You see a sign with black symbols on an orange background. This tells you what?
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A.
You are entering a recreational area.
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B.
A school crossing is ahead.
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C.
A hospital is nearby.
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D.
You are approaching a work zone. Correct
The answer is "You are approaching a work zone."
Black symbols or letters on an orange background is the manual's marker for a work zone; the color alone tells you to stay alert before you read the sign text. The tempting miss is a school crossing, because the fluorescent-yellow-green backing on school pentagons sits close enough to orange that a rushed test-taker files both under one bright cautionary color.
The traps in the wrong answers
A. You are entering a recreational area.
Recreation and points-of-interest signs are brown, not orange. This answer blends orange with brown because both are warm earthy tones drivers see near trailheads.
B. A school crossing is ahead.
School signs use a fluorescent-yellow-green pentagon, not black on orange. This answer files bright cautionary colors together because both categories share a roadside where slowing down is expected.
C. A hospital is nearby.
Hospital and services signs are blue and white, not orange. This answer reads orange as an urgent color and assumes emergency services borrow it for visibility.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Signs in North Carolina. Source: North Carolina Driver Handbook, "Chapter 4, Your Driving, Work Zones," p.71..
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