New Mexico study sheets to print

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Study sheet for before your test. Notes aren’t allowed in the DMV test room. Every state bans notes, phones and printouts during the knowledge test, in person and online.

Study sheet for before your test. Notes aren’t allowed in the DMV test room.
Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), 11th edition, Federal Highway Administration (mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov) · Printed Oct 12, 2026 · drivingtestpal.com/road-signs/printable/

Road signs · Study sheet

Road signs by shape and color

All 118 signs in our question bank. The shape and color tell you the kind of sign before you can read it.

How to use it: cover the names with a strip of paper, say what each sign means, then check. Signs follow the federal MUTCD, so they are the same in every state.

Shapes

Octagon: Stop
Triangle (point down): Yield
Diamond: Warning
Pentagon: School zone or crossing
Round: Railroad crossing ahead
Crossbuck (X): Railroad crossing
Pennant (sideways triangle): No passing zone
Vertical rectangle: Rules (regulatory)
Horizontal rectangle: Directions and information

Colors

Red: Stop, yield, do not enter, prohibited
Yellow: General warning
Fluorescent yellow-green: School, pedestrian and bicycle warning
Orange: Work zones and detours
White: Regulatory rules
Green: Directions and distances
Blue: Motorist services
Brown: Parks and recreation

Regulatory signs 38

Stop
Yield
All-way plaque
Yield here to pedestrians
In-street pedestrian crossing
Speed limit
No right turn
No left turn
No turns
No U-turn
Left turn only
Right turn only
Right lane must turn right
Advance intersection lane control
Two-way left turn only
HOV lane occupancy
Bike lane
Do not pass
Pass with care
Slower traffic keep right
Keep right
Keep left
Do not enter
Wrong way
No trucks
No motor vehicles
No bicycles
One way
One way
Reserved parking for persons with disabilities
No parking
No pedestrian crossing
Bicycles yield to pedestrians
Stop here on red
Do not block intersection
No turn on red (circular red symbol)
Left turn yield on green
Turning vehicles yield to pedestrians

Warning signs 48

Turn
Curve
Reverse turn
Reverse curve
Winding road
Large arrow
Chevron alignment
Curve with side road
Cross road
Side road
T-intersection
Y-intersection
Circular intersection
Stop ahead
Yield ahead
Signal ahead
Be prepared to stop
Reduced speed limit ahead
Merge
Lane ends
Added lane
Entering roadway merge
Road narrows
Narrow bridge
Divided highway
Divided highway ends
Two-way traffic
Hill
Bump
Slippery when wet
Bridge ices before road
Lane ends
Bicycle warning
Pedestrian crossing
Deer crossing
Cattle crossing
Emergency vehicle
Truck crossing
Horse-drawn vehicle
Trail crossing
Double arrow
Advisory speed plaque
Dead end
No outlet
No passing zone
Crossing location arrow
Speed hump
Oncoming traffic has extended green

School signs 4

School crossing
School bus stop ahead
School plaque
School speed limit

Railroad crossing signs 7

Railroad crossbuck
Number of tracks
Railroad crossing ahead
Railroad crossing near side road
Railroad crossing near side road
Railroad crossing near T-intersection
Low ground clearance crossing

Work zone signs 10

Road work ahead
Detour ahead
Road closed ahead
One lane road ahead
Flagger ahead (symbol)
Workers (symbol)
Workers (word sign)
Shoulder work
Road work next miles
End road work

Guide signs 3

Street name
Rest area
Exit gore

Service signs 5

Hospital
Accessible facility
Gas
Food
Lodging

Route markers 3

Interstate route marker
U.S. route marker
State route marker

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Road signs by shape and color

All 118 signs from our sign questions, grouped by type, with what each shape and color means.

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Study sheet for before your test. Notes aren’t allowed in the DMV test room.
Source: New Mexico Motor Vehicle Division (Taxation and Revenue Department) and New Mexico law, sources numbered below · Checked October 4, 2026 · Printed Oct 12, 2026 · drivingtestpal.com/new-mexico/study-sheets/road-test-checklist/

New Mexico · Road test

New Mexico road-test checklist

Road test (road skills exam)

Tick each box during practice drives in the weeks before your test. The numbers in brackets are the sources listed at the bottom.

How it’s scored: Points-deduction score sheet (MVD-10258). You start with 100 points and each error costs a set number of points by category (for example Speed Control and Right of Way: 5 for improvement needed, 10 for poor; Right and Left Turns: 3 or 7; Lane Use: 2 or 4; Signaling and Steering: 1 or 3). Passing grade is 70: more than 30 points off fails. Failing any maneuver can end the test immediately. [3, 4]

Bring to the test [3]

A vehicle of the same class as the license you are applying for
The vehicle's current certificate of registration, in the vehicle
Proof of insurance (a current insurance certificate)
For teens who tested at an MVD-contracted driver education school: the completed record with passing test scores

Vehicle check before you go [3, 4]

Same class as the license applied for
Properly registered and insured
In good working condition; the examiner inspects it before the test
Equipment checked on the score sheet: seat belts, windshield and side glass, rear-view mirrors, muffler, parking brake, horn, wipers, headlamps, front and rear signals, rear window, tail lamps, rear reflectors, stop lamps, speedometer
Ignition interlock device if applying for an ignition interlock license
No children or pets in the vehicle; other passengers strongly discouraged

Maneuvers the examiner scores [3]

Pre-test vehicle equipment check
Right turns
Left turns
Signal- and stop-sign-controlled intersections
Parallel parking on a hill or grade (may be tested)

Skills checked throughout [3, 4]

Starting
Speed control
Right of way
Lane use, lane changes and passing
Signaling, steering, engine control and brakes
Seat belt

Automatic failures: never do these [3, 4]

Not being able to show the pre-test equipment items (mirrors, parking brake, horn, wipers, lights, flashers, signals)
Not knowing how to start the vehicle
Not fastening the seat belt before putting the vehicle in gear
Being dangerously inexperienced (for example, no behind-the-wheel experience)
Any collision causing property damage or injury (striking a car, pedestrian or fixed object)
A near collision avoided only by another driver's evasive action (or a pedestrian dodging)
The examiner has to grab the wheel or pull the emergency brake
Driving or stalling in a dangerous place (over a sidewalk, on a railroad track, in an intersection)
Passing on a blind curve, the crest of a hill or in any no-passing zone
Turning from the wrong lane when traffic makes it dangerous
Speeding 15 mph or more over the posted limit
Running any red light or stop sign
Refusing to perform any maneuver on the test
Offering the examiner a bribe
Score sheet immediate failures also list: stalling in a busy intersection from inexperience, driving two wheels over the curb or onto the sidewalk, lack of control, a flagrant arrestable traffic violation, and repeated failure to follow instructions

Sources

mvd.newmexico.gov: chapter 4 provisional drivers license
mvd.newmexico.gov: what tests are required to get a new mexico driver license
mvd.newmexico.gov: chapter 11 road and written test requirements
realfile.tax.newmexico.gov: mvd10258 (PDF)
mvd.newmexico.gov: drivers educational info

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New Mexico road-test checklist

Tick boxes for the driving test: what to bring, the vehicle check, the maneuvers scored and the 15 automatic failures, from official MVD sources.

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Questions

Can I bring a cheat sheet to the New Mexico permit test?

No. Notes, phones and printouts are not allowed during the knowledge test, in person or online, and states fail or ban people caught with them. These sheets are for studying before the test.

How do I print a study sheet or save it as a PDF?

Open the sheet and press Print. Every sheet is laid out for A4 and US Letter paper. To keep a file instead, choose “Save as PDF” as the printer; on an iPhone, use Print in the share sheet and then share the preview.

Facts on these sheets come from the New Mexico Driver Manual, New Mexico law and MVD pages, the federal MUTCD for signs, and our verified road-test records. Each line carries its page or source.