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Connecticut Car / Permit: Road Signs practice test
Learn the shapes, colors, and meanings of regulatory, warning, and guide signs — from stop and yield to construction and school-zone signs.
Content reviewed against official driver handbooks · August 12, 2026
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1. You approach a sign showing a red circle with a white horizontal bar inside it. What must you do?
Correct answer: Not enter the roadway at all
This is the DO NOT ENTER sign, found at ramp exits, one-way streets, and crossovers where you must not proceed.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Regulatory Signs (Do Not Enter)
2. What does a downward-pointing three-sided sign colored red and white require a driver to do?
Correct answer: Give the right-of-way and slow down
The downward triangle is the YIELD sign. Slow down, give the right-of-way to traffic in the intersection or roadway you are entering, and stop if needed.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Regulatory Signs (Yield Sign)
3. What subject is indicated by brown highway signs?
Correct answer: Parks and recreation areas
Brown signs guide drivers to parks and recreational areas.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Traffic Signs (Colors)
4. A five-sided (pentagon) sign is used to mark what?
Correct answer: A school zone or crossing
The pentagon shape identifies school zones and warns of school crossings. Slow down and watch for children.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Traffic Signs (Pentagon)
5. What does an orange sign with black symbols typically indicate?
Correct answer: Construction or maintenance work ahead
Orange warning signs alert drivers to possible dangers from construction and maintenance work ahead.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Traffic Signs (Colors)
6. A round sign along the roadway warns a driver of what?
Correct answer: An approaching railroad crossing
A circular sign signals that a railroad crossing is ahead. Slow down and look and listen for approaching trains.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Traffic Signs (Circle)
7. A traffic sign with eight sides in Connecticut always instructs a driver to do what?
Correct answer: Come to a full and complete stop
The eight-sided (octagon) shape is used only for STOP. You must halt fully at the sign, stop line, crosswalk, or curb before proceeding.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Traffic Signs (Shapes)
8. In Connecticut, a diamond-shaped sign generally tells you what?
Correct answer: A hazard or special condition lies ahead
Diamond-shaped signs are warnings. They alert you to a special condition or hazard ahead so you can slow down and be ready to stop.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Warning Signs
9. Green highway signs are used for what purpose?
Correct answer: To guide you with location, direction, and distance
Green signs are guide signs. They tell you where you are, which direction to travel, and how far away destinations are.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Traffic Signs (Colors)
10. A blue rectangular sign with white symbols most often shows what?
Correct answer: Nearby motorist services
Blue guide signs point out roadside services such as rest areas, fuel, campgrounds, and hospitals.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Traffic Signs (Colors / Service Signs)
11. A white X-shaped 'crossbuck' at a railroad crossing has the same meaning as which sign?
Correct answer: A yield sign
The crossbuck at the crossing means the same as a yield sign — you must yield to any crossing trains.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Railroad Crossing Signs (Crossbuck)
12. A yellow sign with black lettering or symbols usually conveys what?
Correct answer: A warning about conditions or danger ahead
Yellow is used for warning signs, telling you about road conditions and dangers ahead.
Source: CT Driver's Manual — Traffic Signs (Colors)
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