supplement that substantially conforms to it, so the same sign has the same meaning everywhere in the country. | FHWA: MUTCD 11th Edition with Revision 1checked 2026-11-01 |
| Sign types covered | Regulatory, warning, guide, school, work zone and railroad signs, plus pavement markings and traffic signalsQuestions test meaning, shape and color, which are the cues you use on the road, not small drawing details. | MUTCD 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), complete PDFchecked 2026-11-01 |
| Our practice sets | 25 questions, untimedFive sets, from easiest to hardest. You need 20 correct (80%) to pass a set. Every answer is explained with the MUTCD section it comes from. | MUTCD 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), complete PDFchecked 2026-11-01 |
| Pass mark on the real test | Set by each stateOur note: road signs are part of state knowledge tests, but each state sets its own number of questions and its own pass mark. New York, for example, asks 20 questions and requires 14 correct, including two of the four road-sign questions. See your state's page for the details. | New York State DMV: Driver's Manual (MV-21), the written testchecked 2026-11-01 |