South Carolina DMV Sign Test 4

4.6 out of 5 (186 votes)
80% Passing score
20 Questions
4 Mistakes allowed
Road signs are one of the cleaner parts of the South Carolina permit test to study, which is probably why people rush through them. Bad idea, honestly. Signs are where the test checks whether you can read the road fast, not just remember a few shapes from a chart. A red octagon, a yellow diamond, a black-and-white regulatory sign, a lane marking that quietly changes what you are allowed to do — all of that sits inside the same knowledge base South Carolina uses for the beginner’s permit exam. This SC DMV road signs test gives you 20 multiple-choice questions built around the signs, colors, shapes, warnings, and directions drivers are expected to understand without a long pause. The official South Carolina knowledge test is broader than this practice set. It has 30 multiple-choice questions, and you need 24 correct answers to pass, so yes, 80%. Road sign questions count as part of that overall score, along with traffic laws, signals, pavement markings, safe driving, sharing the road, alcohol and drug rules, and driver responsibility. That matters because South Carolina does not treat road signs as some separate little road-sign-only exam for standard Class D beginner’s permit applicants. They are folded into the real knowledge test, which means weak sign recognition can cost you points the same way weak right-of-way rules can. And the signs are not always there to ask, politely, whether you know the name of something. Sometimes the question is really about what a driver should do next: slow down before a curve, yield before entering traffic, watch for pedestrians, obey a lane restriction, or understand why a certain color is trying to get your attention before you roll past it. For teen drivers, this is part of the larger South Carolina licensing path that can begin at age 15 with a beginner’s permit. Adults applying for a first license also start with the permit process if they have no prior driving experience, though the wait before the road test is different. Either way, the DMV visit goes better when the basics are not shaky. Use this South Carolina practice permit test to tighten up road sign recognition, catch the details you keep half-remembering, and get more comfortable with the kind of thinking the official test expects.
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Sample South Carolina Permit Test Questions

Question 1

A stop sign has a marked stop line before the crosswalk. Where must you make your initial stop?

  1. A Past the line where cross traffic is visible
  2. B With the front of the vehicle in the crosswalk
  3. C Before the marked stop line
  4. D Five feet before the stop sign

Correct answer: C – Before the marked stop line

South Carolina requires a driver approaching a stop sign to stop at a clearly marked stop line. After stopping, the driver must yield to vehicles in or approaching the intersection closely enough to present an immediate hazard. A stop line located before a crosswalk must be obeyed first.

Source: S.C. Code § 56-5-2330(b) – Stop signs and yield signs., South Carolina Driver’s Manual — § 6, “Crosswalks and Stop Lines”

Question 2

On a one-way roadway or ramp, red raised pavement markers are facing you. What do they indicate?

  1. A A signalized intersection is ahead
  2. B A stop sign is nearby
  3. C You are traveling against the permitted direction
  4. D Passing is prohibited ahead

Correct answer: C – You are traveling against the permitted direction

Red raised pavement markers may delineate one-way roadways, ramps, or travel lanes that must not be entered from the direction in which the red markers are visible. Seeing them facing you warns that your direction of travel is improper. Move out of the opposing direction as safely as possible.

Source: SCDOT Engineering Directive ED-19 – Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), 11th Edition, SCDOT-adopted Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 11th ed. — § 3A.03, “Colors”

Question 3

A stop-sign approach has a marked crosswalk but no stop line. Where must you stop?

  1. A Before entering the crosswalk
  2. B Fifty feet from the intersection
  3. C Where a stop line would normally be painted
  4. D With the front wheels inside the crosswalk

Correct answer: A – Before entering the crosswalk

Under South Carolina law, when no marked stop line is present, a driver at a stop sign must stop before entering the crosswalk on the near side. After stopping, the driver must yield to traffic that presents an immediate hazard. The vehicle should not occupy the crosswalk during the required stop.

Source: S.C. Code § 56-5-2330(b) – Stop signs and yield signs., South Carolina Driver’s Manual — § 6, “Crosswalks and Stop Lines”

Question 4

At a STOP sign in South Carolina, what is required?

This sign means:
  1. A Slow down and stop only when traffic is approaching
  2. B Stop completely, then proceed after yielding as required
  3. C Continue cautiously without stopping when the road appears clear
  4. D Stop only for vehicles on the intersecting road

Correct answer: B – Stop completely, then proceed after yielding as required

A required stop is a complete cessation of movement, not merely a reduction in speed. At a stop sign, stop at the proper location and yield to vehicles in or approaching the intersection closely enough to be an immediate hazard. Proceed only after those duties have been satisfied.

Source: S.C. Code § 56-5-590 – Stop., S.C. Code § 56-5-2330(b) – Stop signs and yield signs.

Question 5

A double yellow center marking has one solid line and one broken line. When may you cross it to pass?

You may cross a double line to pass another vehicle if the line on your side is:
  1. A When the line on your side is solid yellow
  2. B Only when both lines are solid yellow
  3. C When the line on your side is broken yellow
  4. D When the line on your side is solid white

Correct answer: C – When the line on your side is broken yellow

The South Carolina Driver’s Manual identifies passing as permitted when the dashed yellow line is on your side. The marking does not guarantee that a pass is safe. Before moving left, the roadway must be clearly visible and free of oncoming traffic for enough distance to complete the maneuver safely.

Source: S.C. Code § 56-5-1860 – Limitations on overtaking on the left., South Carolina Driver’s Manual — § 6, “Yellow Lane Markings”

Question 6

Which centerline marking prohibits passing in both directions?

  1. A A broken white line
  2. B Two solid yellow lines
  3. C A broken yellow line
  4. D A single solid white line

Correct answer: B – Two solid yellow lines

Two solid yellow lines separate opposing traffic and prohibit passing from either direction. A broken yellow line permits passing from the side next to the broken line when the maneuver is otherwise lawful and safe. White lines normally separate lanes moving in the same direction.

Source: South Carolina Driver’s Manual — § 6, “Yellow Lane Markings”

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