Nevada: 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 "Nevada Driver's Handbook" (March 2024 (DMV 700)), Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.
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On highway signs, what does the color red mean?
- Direction or guidance
- General warning
- Road construction or repair warning
- No, do not, or stop
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Correct answer: No, do not, or stop
Red on a sign means no, do not, or stop.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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Which color of highway sign is used for direction or guidance?
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- White
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Correct answer: Green
Green on a sign means direction or guidance.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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What does yellow or yellow green mean as a color on highway signs?
- Regulatory, law, or rule
- General warning
- Direction or guidance
- Recreation and scenic area information
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Correct answer: General warning
Yellow or yellow green on a sign means general warning.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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On highway signs, white is the standard color for what?
- General warning
- Direction or guidance
- Driver services, such as food and lodging
- Regulatory, law, or rule
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Correct answer: Regulatory, law, or rule
White on a sign means regulatory, law, or rule.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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Which sign color warns of road construction or repair?
- Orange
- Yellow
- Red
- Brown
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Correct answer: Orange
Orange on a sign means road construction or repair warning.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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On highway signs, what does the color blue mean?
- Recreation and scenic area information
- Direction or guidance
- Driver services, such as food and lodging
- Regulatory, law, or rule
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Correct answer: Driver services, such as food and lodging
Blue on a sign means driver services, such as food and lodging.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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Which sign color is used for recreation and scenic area information?
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Brown
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Correct answer: Brown
Brown on a sign means recreation and scenic area information.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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Which shape of sign means STOP?
- Pentagon (5 sides)
- Octagon (8 sides)
- Diamond
- Inverted triangle
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Correct answer: Octagon (8 sides)
The octagon, with 8 sides, is the shape used for STOP.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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Which shape is the standard shape for warning signs?
- Rectangle
- Pennant
- Diamond
- Circle
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Correct answer: Diamond
The diamond is the standard shape for warning.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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What is the standard use of a rectangular sign shape?
- Traffic regulations or directions to drivers
- Yield right-of-way to cross traffic
- School zones and school crossings
- Hazards or special conditions on the road ahead
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Correct answer: Traffic regulations or directions to drivers
The rectangle is the standard shape for traffic regulations or directions to drivers.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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Which shape of sign means yield right-of-way?
- Inverted triangle
- Octagon
- Pennant
- Circle
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Correct answer: Inverted triangle
The inverted triangle is the standard shape to yield right-of-way.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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What does a pennant-shaped sign mean?
- Yield right-of-way
- Railroad crossing ahead
- No passing
- School crossing
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Correct answer: No passing
The pennant is the standard shape for no passing.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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Which shape of sign is used for school zones and school crossings?
- Octagon (8 sides)
- Pentagon (5 sides)
- Diamond
- Circle
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Correct answer: Pentagon (5 sides)
The pentagon, with 5 sides, is the standard shape for school zones and school crossings.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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What does a circular sign mean?
- Stop
- No passing
- School zone or school crossing
- Railroad crossing ahead
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Correct answer: Railroad crossing ahead
The circle is the standard shape for railroad crossing ahead.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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Which is the standard shape for a route marker?
- Pennant
- Pentagon
- Shield
- Diamond
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Correct answer: Shield
The shield is the standard shape for a route marker.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 28 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 28)
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What shape and background do regulatory signs have?
- Rectangular with a white background
- Diamond-shaped with a yellow background
- Octagonal with a red background
- Pennant-shaped with a white background
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Correct answer: Rectangular with a white background
Regulatory signs are rectangular and have a white background.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 29 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 29)
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What color are the letters and symbols on warning signs, which are yellow and diamond-shaped?
- White
- Black
- Red
- Green
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Correct answer: Black
Warning signs are yellow, diamond-shaped, with black letters and symbols.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 29 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 29)
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What do warning signs tell the driver?
- Which route number the road carries
- Where to find food and lodging along the road
- The speed you must not exceed
- There are special conditions or hazards ahead
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Correct answer: There are special conditions or hazards ahead
Warning signs tell the driver there are special conditions or hazards ahead.
Source: Nevada Driver's Handbook (March 2024 (DMV 700)), page 29 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 29)