Maine: Sign shapes and colors Practice Test
What the shape and color of a traffic sign tell you before you can read it.
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Maine Driver’s License Manual" (Rev 4/24), Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles.
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What do warning signs tell you?
- Which roads you may not use
- Where the next rest area is located
- That there is danger ahead
- What the legal speed is on the road
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Correct answer: That there is danger ahead
Warning signs warn of danger ahead.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-4)
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What shape are warning signs usually?
- Octagon
- Diamond
- Rectangle
- Pentagon
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Correct answer: Diamond
Warning signs are usually diamond shaped.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-4)
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What colors are warning signs usually?
- White with red lettering or symbols
- Green with white lettering or symbols
- Blue with white lettering or symbols
- Yellow with black lettering or symbols
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Correct answer: Yellow with black lettering or symbols
Warning signs are usually yellow with black lettering or symbols.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-4 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-4)
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What shape is the yellow warning sign with an "X" symbol and black "RR" at a railroad crossing?
- Octagonal
- Diamond shaped
- Round
- Rectangular
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Correct answer: Round
A railroad crossing warning sign is a round yellow sign with an "X" symbol and black "RR."
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-5)
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What shape and color is the railroad sign that carries the words "Railroad Crossing"?
- A round yellow sign
- A yellow diamond sign
- A red octagon sign
- A white, X-shaped sign
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Correct answer: A white, X-shaped sign
The sign with the words "Railroad Crossing" is white and X-shaped.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-5)
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What color are work zone signs, and what color are their letters or symbols?
- Yellow with black letters or symbols
- Orange with black letters or symbols
- White with red letters or symbols
- Green with white letters or symbols
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Correct answer: Orange with black letters or symbols
Work zone signs are orange with black letters or symbols.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-5)
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What shapes are work zone signs?
- Octagonal or round
- Triangular or pentagon
- Square only
- Diamond or rectangular
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Correct answer: Diamond or rectangular
Work zone signs are diamond or rectangular shaped.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-5 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-5)
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What do regulatory signs tell you about?
- Traffic direction, lane use, turning, speed and parking
- Where hospitals, restaurants and hotels are located
- Workers on or near the road
- Which type of roadway you are on
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Correct answer: Traffic direction, lane use, turning, speed and parking
Regulatory signs tell you about traffic direction, lane use, turning, speed, parking and other special situations.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-6)
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On a regulatory sign, what does a red circle with a red slash across the symbol mean?
- You may do certain things only at night
- You must slow down and be ready to stop
- You cannot do certain things
- You are entering a school or work zone
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Correct answer: You cannot do certain things
A red circle with a red slash across the symbol means you cannot do certain things.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-6)
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What shape and colors does a stop sign have?
- Eight sides (octagon), white with red letters
- Six sides (hexagon), red with white letters
- Four sides (diamond), yellow with black letters
- Eight sides (octagon), red with white letters
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Correct answer: Eight sides (octagon), red with white letters
A stop sign has eight sides (octagon) and is red with white letters.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-6)
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What shape and colors does a yield sign have?
- A white up-pointing triangle with black letters
- A red and white octagon with white letters
- A red and white down-pointing triangle with red letters
- A yellow diamond with black letters
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Correct answer: A red and white down-pointing triangle with red letters
A yield sign is a red and white down-pointing triangle with red letters.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-6)
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Some old yield signs may still have what colors?
- White with red letters
- Red with white letters
- Green with white letters
- Yellow with black letters
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Correct answer: Yellow with black letters
Some old yield signs may still be yellow with black letters.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-6 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-6)
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What colors are guide signs?
- Red, white or black
- Yellow, orange or black
- Green, brown or blue
- Purple, gray or white
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Correct answer: Green, brown or blue
Guide signs are green, brown, or blue.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-7 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-7)
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What shapes are guide signs?
- Diamond or round
- Square or rectangular
- Octagonal or triangular
- Pentagon or diamond
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Correct answer: Square or rectangular
Guide signs are square or rectangular.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 6-7 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 6-7)
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What colors do construction warning signs use?
- White symbols or lettering on a green background
- Black symbols on a yellow background
- Black symbols or lettering on an orange background
- White lettering on a red background
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Correct answer: Black symbols or lettering on an orange background
Construction warning signs are black symbols or lettering on an orange background.
Source: Maine Driver’s License Manual (Rev 4/24), page 11-2 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11-2)