New Hampshire road signs practice test

Regulatory, warning and guide signs: shapes, colors and what each requires you to do. 115 questions.

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Road signs

What does a brown sign tell drivers?

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Sample road signs questions

  1. What does a brown sign tell drivers?

    • A Driver services such as gas and food
    • B Road repair work ahead
    • C Incident management information
    • D Tourist and recreation guidance
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    D. Tourist and recreation guidance

    Each sign color has a meaning: brown signs guide you to tourist and recreation sites such as parks. Green gives direction, blue shows services, and orange warns of road work.

    Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual, page 27

  2. Approaching a New Hampshire toll plaza, you see a purple sign. What does purple indicate?

    • A Incident management
    • B E-ZPass
    • C Tourist and recreation guidance
    • D Driver services
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    B. E-ZPass

    Purple marks E-ZPass lanes. E-ZPass lets drivers pass through designated toll lanes without stopping to pay cash; in those lanes, obey the posted speed but do not stop.

    Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual, page 27

  3. Road sign for this question

    A five-sided (pentagon-shaped) sign warns of what?

    • A A railroad crossing ahead
    • B A school zone or school crossing
    • C A no-passing zone ahead
    • D A yield situation ahead
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    B. A school zone or school crossing

    The pentagon shape is reserved for school zones and school crossings. When you see it, slow down and watch for children.

    Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual, page 27

  4. Road sign for this question

    Where is the pennant-shaped (sideways triangle) sign placed, and what does it warn of?

    • A On the right side of the road; a merge ahead
    • B Over the center lane; a lane closure ahead
    • C On the left side of the road; a sharp curve
    • D On the left side of the road; a no-passing zone ahead
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    D. On the left side of the road; a no-passing zone ahead

    The pennant is the only sign shaped like a sideways triangle. It sits on the left side of the road, where a driver about to pass will see it, and warns of a no-passing zone ahead.

    Source: New Hampshire Driver's Manual, page 27