A five-sided pentagon sign warns you of what?
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A.
A railroad crossing ahead
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B.
A work zone ahead
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C.
A school zone or school crossing Correct
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D.
A no-passing zone ahead
The answer is "A school zone or school crossing"
A five-sided pentagon sign warns of a school zone or a school crossing in North Carolina; the shape itself is the tip-off before you read any text on the sign. Learners who remember that unusual shapes carry unique meanings sometimes swap the pentagon with the pennant-shaped no-passing zone marker, which is the trap in choice D.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. A railroad crossing ahead
Railroad crossings use the round yellow advance-warning disc or the X-shaped crossbuck, not the pentagon. This answer assigns any five-sided warning to railroads based on the habit of slowing near tracks and schools alike.
B. A work zone ahead
Work zones use black-on-orange diamond and rectangle signs, not the pentagon shape. This answer slots the pentagon into construction because both categories require you to reduce speed.
D. A no-passing zone ahead
The pennant marks a no-passing zone; the pentagon does not carry that meaning. This answer groups two unusual outlines together on the theory that odd shapes must carry related meanings.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Signs in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Chapter 5, Signals and Signs," p.85..
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