The yield sign is shaped as

• A. Horizontal rectangle
• B. Octagon
• C. Circle
• D. Downward-pointing triangle with red border and white interior

Answer: (D)

This sign is designed so you can recognize it quickly and know what to do. It’s an inverted triangle (pointing downward) with a red border and a white interior. The downward-pointing triangle shape is reserved for yield signs, so you know to slow down and give the right of way to traffic on the road you’re entering or crossing. If traffic on that road is clear, you can proceed when it’s safe. The other shapes correspond to different signs—an octagon is a stop sign, a circle is typically used for railroad-related signs, and a horizontal rectangle carries various regulatory or informational messages—so the specific inverted triangle with red border and white interior uniquely signals yielding.