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Road signsQuestion 1 of 202

A red octagon is on a sign. What does the shape tell you?

  1. The sign tells you to yield
  2. The sign shows a school area
  3. The sign warns of road work
  4. The sign tells you to stop
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Correct answer: The sign tells you to stop

A red octagon is the stop sign. The shape tells you the message before you read it.

Source: Driver's Manual: A guide to safely operate cars and light trucks (Government of the Northwest Territories, revised August 2022), Chapter 2, Traffic Controls, Sign shapes and colours, page 30

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026