West Virginia road signs practice test
Regulatory, warning and guide signs: shapes, colors and what each requires you to do. 112 questions.
You pass a five-sided (pentagon) school sign, and children are present along the road. What is the maximum speed limit in a West Virginia school zone?
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Sample road signs questions
You pass a five-sided (pentagon) school sign, and children are present along the road. What is the maximum speed limit in a West Virginia school zone?
- A 20 mph
- B 25 mph
- C 10 mph
- D 15 mph
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D. 15 mph
The pentagon shape warns of a school zone or school crossing. In West Virginia the school-zone limit is 15 mph when children are present or when the sign says so. The zone covers school grounds and 125 feet along the road from them.
Most regulatory signs are white with black letters. What does it mean when a sign is red with white letters?
- A The message is very important
- B It marks a tourist area
- C It is a temporary work zone sign
- D It gives distance to a city
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A. The message is very important
When a regulatory message is very important, the sign is red with white letters, like STOP or DO NOT ENTER. Most other regulatory signs are white with black letters.
What does a red circle with a diagonal bar through it mean on a sign?
- A No
- B Caution
- C Yield
- D Detour
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A. No
A red outline with a diagonal bar always means NO, such as no U-turn or no left turn. The symbol inside shows what is not allowed.
How are interstate highways identified?
- A Green circles
- B Red, white and blue shields
- C Black and white rectangles
- D Brown diamonds
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B. Red, white and blue shields
Interstate highways are marked with distinctive red, white, and blue shields. Even-numbered interstates generally run east-west and odd-numbered ones north-south.