What restriction begins where this yellow pennant is installed?
Correct answer: A no-passing zone.
The pennant-shaped NO PASSING ZONE sign marks the beginning of a no-passing zone. Its shape and message are different from a lane-ending or one-way sign.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.53, printed page 190 (physical PDF 231). ↗
What does this word-message warning tell a driver in the right lane?
Correct answer: The right traffic lane ends ahead.
RIGHT LANE ENDS warns of a reduction in the number of traffic lanes. It does not mean merely a shoulder closure or a mandatory freeway exit.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.47, printed page 183 (physical PDF 224). ↗
What does the small red octagon inside this yellow diamond mean?
Correct answer: A stop sign controls the road farther ahead.
This is Stop Ahead, an advance warning. It prepares you for the actual STOP control ahead; the yellow warning sign is not itself the stop location.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.35, printed page 177 (physical PDF 218). ↗
Why is a yield-shaped symbol shown inside this yellow warning sign?
Correct answer: A yield control is located ahead.
Yield Ahead warns you to prepare for the yield control farther along your approach. It does not give your vehicle priority over crossing traffic.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.35, printed page 177 (physical PDF 218). ↗
The sign in the image warns of which feature farther along the road?
Correct answer: A traffic signal controlling the road ahead.
Signal Ahead gives advance notice of traffic lights. It does not tell you which light will be showing when you arrive; respond to the actual signal.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.35, printed page 177 (physical PDF 218). ↗
Which surface change is this sign warning you to expect?
Correct answer: The road has a sharp rise ahead.
BUMP warns of a sharp rise in the roadway profile. A DIP sign warns of a depression; PAVEMENT ENDS describes a surface-material change.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.26, printed page 173 (physical PDF 214). ↗
What road shape does the pictured sign identify?
Correct answer: A sharp depression in the roadway.
DIP warns of a depression in the road profile. It is a surface warning rather than a lane-use instruction or a speed-limit sign.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.26, printed page 173 (physical PDF 214). ↗
What change should you expect after this sign?
Correct answer: The paved road changes to an unpaved surface.
PAVEMENT ENDS warns that the paved surface changes to gravel-treated or earth roadway. It does not necessarily mean the road itself terminates.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.28, printed page 173 (physical PDF 214). ↗
Which area and condition does the pictured sign warn about?
Correct answer: Soft ground on the road shoulder.
SOFT SHOULDER identifies a shoulder condition. It is not a statement that every traffic lane is unpaved or that a new numerical speed limit begins.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.29, printed page 173 (physical PDF 214). ↗
What hazard is represented by the car and winding tracks on this sign?
Correct answer: Unexpected slippery roadway conditions.
The skidding-car symbol warns of slippery conditions, commonly when wet. Its winding tracks do not represent a curving route or lane-change arrows.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.30, printed page 175 (physical PDF 216). ↗
What is the message of this yellow ROAD MAY FLOOD sign?
Correct answer: The road ahead is subject to flooding.
ROAD MAY FLOOD warns that a roadway section is subject to frequent flooding. The sign is a hazard warning, not permission or assurance that standing water is safe to cross.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.34, printed page 176 (physical PDF 217). ↗
What does the 1000 FT on this orange sign tell you?
Correct answer: Road work is approximately 1,000 feet ahead.
ROAD WORK with a distance is an advance warning of work-related obstructions or restrictions ahead. The distance is not the length of the work zone or a speed limit.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 6H.03, printed page 802 (physical PDF 843). ↗
You see the pictured orange sign before a work area. What should you expect?
Correct answer: A flagger controlling traffic ahead.
The flag-holding figure indicates a flagger ahead who controls traffic through the work area. The warning is not itself a command to pass another vehicle.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 6H.15, printed page 806 (physical PDF 847). ↗
What road alignment does the curved arrow on this yellow sign warn about?
Correct answer: A curve to the left ahead.
The Curve sign follows the direction of the roadway ahead. This arrow bends left; it is not a merging-lane or side-road symbol.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.07, printed page 155 (physical PDF 196); W1-2 illustration in Figure 2C-1, physical page 194. ↗
What should you expect after the pictured winding-arrow warning?
Correct answer: A series of curves in the road.
The Winding Road sign warns of a series of changes in road alignment. Do not confuse its single winding arrow with the skidding-car symbol used for slippery conditions.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.07 paragraph 5, printed page 155 (physical PDF 196); W1-5 illustration in Figure 2C-1, physical page 194. ↗
A series of these yellow-and-black chevrons lines the outside of a curve. What do they show?
Correct answer: The direction the roadway curves.
Chevron Alignment signs give added guidance through a turn or curve. These point left to show the alignment; they are not stop controls or permission to pass.
Source: FHWA MUTCD, 11th Edition with Revision 1 (December 2025), Section 2C.08, printed page 158 (physical PDF 199); W1-8 illustration in Figure 2C-1, physical page 194. ↗
