Driver's Permit Practice Test: Road Sign Shapes and Colors
- Sign Shapes and Colors
- 10 questions
- 12 minutes
These 10 questions cover the shapes and colors used on road signs across the United States. A sign's shape is often visible from far away, so learning the shapes first lets you react before you can read the words.
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Question 1
A red sign with eight sides (an octagon) always means
Correct answer: B
The octagon shape is used only for STOP signs, so you can recognize one even from behind or when it is covered with snow. A yield sign is a downward-pointing triangle.
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Question 2
What does a red and white triangle with one point facing down mean?
Correct answer: D
The downward triangle is reserved for YIELD signs: slow down, let traffic and pedestrians with the right of way go first, and stop if needed. A no-passing-zone sign is a triangle that points sideways.
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Question 3
A five-sided sign shaped like a house (a pentagon) warns you of
Correct answer: A
The pentagon shape is used for school advance and school crossing signs. When you see it, expect children and be ready to slow down or stop.
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Question 4
A round yellow sign with a black X and the letters RR means
Correct answer: C
The round shape is used for the advance warning sign before a railroad crossing. At the crossing itself you will usually see a white X-shaped crossbuck sign.
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Question 5
Diamond-shaped signs are mostly used to
Correct answer: B
Most warning signs are yellow diamonds that tell you about curves, merges, crossings and other conditions ahead. Laws such as speed limits are shown on regulatory signs, which are usually rectangles.
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Question 6
You see a series of orange signs. What do they usually mean?
Correct answer: A
Orange is the color for temporary traffic control, such as road work, detours and flaggers. Motorist services are shown on blue signs and recreation areas on brown signs.
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Question 7
Brown signs along the road point you to
Correct answer: D
Brown is used for recreational and cultural interest areas, such as state parks, campgrounds and historic sites. Hospitals appear on blue service signs.
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Question 8
Blue signs on a highway give information about
Correct answer: C
Blue guide signs tell drivers where to find motorist services. Road work signs are orange, and speed limits are on white regulatory signs.
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Question 9
Bright yellow-green (fluorescent) signs are used to warn drivers about
Correct answer: A
Fluorescent yellow-green is used on pedestrian, bicycle and school warning signs because it stands out in low light. Exit and lane information appears on green guide signs.
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Question 10
A yellow sign shaped like a sideways triangle (a pennant) on the left side of the road marks
Correct answer: B
The pennant is placed on the left side, where a passing driver would look, and says NO PASSING ZONE. Do not start a pass once you see it.
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