North Dakota: Sign shapes and colors Practice Test
What the shape and color of a sign tell you: stop, yield, warning, work zone, guide, service and recreation signs.
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Questions are original and based on the official manual "North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual" (2025-2027), North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT).
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Which regulatory sign is the only eight-sided sign?
- Stop sign
- Yield sign
- Do Not Enter sign
- Speed Limit sign
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Correct answer: Stop sign
The Stop sign is the only eight-sided sign.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 9 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 9)
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What colors do most regulatory signs use?
- Yellow with black letters or orange with black letters
- Green with white letters or blue with white letters
- White with black letters or red with white letters
- Brown with white letters or white with green letters
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Correct answer: White with black letters or red with white letters
Most regulatory signs are white with black letters or red with white letters.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 9 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 9)
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How many basic kinds of signs does the manual say are used on streets and highways?
- Three
- Two
- Four
- Five
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Correct answer: Three
The manual names three basic kinds of signs: regulatory, warning, and guide.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 9 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 9)
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What colors do warning signs use?
- Orange with a black legend
- White with a black legend
- Yellow with a black legend
- Yellow with a red legend
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Correct answer: Yellow with a black legend
Warning signs are yellow with a black legend.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 11 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 11)
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In what colors may pedestrian warning signs appear?
- Fluorescent orange or standard yellow
- Fluorescent yellow-green or standard orange
- Fluorescent yellow-green or standard yellow
- Standard white or fluorescent red
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Correct answer: Fluorescent yellow-green or standard yellow
Pedestrian signs may be fluorescent yellow-green or standard yellow in color.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 12 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 12)
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What shape is the Railroad Advance Warning sign?
- Round
- Diamond
- Rectangular
- Octagonal
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Correct answer: Round
The Railroad Advance Warning sign is round, with black lettering on a yellow background.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 12 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 12)
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What do slow-moving vehicle signs look like?
- A red octagon with a white border and letters
- A yellow pennant with a black border and legend
- An orange triangle with a red, reflective border
- An orange diamond with a black legend and border
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Correct answer: An orange triangle with a red, reflective border
Slow-moving vehicle signs are shaped like a triangle and are orange with a red, reflective border.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 12 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 12)
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Most signs in highway work zones are what shape and color?
- Diamond shaped; yellow with a black legend
- Rectangular; orange with a white legend
- Pentagon shaped; green with a white legend
- Diamond shaped; orange with a black legend
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Correct answer: Diamond shaped; orange with a black legend
Most work-area signs are diamond shaped, with a few rectangular ones, and they are orange with a black legend.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 13 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 13)
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What shape are guide signs?
- Diamond
- Octagonal
- Rectangular
- Triangular
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Correct answer: Rectangular
Guide signs are rectangular in shape, though their colors vary according to their message.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 14 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 14)
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What colors are the letters and background on signs that give direction?
- Black letters on a white background
- White letters on a green background
- White letters on a blue background
- Black letters on a yellow background
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Correct answer: White letters on a green background
Signs that give direction are rectangular, with white letters on a green background.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 14 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 14)
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What colors do service signs use?
- White symbols on a green background
- Black symbols on a yellow background
- White symbols on a red background
- White symbols on a blue background
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Correct answer: White symbols on a blue background
Service signs are rectangular, with white symbols on a blue background.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 14 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 14)
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What colors do recreational area signs use?
- Black symbols on a white background
- White symbols on a red background
- White symbols on a brown background
- Yellow symbols on a black background
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Correct answer: White symbols on a brown background
Recreational area signs are rectangular, with white symbols on a brown background.
Source: North Dakota Noncommercial Driver License Manual (2025-2027), page 15 · Open this page in the manual (Manual page 15)