Colorado Permit Test Flashcards

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Cards 1-20 of 198

  1. Card 1: What shape is a stop sign?

    • Pentagon (5-sided)
    • Octagon (8-sided)
    • Hexagon (6-sided)
    • Triangle (3-sided)

  2. Card 2: What color are warning signs?

    • Yellow or orange
    • Blue or green
    • White with black letters
    • Red

  3. Card 3: What does a triangular sign with a red border mean?

    • No entry
    • Yield the right of way
    • Stop for all cross traffic
    • Merging traffic ahead

  4. Card 4: A diamond-shaped orange sign indicates:

    • A work zone ahead
    • A slow-moving vehicle ahead
    • A yield ahead
    • A school zone

  5. Card 5: Green traffic signs provide:

    • Guide information (directions)
    • Warning information (hazards)
    • Service information (gas, food)
    • Regulatory information (laws)

  6. Card 6: What does a railroad advance warning sign look like?

    • A round yellow sign with an X and RR
    • A white X-shaped sign reading RAILROAD CROSSING
    • A red and white triangle reading RR
    • A yellow pentagon showing a train

  7. Card 7: A pentagon (5-sided) shaped sign is associated with:

    • Hospital zones
    • Construction areas
    • No-passing zones
    • School zones

  8. Card 8: A yellow pennant-shaped sign (a long triangle pointing sideways) posted on the left side of the road means:

    • No passing zone begins
    • Divided highway ahead
    • Passing lane ahead
    • Road narrows ahead

  9. Card 9: A small sign below a railroad crossbuck shows the number 2. What does it tell you?

    • Trains come through here about twice a day
    • Stop at least two car lengths from the rails
    • There are two sets of tracks at the crossing
    • The crossing is two miles down the road

  10. Card 10: What does a sign in the shape of an octagon always mean?

    • Wrong way
    • Yield
    • Do not enter
    • Stop

  11. Card 11: What does a downward-pointing triangle sign mean?

    • Merge
    • Do not enter
    • Yield
    • Stop ahead

  12. Card 12: A diamond-shaped sign is used to indicate:

    • A regulation you must obey
    • A route number for a highway
    • A warning of a hazard ahead
    • A recreation or park area

  13. Card 13: What color background is used for most warning signs?

    • White
    • Red
    • Purple
    • Yellow

  14. Card 14: What does an orange-colored sign indicate?

    • A work zone ahead
    • A railroad crossing ahead
    • A hospital zone ahead
    • A school zone ahead

  15. Card 15: A five-sided (pentagon) sign that points upward indicates:

    • A railroad crossing ahead
    • A school zone or crossing
    • A hospital zone ahead
    • A no-passing zone

  16. Card 16: A round (circular) sign indicates:

    • A stop ahead
    • A one-way street
    • A speed limit change
    • A railroad crossing

  17. Card 17: What does a yellow pennant-shaped sign (a sideways triangle pointing right) on the left side of the road mean?

    • No-passing zone begins
    • A sharp curve
    • Passing lane begins ahead
    • Merge ahead

  18. Card 18: Green guide signs are used to show:

    • Hazards on the road ahead
    • Locations of gas and food
    • Directions and distances
    • Parks and historic sites

  19. Card 19: Blue signs along a highway typically indicate:

    • Parks and recreation areas
    • Gas, food, and lodging services
    • Rules such as speed limits
    • Exits and distances to nearby cities

  20. Card 20: Brown signs are used to mark:

    • Parks and historic sites
    • Detours
    • Toll roads and express lanes
    • Hospitals and gas stations