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Connecticut Motorcycle: 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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12 sample Road Signs questions with the correct answer, a short explanation, and the official handbook reference. Read through them, then take the quiz above.
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1. In group riding, the hand signal for 'stop' is given by:
Correct answer: The left arm extended down with the palm facing back
The hand-signal chart shows stop as the arm extended straight down with the palm facing rearward.
Source: CT Motorcycle Operator Manual - Hand Signals
2. A rider may legally complete a pass:
Correct answer: Only where signs and markings allow it, within the speed limit
You may only finish a pass where posted signs and lane markings permit it and while staying within the limit.
Source: CT Motorcycle Operator Manual - Keeping Your Distance: Passing
3. To point out a hazard on the right side of the road, a rider uses:
Correct answer: The right foot pointing to it
A road hazard on the left is indicated with the left hand, and one on the right with the right foot.
Source: CT Motorcycle Operator Manual - Hand Signals
4. When evaluating an intersection, which of these should a rider read carefully?
Correct answer: Traffic signals, warning signs, and pavement markings
The Evaluate step of SEE includes traffic control devices such as signals, warning signs, and pavement markings.
Source: CT Motorcycle Operator Manual - SEE: Evaluate
5. A small plaque showing a speed number is mounted directly below a diamond-shaped warning sign. That number gives you:
Correct answer: The speed suggested for the condition being warned about
A plaque hung under a warning sign carries an advisory speed, meaning the pace suggested for getting safely through the condition that the sign above it flags.
Source: CT Driver's Manual - Warning Signs (Advisory Speed Plaque)
6. The 'follow me' hand signal is:
Correct answer: An arm raised straight up from the shoulder, palm forward
Follow me is shown by raising the arm straight up from the shoulder with the palm facing forward.
Source: CT Motorcycle Operator Manual - Hand Signals
7. A bright fluorescent yellow-green background on a warning sign is reserved for hazards involving what?
Correct answer: People walking, cyclists and school crossings
Connecticut sets that vivid yellow-green background aside for warnings about people on foot, riders on bicycles and school areas, so it should sharpen your scanning for vulnerable road users.
Source: CT Driver's Manual - Traffic Signs (Colors)
8. On a multi-lane highway a warning sign tells you the number of lanes in your direction is about to drop. A rider should be ready to do what?
Correct answer: Move over in good time, or open a gap so another driver can blend in
Where a travel lane runs out, either you have to move over or someone else has to fold in beside you, so plan the shift early and leave a usable gap.
Source: CT Driver's Manual - Warning Signs (Reduction in Lanes)
9. You have ridden past the orange signs marking a highway work zone. Until you see which sign should you keep obeying them?
Correct answer: A sign announcing the end of the road work
Some operations move along the road, so crews may still be working well past the first warning. The posted restrictions stay in force until a sign tells you the road work has ended.
Source: CT Driver's Manual - Work Zones
10. Which hand signal tells a group to ride single file?
Correct answer: One arm and index finger raised straight up
A single raised index finger and arm signals the group to form single file.
Source: CT Motorcycle Operator Manual - Hand Signals
11. The group hand signal for 'slow down' is:
Correct answer: The arm out with the palm down, swinging toward the ground
Slowing is signaled by extending the arm out, palm down, and swinging it toward the ground.
Source: CT Motorcycle Operator Manual - Hand Signals
12. The group riding signal reminding a rider that a turn signal is still on is:
Correct answer: Opening and closing the hand with fingers and thumb extended
Opening and closing the hand, fingers and thumb spread, tells a rider their turn signal is still blinking.
Source: CT Motorcycle Operator Manual - Hand Signals
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