Nebraska: 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 "Nebraska Driver's Manual" (January 2025), Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles.
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What does the color of a roadway sign indicate?
- How old the sign is and when it was installed
- Which agency put up the sign on that road
- How fast traffic is allowed to move there
- The type of information provided
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Correct answer: The type of information provided
The color of a roadway sign indicates what type of information is being provided.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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Which of these is a message shown on a red sign?
- Do not enter
- Guide information such as distance
- Motorist services such as rest areas
- Recreation and cultural interest areas
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Correct answer: Do not enter
Red signs mean stop, yield, do not enter or wrong way.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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What are yellow signs used for?
- Regulatory signs such as speed limits
- Incident management messages
- Warnings about unexpected conditions
- Alerts to road workers in a construction area
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Correct answer: Warnings about unexpected conditions
Yellow is used on warning signs to call attention to unexpected conditions.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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What are yellow-green signs used for?
- Guide information, such as distance or direction to a place nearby
- Warnings for pedestrians, bicycles, playgrounds, schools and school buses
- Motorist services, such as rest areas, hospitals or other facilities
- Alerts to road workers in a construction area or work zone ahead
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Correct answer: Warnings for pedestrians, bicycles, playgrounds, schools and school buses
Yellow-green is used for warning signs specific to pedestrians, bicycles, playgrounds, schools and school buses.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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Which sign color is used for incident management signs?
- Orange
- Brown
- Blue
- Pink
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Correct answer: Pink
Pink signs are incident management signs.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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What kind of information do green signs give?
- Guide information, such as distance or direction
- Motorist services, such as rest areas
- Alerts to road workers
- Regulatory messages, such as speed limits
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Correct answer: Guide information, such as distance or direction
Green signs give guide information such as distance or direction.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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What kind of information do blue signs give?
- Guide information, such as distance or direction
- Recreation and cultural interest areas
- Motorist services, such as rest areas or hospitals
- Warnings of unexpected conditions
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Correct answer: Motorist services, such as rest areas or hospitals
Blue signs show motorist services such as rest areas or hospitals.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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Which sign color is used for regulatory signs, such as speed limits?
- Yellow
- White
- Green
- Blue
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Correct answer: White
White signs are regulatory, such as speed limits.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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What does an orange sign alert drivers to?
- Recreation and cultural interest areas
- Motorist services
- Guide information such as distance
- Road workers or a construction area
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Correct answer: Road workers or a construction area
Orange signs alert drivers to road workers and construction areas.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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Which sign color marks recreation and cultural interest areas?
- Brown
- Blue
- Green
- Pink
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Correct answer: Brown
Brown signs mark recreation and cultural interest areas.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 34 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 34)
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What does an octagonal (eight-sided) sign always mean?
- Yield
- Railroad crossing
- Stop
- No passing zone
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Correct answer: Stop
The octagonal shape always means stop.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)
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What does a triangular (three-sided) sign shape always mean?
- Stop
- Yield
- School crossing
- Warning of a hazard ahead
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Correct answer: Yield
The triangle shape always means yield.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)
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What do diamond-shaped signs do?
- Mark school zones and school children crosswalks
- Show that a lane is only for vehicles making left turns
- Mark a no passing zone on the roadway you are driving
- Warn of hazards ahead; slow down and proceed with caution
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Correct answer: Warn of hazards ahead; slow down and proceed with caution
Diamond signs warn of special conditions or hazards ahead; drivers should slow down and proceed with caution.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)
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What are vertical rectangular signs generally used for?
- To give instructions or tell you the law
- To warn drivers of hazards that are ahead
- To mark school zones and crosswalks
- To show where a railroad crossing is
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Correct answer: To give instructions or tell you the law
Vertical rectangular signs are generally used to give instructions or tell you the law.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)
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What do horizontal rectangular signs generally give?
- Warnings of special hazards
- Notice of a no passing zone
- Directions or information
- Notice of a school crossing
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Correct answer: Directions or information
Horizontal rectangular signs give directions or information.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)
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What does a five-sided (pentagon) sign mark?
- A railroad crossing on the road
- School zones and school crosswalks
- A no passing zone on the road
- The start of a divided highway
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Correct answer: School zones and school crosswalks
The pentagon shape marks school zones and warns of school children crosswalks.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)
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What does a pennant-shaped sign indicate?
- A school zone
- A railroad crossing
- A yield ahead
- A no passing zone
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Correct answer: A no passing zone
The pennant shape indicates a no passing zone.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 35 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 35)
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Most work zone signs, which notify drivers of unusual conditions in or near work areas, have what shape?
- Diamond
- Octagon
- Circle
- Triangle
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Correct answer: Diamond
Work zone signs notify drivers of unusual conditions in or near work areas, and most are diamond shaped.
Source: Nebraska Driver's Manual (January 2025), page 43 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 43)