Nunavut Class 7: School, construction and service signs

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1. What does this sign warn you about?

   
   1. A park entrance is ahead
   2. Children may not cross here
   3. You are approaching a school zone
   4. A playground is closed ahead

2. You come up behind a vehicle showing a slow moving vehicle sign. What should you expect?

   1. It is about to turn left
   2. It will pull over to let you pass
   3. It is an emergency vehicle
   4. It is going well below the posted speed

3. A pedestrian-school advance sign has a tab under it reading "km/h During School Days" with a number. What does that mean?

   1. It applies only to school buses
   2. It applies only when children are visible
   3. It is a suggested speed only
   4. You must keep to that speed on school days

4. You have just passed this sign. How should you drive?

   
   1. At the normal limit, watching ahead
   2. Faster, to clear the zone quickly
   3. Slowly, ready to stop at any moment
   4. Normally, unless a bus is stopped

5. A service sign shows an aeroplane. What does it point to?

   1. An air ambulance base
   2. A flight school
   3. The airport
   4. A weather station

6. A construction sign warns of a diversion ahead. What does that mean?

   1. The road is closed for good past this point
   2. The road's path changes temporarily
   3. The road becomes one-way
   4. Traffic must stop and wait

7. What does this sign mean?

   
   1. Snow removal is finished
   2. A park with hiking trails is just ahead
   3. A gravel pit is ahead
   4. Workers are on or near the road ahead

8. What does this sign warn you of?

   
   1. A flagman is directing traffic ahead
   2. A railway signal is ahead
   3. A parade is crossing ahead
   4. A police officer is checking speeds

9. An advance community sign has small tabs underneath it. What do the tabs show?

   1. The local speed limits
   2. The services available in the community
   3. The distance to the next town or village
   4. The community's population

10. You are approaching a school crosswalk sign and the car ahead is moving slowly. What must you never do here?

    1. Pass the vehicle at the crosswalk
    2. Cover your brake pedal
    3. Slow down behind the vehicle
    4. Prepare to stop for children

11. Who has the right to use a school crosswalk?

    1. Only children and their parents
    2. Only school children
    3. Only children with a crossing guard
    4. Every pedestrian, of any age

12. Signs of this colour are used for what purpose?

    
    1. School zones
    2. Services available in a community
    3. Road construction and maintenance
    4. Off-road facilities

13. Why do construction and maintenance signs ask you to slow down?

    1. To protect you and the workers from hazards
    2. So workers can read your licence plate
    3. To save fuel in work zones
    4. Because police patrol every work zone

14. What two kinds of crosswalk signs mark busy crosswalks in the manual?

    1. School crosswalk and pedestrian crosswalk signs
    2. Flagman and barricade signs
    3. Playground and hospital signs
    4. Crossing guard signs and stop here on red signs

15. A sign warns of a barricade across the highway. What does that tell you?

    1. A weigh scale is ahead
    2. A police check stop is set up on the road ahead
    3. The speed limit is rising
    4. The road is closed or traffic is diverted

16. What does this sign on the back of a vehicle tell you?

    
    1. The vehicle travels much slower than traffic
    2. The vehicle is towing a trailer
    3. The vehicle is carrying dangerous goods or fuel
    4. The vehicle is a school bus