Road safety – practice for Years 2–3

Sample questions on Road safety with the right answer and a worked solution, from easy to hard. In the Pickles Academy app a child gets new questions of the same kind every time, so they can't just learn the answers by heart.

Subject

Nature and society

Year

Years 2–3

Curriculum area

People and health

Question types: Road signs and lights

Sample questions

1. Question 1 Easy

   What does each sign or light mean? Match each item (1–3) with the right option (A–D).

   1. a red figure at a pedestrian crossing
   2. a triangle standing on its point
   3. a red circle with a white bar across it

   • A) no entry
   • B) wait, do not cross
   • C) give way
   • D) you must go the way the arrow points
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. a red figure at a pedestrian crossing → B) wait, do not cross
   2. a triangle standing on its point → C) give way
   3. a red circle with a white bar across it → A) no entry

   How it works: a red figure at a pedestrian crossing – wait, do not cross; a triangle standing on its point – give way; a red circle with a white bar across it – no entry

2. Question 2 Normal

   What does each sign or light mean? Match each item (1–4) with the right option (A–E).

   1. a red octagon with the word STOP
   2. white stripes across the road (zebra)
   3. a triangle with a red border, standing on its base
   4. a green figure at a pedestrian crossing

   • A) a pedestrian crossing
   • B) you may cross, but look first
   • C) stop and give way
   • D) warning: danger ahead
   • E) you must go the way the arrow points
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. a red octagon with the word STOP → C) stop and give way
   2. white stripes across the road (zebra) → A) a pedestrian crossing
   3. a triangle with a red border, standing on its base → D) warning: danger ahead
   4. a green figure at a pedestrian crossing → B) you may cross, but look first

   How it works: a red octagon with the word STOP – stop and give way; white stripes across the road (zebra) – a pedestrian crossing; a triangle with a red border, standing on its base – warning: danger ahead; a green figure at a pedestrian crossing – you may cross, but look first

3. Question 3 Hard

   What does each sign or light mean? Match each item (1–5) with the right option (A–F).

   1. a red figure at a pedestrian crossing
   2. a triangle standing on its point
   3. a red circle with a white bar across it
   4. a blue circle with a white arrow
   5. a triangle with a red border, standing on its base

   • A) give way
   • B) warning: danger ahead
   • C) wait, do not cross
   • D) a pedestrian crossing
   • E) you must go the way the arrow points
   • F) no entry
   Show the solution

   Answer:

   1. a red figure at a pedestrian crossing → C) wait, do not cross
   2. a triangle standing on its point → A) give way
   3. a red circle with a white bar across it → F) no entry
   4. a blue circle with a white arrow → E) you must go the way the arrow points
   5. a triangle with a red border, standing on its base → B) warning: danger ahead

   How it works: a red figure at a pedestrian crossing – wait, do not cross; a triangle standing on its point – give way; a red circle with a white bar across it – no entry; a blue circle with a white arrow – you must go the way the arrow points; a triangle with a red border, standing on its base – warning: danger ahead

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