Massachusetts: Road signs — Part 1 Practice Test
Questions in this part include: “According to the manual, which of these is a job of traffic signs?”
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "Massachusetts Driver's Manual" (Revised April 2026), Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles.
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A diamond-shaped sign shows an upward arrow above a small SPEED LIMIT 45 sign. What is its label in the manual?
- Reduced Speed Ahead
- Speed Limit Increases Ahead
- Minimum Speed Ahead
- Thickly Settled District Ahead
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Correct answer: Reduced Speed Ahead
A sign with an upward arrow above a smaller speed limit sign warns that the speed limit is reduced ahead.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 80 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 80)
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According to the manual, which of these is a job of traffic signs?
- Replace pavement markings
- Warn you of hazards
- Set the price of tolls
- Show the legal age to drive
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Correct answer: Warn you of hazards
Traffic signs control traffic, warn you of hazards, help you get where you are going, and tell you about roadway services.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 83 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 83)
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A white sign shows a black arrow pointing in one direction and the words ONE WAY. What does it mean?
- Traffic may move in either direction here
- Traffic must keep to the right of the arrow
- Traffic moves only in the direction of the arrow
- Traffic must turn at the next corner
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Correct answer: Traffic moves only in the direction of the arrow
A ONE WAY sign means traffic moves only in the direction of the arrow.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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A white sign with black letters reads DO NOT PASS. What is its meaning in the manual?
- You may not stop in this lane
- You may not overtake another vehicle
- You may not turn left here
- You may not enter the road ahead
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Correct answer: You may not overtake another vehicle
A DO NOT PASS sign means you may not overtake another vehicle.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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A white vertical rectangular sign has a black left-turn arrow and the word ONLY. What does it mean?
- All traffic must go left
- Traffic may go left or straight ahead
- Left turns are not allowed
- Traffic must keep to the left of the divider
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Correct answer: All traffic must go left
A sign with a left-turn arrow and the word ONLY means all traffic must go left.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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A white sign with a black arrow curving up past a divider on its left shows what meaning?
- Keep to the left of the upcoming median or lane divider
- The road ends at a junction
- The divided highway ends ahead
- Keep to the right of the upcoming median or lane divider
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Correct answer: Keep to the right of the upcoming median or lane divider
A sign with an arrow curving up past a divider tells drivers to keep to the right of the upcoming median or lane divider.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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A white sign has a red circle and diagonal slash over a black right-turning arrow. What does it mean?
- No right turn
- Right lane must turn right
- Road turns right ahead
- Keep to the right
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Correct answer: No right turn
A red circle with a slash over a right-turn arrow means no right turn.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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A white sign has a red circle and diagonal slash over a black arrow that bends left. What does it mean?
- Left lane must turn left
- Road turns left ahead
- No left turn
- Keep to the left
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Correct answer: No left turn
A red circle with a slash over a left-turn arrow means no left turn.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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A white sign shows a black arrow making a U-shaped turn inside a red circle with a diagonal slash. What does it mean?
- U-turns are required here
- No U-turn
- U-turns are allowed from the left lane only
- The road ends ahead
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Correct answer: No U-turn
A U-turn arrow inside a red circle with a slash means no U-turn.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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A white sign shows a truck inside a red circle with a diagonal slash. What does it mean?
- Trucks must use the right lane
- Trucks have the right-of-way
- Truck parking only
- No trucks
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Correct answer: No trucks
A truck inside a red circle with a slash means trucks are not allowed.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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A white sign shows a walking person inside a red circle with a diagonal slash. What does it mean?
- Pedestrian crossing ahead
- No pedestrians
- Pedestrians have the right-of-way
- School crossing
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Correct answer: No pedestrians
A walking person inside a red circle with a slash means no pedestrians are allowed.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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A white sign shows a bicycle inside a red circle with a diagonal slash. What does it mean?
- Bicycle route ahead
- Bicycles must use the lane
- No bicycles
- Bicycle parking only
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Correct answer: No bicycles
A bicycle inside a red circle with a slash means no bicycles are allowed.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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A white sign shows a P inside a red circle with a diagonal slash, and two times such as 8:30 AM TO 5:30 PM. What does it mean?
- No parking allowed between posted hours
- Parking is allowed only between posted hours
- Parking is limited to 30 minutes
- Parking is for permit holders only
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Correct answer: No parking allowed between posted hours
A red P with a slash and posted times means no parking is allowed between the posted hours.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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A yellow diamond sign shows two opposite vertical arrows. What does it mean?
- Divided highway begins
- Traffic may flow on both sides of the sign
- Road ends at junction
- Two-way traffic
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Correct answer: Two-way traffic
Two opposite arrows on a yellow diamond mean two-way traffic.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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A yellow diamond sign shows a car with wavy skid marks behind it. What does it mean?
- Road slippery when wet
- Winding road, multiple curves ahead
- Area off paved road is soft dirt - hazardous
- Deer crossing
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Correct answer: Road slippery when wet
A car with skid marks on a yellow diamond means the road is slippery when wet.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)
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A yellow diamond sign shows a black plus sign. What does it mean?
- Hospital ahead
- Road entering from the right
- Crossroad ahead
- Road ends at junction
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Correct answer: Crossroad ahead
A plus sign on a yellow diamond means a crossroad is ahead.
Source: Massachusetts Driver's Manual (Revised April 2026), page 84 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 84)