Road Signs

Study questions with answers

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. 1. Green highway signs with white letters and numbers usually provide what information?

   Correct answer: Directions, exits, and distances to destinations

   Green is used for guidance, showing exits, route names, and how far away various cities or places are.

   Source: Chapter 5 - Guidance and information signs

2. 2. A blue sign with a white symbol most often points you toward what?

   Correct answer: Services for travelers such as gas, food, or lodging

   Blue guide signs mark motorist services such as fuel, food, rest areas, and hospitals.

   Source: Chapter 5 - Motorist services signs

3. 3. A pennant-shaped sign posted on the left side of a two-way road warns of what?

   Correct answer: The start of a zone where passing is not allowed

   The pennant-shaped No Passing Zone sign sits on the left and marks where passing on that stretch of two-way road becomes illegal.

   Source: Chapter 5 - No Passing Zone

4. 4. An X-shaped sign labeled RAILROAD CROSSING marks what?

   Correct answer: The location of railroad tracks crossing the road

   The crossbuck is the standard marker placed at a railroad crossing; a sign beneath it shows how many tracks you will cross.

   Source: Chapter 5 - Railroad Crossings

5. 5. Along a highway you notice a brown sign with white lettering. What does its color indicate?

   Correct answer: A park, recreation area, or site of historic interest

   Brown identifies cultural, historic, and recreational destinations such as parks and points of interest.

   Source: Chapter 5 - Sign color meanings

6. 6. A five-sided (pentagon) sign that may be yellow or fluorescent yellow-green warns you of what?

   Correct answer: A school or school crosswalk nearby

   The pentagon shape is used for school-zone and school-crossing signs; slow down and watch for children.

   Source: Chapter 5 - School Zone

7. 7. A reflective orange triangle on the back of a vehicle tells you that the vehicle travels at what speed?

   Correct answer: No more than 30 mph

   The slow-moving vehicle emblem marks equipment such as farm machinery that cannot exceed 30 mph, so be ready to slow or change lanes.

   Source: Chapter 5 - Slow-Moving Vehicle Emblem

8. 8. A sign reading Reduced Speed Ahead means what for the driver?

   Correct answer: A lower speed limit begins shortly, so start slowing

   This sign is advance notice that a slower posted limit is coming; begin easing off the accelerator before you reach it.

   Source: Chapter 5 - Reduced Speed Ahead

9. 9. If a Wrong Way sign faces you, what has happened?

   Correct answer: You are headed into traffic coming toward you

   A Wrong Way sign means you have entered a lane against the flow of traffic and are traveling the wrong direction; turn around safely.

   Source: Chapter 5 - Wrong Way

10. 10. You see a sign with black lettering on an orange background. What is it telling you?

    Correct answer: You are entering a construction or maintenance work area

    Orange is the color reserved for work zones; when you see it, expect workers, equipment, or changed traffic patterns and slow down.

    Source: Chapter 5 - Construction signs

11. 11. An eight-sided (octagon) sign is used exclusively for which instruction?

    Correct answer: Bring your vehicle to a full stop

    Only the stop sign uses the octagon shape, so its outline alone tells you to make a complete stop even before you can read the word.

    Source: Chapter 5 - Common shapes

12. 12. A symbol enclosed in a red circle with a diagonal red line through it tells you to do what?

    Correct answer: Avoid the action shown by the symbol

    A red circle-and-slash always forbids the pictured maneuver, such as no left turn, no U-turn, or no parking.

    Source: Chapter 5 - Regulatory signs