Kansas does not run a separate signs exam. Road signs are folded into the same 25 questions as everything else, which means every sign question you get right is one less thing standing between you and the 20 you need.
Our questions describe signs in words rather than showing pictures. Identify one from its shape, color and purpose without seeing it and you have learned the system rather than a set of images.
This quiz uses 25 questions and 20 to pass, the same 80 percent bar as the real Kansas knowledge test.
Kansas Road Signs Test
Learn the system, not the pictures
Shapes
- Octagon — stop, and only stop
- Triangle on its point — yield
- Diamond — a warning about what is ahead
- Pentagon — school zone or crossing
- Round — a railroad crossing is ahead
- Crossbuck — the crossing itself
- Pennant, on the left — a no passing zone begins
Colors
- Red stops or prohibits
- Yellow warns about the road
- Orange with black lettering means a work zone, where fines double
- Green gives direction and distance
- Blue lists motorist services
- Brown points to parks and historic sites
- White with black text states the law
Kansas distances, in one place
| Rule | Distance |
|---|---|
| Signal before a turn or lane change | 100 feet |
| No passing before an intersection, railroad crossing, stopped emergency vehicle or obstructed bridge | 100 feet |
| Return to your lane after passing, before coming within | 200 feet of an oncoming vehicle |
| U-turn banned where you cannot be seen for | 500 feet |
| No parking from a fire hydrant | 15 feet |
| No parking from a signal, stop sign or flashing beacon | 30 feet |
| No parking from the nearest rail | 50 feet |
| Parked wheels from the curb | Within 12 inches |
Speed limit defaults
| Where | Limit |
|---|---|
| School zone or business district, properly marked | 20 mph |
| Any urban district | 30 mph |
| County or township roads | 55 mph |
| State or federal highways | 65 mph |
| Separated multilane highways so designated | 75 mph |
Above all of it sits the basic speed law: never faster than is reasonable and prudent for the conditions, whatever the sign says.
A caveat about the Kansas handbook
The Kansas Driving Handbook is built on an AAMVA model manual, and the state says outright that portions have been summarized and that Kansas law takes precedence over any discrepancy or omission. Some general safe-driving passages are model text rather than Kansas statute.
Every figure on this page comes from sections citing Kansas statutes directly, not from the generic model passages. Study sites that scrape the handbook wholesale do not make the distinction.
Next steps
The Kansas test is untimed and allows five mistakes, which is one of the gentler setups in the country. The expensive part is failing four times, because that locks you out for six months. Once you are consistently above 22 out of 25 here, move to the full Kansas practice test, which covers the ladder from 14 to 17, the three-violation suspension rule and alcohol law. Every figure is on the Kansas cheat sheet, and the process is on the Kansas permit guide.
Disclaimer: Pass The Permit is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the Kansas Department of Revenue, the Division of Vehicles, or any government agency. Our questions are original practice material, not real exam questions. Always confirm current figures against the official Kansas Driving Handbook.