To pass the North Carolina traffic signs test, what must you be able to do?
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A.
Name each sign's color and shape without explaining what it means
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B.
State what each sign means without identifying its color or shape
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C.
Sort each sign into a general category such as warning or regulatory
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D.
Identify each sign by color and shape and explain what it means Correct
The answer is "Identify each sign by color and shape and explain what it means"
You must identify each traffic sign by color and shape and explain what each one means. Drivers who drilled sign shapes from flashcards often stop at naming the color and shape, which is the trap in option A.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. Name each sign's color and shape without explaining what it means
Stops at color and shape and skips the meaning the manual lists as part of the pass standard. Drivers who drilled a shape-and-color deck that never paired each card with its meaning finish feeling ready and answer the way the deck trained them. Carries the flashcard habit of drilling only the visual cues into the exam, assuming the explain-what-it-means half is scored elsewhere.
B. State what each sign means without identifying its color or shape
Covers the meaning half but drops the color-and-shape identification the manual requires. Comes from memorizing what a sign tells you to do and skipping the visual cues. On the road a driver reads the words and the symbol and never has to name an octagon out loud. Carries the on-road habit of reading the words and symbol into the exam and assumes naming color and shape is not scored.
C. Sort each sign into a general category such as warning or regulatory
Category sorting is how the handbook organizes the sign chapter, not how the signs test is scored. Readers who studied by chapter headings may carry that structure into the exam and answer in categories instead of identifying color, shape, and meaning. Mistakes the handbook's chapter organization for the pass standard the signs test applies.
This question tests your knowledge of Licensing Process in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Test Requirements for an Original Driver License / Traffic Signs," p.9..
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