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Road Signs
Learn the shapes, colors, and meanings of regulatory, warning, and guide signs — from stop and yield to construction and school-zone signs.
Questions reviewed against the official New Jersey driver handbook · July 7, 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.
1. An X-shaped railroad crossing sign (crossbuck) has the same legal meaning as which other sign?
Correct answer: A yield sign
A crossbuck has the same legal weight as a yield sign. Because a train cannot steer around a car, drivers are required to let it go first.
Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Regulatory Signs
2. A vertical white rectangular sign with black lettering, such as a posted speed limit, falls into which category?
Correct answer: Regulatory signs
White rectangular signs with black wording are regulatory signs. They tell you the laws that must be obeyed, including speed limits.
Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Regulatory Signs
3. A brown rectangular sign is used to guide drivers to what?
Correct answer: Parks and scenic areas
Brown signs point to public recreation and scenic areas, such as parks and points of scenic interest.
Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Sign Shapes and Colors
4. A rectangular sign with white symbols or lettering on a blue background provides what kind of information?
Correct answer: Motorist services and information
Blue signs carry motorist-services and information messages, such as directions to gas, food, lodging, or hospitals.
Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Guidance Signs
5. When the safe speed for a curve is lower than the posted limit, what is placed with the warning sign?
Correct answer: An advisory speed sign
An advisory speed sign accompanies the warning sign to show the recommended maximum speed for safely negotiating that curve or turn.
Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Warning Signs
6. In New Jersey, a green rectangular sign is generally used for what purpose?
Correct answer: Giving directional guidance
Green signs provide direction guidance, showing routes, distances, and destinations to help drivers navigate.
Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Guidance Signs
7. In New Jersey, a red eight-sided sign is reserved for which single purpose?
Correct answer: Requiring a full stop
The octagon shape and red color are used only for STOP signs. When you see one you must come to a complete halt before proceeding.
Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Traffic Signs
8. A three-sided yellow pennant-shaped sign is used to convey which message?
Correct answer: Passing is not allowed
The yellow pennant shape is used for no-passing warning signs, alerting drivers that passing is not permitted on that stretch of road.
Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Sign Shapes and Colors
9. An orange, diamond-shaped roadway sign most often indicates what?
Correct answer: A construction or maintenance area
Orange is the color used for construction and maintenance warnings. These signs alert you to lane closures, shifts, flaggers, and detours in work zones.
Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Road Work Signs
10. What type of sign uses a five-sided (pentagon) shape in New Jersey?
Correct answer: School signs
The five-sided pentagon shape is reserved for school signs, marking school zones and pedestrian crossings near schools.
Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Sign Shapes and Colors
11. Which description matches New Jersey's DO NOT ENTER sign?
Correct answer: A white square with a red circle and a white band across it
The DO NOT ENTER sign is a white square containing a red circle with a horizontal white band across it, and it warns you not to drive onto that roadway.
Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Regulatory Signs
12. What does an inverted (downward-pointing) triangular sign with a red border tell a driver to do?
Correct answer: Give the right-of-way and slow down
The three-sided downward triangle is a YIELD sign. Slow down, give the right-of-way to other traffic and pedestrians, and stop if needed.
Source: New Jersey Driver Manual — Regulatory Signs
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