New Mexico: Sign shapes and colors Practice Test
What the shape and color of a sign tell you: stop and yield signs, warning and work-area signs, destination and service signs.
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "New Mexico Driver Manual" (Version 11.19.19), New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division (MVD).
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According to the manual, what gives you clues to the type of information a traffic sign provides?
- Its size and height above the road
- Its brightness at night
- Its distance from the edge of the road
- Its shape and color
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Correct answer: Its shape and color
The shape and color of traffic signs give clues to the type of information they provide.
Source: New Mexico Driver Manual (Version 11.19.19), page 4
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What color are warning signs usually, and what shape are most of them?
- Yellow, and most are diamond shaped
- Orange, and most are square
- White, and most are rectangular
- Red, and most are eight-sided
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Correct answer: Yellow, and most are diamond shaped
Warning signs are usually yellow with black lettering or symbols and most are diamond shaped.
Source: New Mexico Driver Manual (Version 11.19.19), page 4
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What shape and color are work area signs generally?
- Diamond or square, yellow with black letters or symbols
- Square or rectangular, white with black letters or symbols
- Square or rectangular, green with white letters or symbols
- Diamond or rectangular, orange with black letters or symbols
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Correct answer: Diamond or rectangular, orange with black letters or symbols
Work area signs are generally diamond or rectangular shaped, orange with black letters or symbols.
Source: New Mexico Driver Manual (Version 11.19.19), page 6
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Regulatory signs give you information about which of these?
- Rules for traffic direction, lane use, turning, speed and parking
- Where rest areas, gas stations and hospitals are located
- Directions and distances to cities, airports and parks
- Which type of roadway you are traveling on, by route
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Correct answer: Rules for traffic direction, lane use, turning, speed and parking
Regulatory signs give information about rules for traffic direction, lane use, turning, speed, parking and other special situations.
Source: New Mexico Driver Manual (Version 11.19.19), page 6
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Which description fits a stop sign?
- Six sides, red with white letters
- Eight sides, red with white letters
- Eight sides, white with red letters
- Four sides, yellow with black letters
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Correct answer: Eight sides, red with white letters
A stop sign has eight sides and is red with white letters.
Source: New Mexico Driver Manual (Version 11.19.19), page 7
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What shape is a yield sign?
- An upward pointing triangle
- A diamond
- An eight-sided figure
- A downward pointing triangle
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Correct answer: A downward pointing triangle
A yield sign is a downward pointing triangle, red and white with red letters.
Source: New Mexico Driver Manual (Version 11.19.19), page 7
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What shape and colors are destination signs?
- Square or rectangular, blue with white lettering
- Diamond shaped, yellow with black lettering
- Square or rectangular, green or brown with white lettering
- Square or rectangular, white with black lettering
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Correct answer: Square or rectangular, green or brown with white lettering
Destination signs are square or rectangular and are green or brown with white lettering.
Source: New Mexico Driver Manual (Version 11.19.19), page 8
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What shape and colors are service signs?
- Square or rectangular, green with white letters or symbols
- Diamond shaped, yellow with black letters or symbols
- Square or rectangular, brown with white letters or symbols
- Square or rectangular, blue with white letters or symbols
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Correct answer: Square or rectangular, blue with white letters or symbols
Service signs are square or rectangular and are blue with white letters or symbols.
Source: New Mexico Driver Manual (Version 11.19.19), page 8