Mississippi Road Signs practice test

Practice what signs mean and what to do when you see them: 90 questions based on the Mississippi Driver's License Manual, 12 of them on Mississippi's own rules.

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Key Mississippi facts: Road Signs

  • Shapes: octagon only for stop signs, equilateral triangle only for yield, pennant for a no passing zone ahead, diamond for hazards, pentagon for school crossings and zones, round for a railroad crossing ahead. Standard Shapes and Colors, PDF p. 27
  • Colors: red stop, green guidance and permitted movement, yellow general warning, blue motorist services, black and white regulation, orange construction or maintenance, brown recreation and scenic places. Standard Shapes and Colors, PDF p. 27
  • A school crossing sign warns that children cross on their way to and from school and may stand several blocks from the school. Warning Signs, PDF p. 31
  • A plaque under a stop sign saying cross traffic does not stop means it is not a four-way stop: the other roads keep the right-of-way. Warning Signs, PDF p. 31
  • The round yellow railroad advance sign usually stands 500 to 900 feet before the tracks in rural areas and means look, listen and slow down. Railroad Crossings, PDF p. 35

Sample Road Signs questions

Where might a school crossing sign be posted?

  • Only on interstate highways
  • Several blocks from the school
  • Only in front of the main door
  • Only on the school's own driveway
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Several blocks from the school

It warns that children may be crossing as they walk to or from school.

Source: MDPS Driver's License Manual, Warning Signs, PDF p. 31

A crossing has more than one track. Where is the number of tracks shown?

  • On a blue sign at the next exit
  • It is never shown
  • On the pavement after the tracks
  • On a sign below the crossbuck
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On a sign below the crossbuck

Always check for a second train before you cross several tracks.

Source: MDPS Driver's License Manual, Railroad Crossings, PDF p. 35

In rural areas, about how far before the tracks is the round yellow railroad warning sign posted?

  • 50 to 100 feet
  • 500 to 900 feet
  • 1 to 2 miles
  • 100 to 200 feet
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500 to 900 feet

It is a cue to look and listen, slow down and be ready to stop.

Source: MDPS Driver's License Manual, Railroad Crossings, PDF p. 35

You are in a lane marked with an exit-only sign. What must you do?

  • Stop before the ramp
  • Go straight past the exit
  • Continue onto the exit
  • Merge left at the last moment
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Continue onto the exit

If you are not exiting, move out of that lane well ahead of time.

Source: MDPS Driver's License Manual, Warning Signs, PDF p. 31

What do work zone signs usually look like?

  • Blue with white symbols
  • Green with white letters
  • Orange with black letters
  • Brown with yellow letters
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Orange with black letters

They are usually diamond or rectangular and warn of workers, detours and lane closures.

Source: MDPS Driver's License Manual, Work Zone Signs, PDF p. 33

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About these questions

We wrote these practice questions from the facts in the Mississippi Driver's License Manual ('Revised December 2024' (PDF p. 2), file '1.15.2025 Revised MDPS Driver's Manual.pdf' on driverservicebureau.dps.ms.gov (posted as the new manual on 2025-03-10), 92 PDF pages, read 2026-11-10. Page numbers cited are PDF pages, which equal the printed page numbers. Where the manual is silent or out of date, the Driver Service Bureau pages (Regular Learner's Permit, Regular Driver License, Hardship License, Knowledge Testing Policy, the August 2025 DUI FAQ and the 2026-06-25 Driver's Education Update), Miss. Admin. Code Title 31, Part 1, and the Mississippi Code are the source. The official Mississippi Code is published only by LexisNexis (linked from sos.ms.gov, not a .gov host), so statute text was read from bills on billstatus.ls.state.ms.us that reproduce the current section before amendment: 63-3-809 (2026 HB 287), 63-3-615 (2025 HB 7), 63-3-501 (2025 HB 74), 63-33-1 (2026 HB 291) and 63-11-30 (2024 SB 2606); none of those bills was enacted, and the 2025 and 2026 session lists of enacted bills show no other change to these traffic rules (SB 2314 and SB 2322 of 2026 change license administration only). Differences found and how they were handled: (1) the manual's emergency vehicle section (p. 67) covers only emergency vehicles, while 63-3-809(3) and (5) also require moving over or slowing for stopped recovery, utility service, sanitation and highway maintenance vehicles and rural mail carriers, with fines up to $250 or $1,000 (63-3-809(6)); questions follow the statute; (2) the manual gives no penalty for texting; 63-33-1(3) makes it a civil violation with a $100 fine, used in one question; (3) the speed table (p. 41) gives limits that 'usually apply' (interstates 70, four-lane highways 65, two-lane highways 55), while 63-3-501 sets 65 as the general maximum and lets the Transportation Commission raise interstates and four-lane controlled-access highways to no more than 70; questions use 'usually' for the table and the statute for the general maximum; (4) the railroad stop rule is printed as 'within fifty to ten feet' (pp. 35-36) and is read as between 10 and 50 feet from the outer rail; (5) the manual (p. 11) requires the exam when an out-of-state license is expired over thirty days, while the Regular Driver License page says any expired out-of-state license; the question uses 'more than 30 days', true under both; (6) Admin. Code Title 31, Part 1 (filed 2014) is partly out of date (one-year permit, $3 fee, road test rules) against the current DSB pages; only its 80% pass rule is used. The school zone limit of 15 mph (pp. 31, 41) could not be checked against statute text on an official host and comes from the manual only. edition) and from official sources on road signs. Every answer links to its source, so you can check it and read more.

DMV Decoded is an independent guide, not a government agency. This practice test is not connected to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Driver Service Bureau, and your actual test will have different questions. Study the handbook, and check the agency's website for current rules.