What shape are guide signs usually?
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A.
Rectangular, wider than tall Correct
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B.
Diamond with yellow background
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C.
Octagonal with red background
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D.
Triangular with black outline
The answer is "Rectangular, wider than tall"
Guide signs are usually horizontal rectangles that direct you to cities, towns, and points of interest. Test-takers who take the yellow diamond of a warning sign or the red octagon of a stop sign and apply that shape to every informational sign are the ones who miss this.
The traps in the wrong answers
B. Diamond with yellow background
A yellow diamond identifies a warning sign, not a guide sign. Applies the yellow diamond shape reserved for warning signs to every informational sign a driver sees.
C. Octagonal with red background
The red octagon is reserved for STOP, which is a regulatory sign rather than a guide. Treats the STOP sign's red octagon as a general-purpose shape used across other sign categories.
D. Triangular with black outline
The triangle is the YIELD sign shape, which is regulatory, not a guide sign. Confuses the standalone YIELD sign triangle with the shape used for an entire sign category.
This question tests your knowledge of Road Signs in Pennsylvania. Source: Pennsylvania Driver Manual, "GUIDE SIGNS," p.19..
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