IMSA SIGNAL TECHNICIAN LEVEL 1 TEST | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | 100% CORRECT
What is the primary function of the IMSA? - Safety education
IMSA stands for: - International Municipal Signal Association
Which of the following is NOT an IMSA certification? - Y: Traffic Signal Level II
Design/Engineer Technician
Y: Traffic Signal Level II Field Technician
Y: Traffic Signal Level II Bench Technician
N: Traffic Signal Level III Bridge Design Technician
Which of the following are potential safety hazards? - Overhead and underground
power
Gas
Aerial lift equipment
What are the sections of a ramp meter signal? - Circular red, circular green
PPE stands for: - Personal Protective Equipment
Which of the follow is an example of adequate fall protection during the operation of
aerial lift equipment? - Full body harness
Safety belt
Rails of a platform lift
Work Zone Supervisor is responsible for which of the following tasks? - Ensure
advance warning devices have not been removed or relocated
Which of the following is NOT a sentence type in the MUTCD? - Y: Standards;
requirements that have to be followed
Y: Guidance; recommendations that are to be followed unless there is a good reason
not to
N: Objectives; reasons behind the standards and guidance
y: Support; additional information to clarify the standards and guidance
Which of the following is an example configuration of an Emergency-Vehicle Traffic
Control Signals: - Three-section traffic signal with circular red, circular yellow, and
smaller circular yellow indications
, The following phases are typically assigned to the major street through movements: - 2
and 6
The green interval is made up which three components? - Minimum green, passage
time, maximum green
What are the three types of recall features of a traffic signal controller? - Minimum,
maximum, pedestrian (+soft)
In a coordination plan, what is the number of seconds given to each phase at the
intersection? - Split (g,y,r)
Which of the following traffic signal coordination method is typically least expensive? -
Time-based coordination
Which of the following is a definition of cycle length: - The elapsed time between the
start of a specific display until that display comes up again
Which of the following is a characteristic of sequential phases: - They cannot occur at
the same time
Which of the following is a definition for initial green time: - Minimum time that the green
indication must be displayed
The only point in the cycle of a coordinated traffic signal controller where the major-
street phase is allowed to end is called: - Yield point
Which of the following is NOT a common mode of operation for timing plans in a signal
system: - Y: Time of day
N: Traffic related
Y: Traffic Responsive
Y: Traffic adaptive
Two common terms to describe traffic signal supports and signal heads are: - Rigid and
free-swinging
In a single wire with a single point attachment configuration, the wire that supports the
signal head is called the: - Messenger wire
The two nominal diameter sizes for vehicular signal lenses are: - 8 in (200 mm) and 12
in (300 mm)
The purpose for "louvers" is to: - Make signal visible from a specific lane
ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | 100% CORRECT
What is the primary function of the IMSA? - Safety education
IMSA stands for: - International Municipal Signal Association
Which of the following is NOT an IMSA certification? - Y: Traffic Signal Level II
Design/Engineer Technician
Y: Traffic Signal Level II Field Technician
Y: Traffic Signal Level II Bench Technician
N: Traffic Signal Level III Bridge Design Technician
Which of the following are potential safety hazards? - Overhead and underground
power
Gas
Aerial lift equipment
What are the sections of a ramp meter signal? - Circular red, circular green
PPE stands for: - Personal Protective Equipment
Which of the follow is an example of adequate fall protection during the operation of
aerial lift equipment? - Full body harness
Safety belt
Rails of a platform lift
Work Zone Supervisor is responsible for which of the following tasks? - Ensure
advance warning devices have not been removed or relocated
Which of the following is NOT a sentence type in the MUTCD? - Y: Standards;
requirements that have to be followed
Y: Guidance; recommendations that are to be followed unless there is a good reason
not to
N: Objectives; reasons behind the standards and guidance
y: Support; additional information to clarify the standards and guidance
Which of the following is an example configuration of an Emergency-Vehicle Traffic
Control Signals: - Three-section traffic signal with circular red, circular yellow, and
smaller circular yellow indications
, The following phases are typically assigned to the major street through movements: - 2
and 6
The green interval is made up which three components? - Minimum green, passage
time, maximum green
What are the three types of recall features of a traffic signal controller? - Minimum,
maximum, pedestrian (+soft)
In a coordination plan, what is the number of seconds given to each phase at the
intersection? - Split (g,y,r)
Which of the following traffic signal coordination method is typically least expensive? -
Time-based coordination
Which of the following is a definition of cycle length: - The elapsed time between the
start of a specific display until that display comes up again
Which of the following is a characteristic of sequential phases: - They cannot occur at
the same time
Which of the following is a definition for initial green time: - Minimum time that the green
indication must be displayed
The only point in the cycle of a coordinated traffic signal controller where the major-
street phase is allowed to end is called: - Yield point
Which of the following is NOT a common mode of operation for timing plans in a signal
system: - Y: Time of day
N: Traffic related
Y: Traffic Responsive
Y: Traffic adaptive
Two common terms to describe traffic signal supports and signal heads are: - Rigid and
free-swinging
In a single wire with a single point attachment configuration, the wire that supports the
signal head is called the: - Messenger wire
The two nominal diameter sizes for vehicular signal lenses are: - 8 in (200 mm) and 12
in (300 mm)
The purpose for "louvers" is to: - Make signal visible from a specific lane
