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Nevada 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. What does a round sign posted on the approach to a set of train tracks mean?
Correct answer: A railroad crossing lies ahead
A circle is the shape used for advance railroad warning. Slow down, look both ways, and be ready to halt because a train may be approaching.
2. The large white X-shaped sign at a rail crossing tells a Nevada driver what?
Correct answer: This is the exact spot where the tracks cross the road, and trains have the right to go first
That X, called a crossbuck, marks the tracks themselves. It works like a yield sign in favor of any train that may be coming.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook — Chapter 3, Railroad Crossings
3. What is green used for on Nevada highway signs?
Correct answer: Giving direction or guidance
Green signs are the guidance family. They name streets, exits and destinations and tell you how far away each one is.
4. A yellow sign turned on its point like a diamond is used in Nevada to tell you what?
Correct answer: A hazard or unusual condition lies ahead
Diamond outlines in yellow with black wording or pictures are the warning family. They give advance notice of curves, crossings, merges and similar surprises.
5. What message does a triangle standing on one of its corners carry?
Correct answer: Give way to traffic that has the right to go first
The upside-down triangle is the yield sign. Slow down, be ready to halt, and let crossing or through traffic clear before you move into the intersection.
6. Blue highway signs in Nevada point drivers toward what?
Correct answer: Motorist services such as places to eat or sleep
Blue is the driver-services color. It leads you to food, lodging, fuel and similar traveler needs rather than stating a rule.
7. In Nevada's sign color system, orange is used for what?
Correct answer: Warnings about roadwork or repairs
Orange belongs to construction and maintenance. Whenever it appears, workers or equipment may be in or beside the travel lanes.
8. A sign with five sides is used in Nevada for which purpose?
Correct answer: Identifying school zones and school crossings
The five-sided outline is set aside for schools. It flags either a school zone or a spot where students cross, so slow down and look for children.
9. Nevada uses a pennant-shaped sign along the left side of a roadway to indicate what?
Correct answer: Passing is not allowed
The long, narrow pennant is the shape assigned to no-passing zones. Seeing one means you must stay behind the vehicle ahead until the zone ends.
10. You pass a brown sign along a Nevada highway. What subject does that color cover?
Correct answer: Recreational sites and scenic areas
Brown is the color used for parks, campgrounds, historic points and other recreation or scenic destinations.
11. The handbook says highway signs serve three purposes. What are they?
Correct answer: To regulate, to warn and to inform
Every sign you meet is doing one of three jobs: stating a rule, warning of a hazard, or supplying useful information such as directions.
12. A white rectangular sign with black lettering is best described as which type?
Correct answer: A regulatory sign stating a law you must follow
Rectangles with a white face carry regulations. They state a traffic law or rule, and obeying them is mandatory rather than optional.
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