MARYLAND MVA PERMIT LATEST 2026 TEST PAPER
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔How should you proceed when you come to a green light? - ✔✔Check to see that
other vehicles have cleared the intersection; then, proceed with caution.
You may go straight or turn unless prohibited by signal or sign.
✔✔How does yielding work in an intersection? - ✔✔Yield to pedestrians and vehicles
already in the intersection.
✔✔How should you proceed if you come to a regular flashing red light? - ✔✔Stop
completely at the stop line or, if no stop line, prior to crosswalk & before entering
intersection. Yield to other traffic & pedestrians, then proceed when way is clear.
✔✔How should you proceed if you come to a flashing red light at a railroad crossing? -
✔✔Stop completely (even if no train) & proceed when way is clear.
✔✔How should you proceed if you come to a flashing yellow light? - ✔✔Slow down &
proceed with caution.
✔✔How should you proceed when you come to a flashing red arrow signal? - ✔✔Stop
completely before reaching stop line, crosswalk, or intersection & yield to all other traffic
& pedestrians. Proceed in direction of arrow when way is clear.
✔✔What is the purpose of lane use signals? - ✔✔Control traffic flow by reversing a
lane's direction during different hours of the day (signs, signals, markings)
✔✔What does a red "X" signal mean? - ✔✔Never drive in a lane with red "X"
✔✔What does a green arrow signal mean? - ✔✔Permitted to drive in lane with green
arrow
✔✔What does a yellow "X" signal mean? - ✔✔Move out of the lane as soon as safely
possible in lane with yellow "X" signal
✔✔What does a flashing yellow "X" signal mean? - ✔✔Permitted to use the lane for a
left turn in lane with flashing yellow "X" signal -- will probably be sharing lane with left-
turning vehicles from other direction
✔✔What does a 2-way left-turn arrows sign mean? - ✔✔Permitted to use the lane for a
left turn -- will probably be sharing lane with left-turning vehicles from other direction
,✔✔What kind of information is on a red sign? - ✔✔prohibitive: stop, yield, do not enter,
or wrong way
✔✔What kind of information is on a yellow sign? - ✔✔general warning of what to expect
ahead
✔✔What kind of information is on a white sign? - ✔✔regulatory: speed limit, keep right,
some guide signs
✔✔What kind of information is on an orange sign? - ✔✔construction & maintenance
working area warning
✔✔What kind of information is on a green sign? - ✔✔guidance: destinations, distances,
and directions
✔✔What kind of information is on a blue sign? - ✔✔road user services: food, gas, rest
area
✔✔What kind of information is on a brown sign? - ✔✔recreation and cultural interest
areas
✔✔What kind of information is on a fluorescent yellow-green sign? - ✔✔school,
pedestrian, and bicycle guidelines
✔✔What kind of information is on a fluorescent pink sign? - ✔✔emergency traffic
incidents
✔✔What kind of information is on a black sign? - ✔✔certain regulatory signs, such as
One Way signs, and changeable message signs
✔✔What is the purpose of differently shaped signs? - ✔✔In poor visibility (like fog), you
may be able to tell shape and nothing else.
✔✔What does an octagonal sign mean? - ✔✔Complete stop
✔✔What does a triangular sign mean? - ✔✔Yield -- slow down and, if necessary, stop
to give the right of way to vehicles and pedestrians
✔✔What does a diamond sign mean? - ✔✔Warning of special conditions or hazards
ahead; may have to slow down
✔✔What does a horizontal rectangular sign mean? - ✔✔Regulatory or guide: generally
gives directions or information
, ✔✔What does a vertical sign mean? - ✔✔Regulatory or guide: generally gives
instructions or tells you the rules of the road
✔✔What does a pentagonal sign mean? - ✔✔School zone and school crossing;
warning of school zones & marks school crossings
✔✔What does a pennant sign mean? - ✔✔indicates the start of a no passing zone
✔✔What does a round sign mean? - ✔✔Railroad warning, indicating railroad crossing
ahead
✔✔What does a crossbuck sign mean? - ✔✔Highway-Rail Grade Crossing; identifies
the location of a railroad crossing
✔✔What does a trapezoid sign mean? - ✔✔recreation and cultural interest areas and
National Forest Routes
✔✔What is the purpose of Regulatory Signs? - ✔✔provide notice to road users of traffic
laws (must be obeyed)
✔✔How should you proceed when you come to a stop sign? - ✔✔octagon, white letters
on red; complete stop @ stop line, if no stop line, at crosswalk, if no crosswalk,
intersections; before starting, yield right-of-way to other vehicles and pedestrians (don't
continue until way is clear @ intersection)
✔✔How should you proceed when you come to a Yield sign? - ✔✔3-sided, red letters
on white; slow as your approach, look left and right, yield to pedestrians and vehicles;
then, proceed
✔✔What does the squiggly arrow to the right of a half oval mean? - ✔✔stay to the right
of the median
✔✔What does a yellow diamond with small red octagon below upward arrow mean? -
✔✔Stop ahead
✔✔What does a yellow diamond with small red/white triangle below upward arrow
mean? - ✔✔Yield ahead
✔✔What does a yellow diamond with a small picture of a stoplight mean? - ✔✔signal
ahead
✔✔What does a right-angle rightward arrow on yellow diamond mean? - ✔✔sharp right
turn
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔How should you proceed when you come to a green light? - ✔✔Check to see that
other vehicles have cleared the intersection; then, proceed with caution.
You may go straight or turn unless prohibited by signal or sign.
✔✔How does yielding work in an intersection? - ✔✔Yield to pedestrians and vehicles
already in the intersection.
✔✔How should you proceed if you come to a regular flashing red light? - ✔✔Stop
completely at the stop line or, if no stop line, prior to crosswalk & before entering
intersection. Yield to other traffic & pedestrians, then proceed when way is clear.
✔✔How should you proceed if you come to a flashing red light at a railroad crossing? -
✔✔Stop completely (even if no train) & proceed when way is clear.
✔✔How should you proceed if you come to a flashing yellow light? - ✔✔Slow down &
proceed with caution.
✔✔How should you proceed when you come to a flashing red arrow signal? - ✔✔Stop
completely before reaching stop line, crosswalk, or intersection & yield to all other traffic
& pedestrians. Proceed in direction of arrow when way is clear.
✔✔What is the purpose of lane use signals? - ✔✔Control traffic flow by reversing a
lane's direction during different hours of the day (signs, signals, markings)
✔✔What does a red "X" signal mean? - ✔✔Never drive in a lane with red "X"
✔✔What does a green arrow signal mean? - ✔✔Permitted to drive in lane with green
arrow
✔✔What does a yellow "X" signal mean? - ✔✔Move out of the lane as soon as safely
possible in lane with yellow "X" signal
✔✔What does a flashing yellow "X" signal mean? - ✔✔Permitted to use the lane for a
left turn in lane with flashing yellow "X" signal -- will probably be sharing lane with left-
turning vehicles from other direction
✔✔What does a 2-way left-turn arrows sign mean? - ✔✔Permitted to use the lane for a
left turn -- will probably be sharing lane with left-turning vehicles from other direction
,✔✔What kind of information is on a red sign? - ✔✔prohibitive: stop, yield, do not enter,
or wrong way
✔✔What kind of information is on a yellow sign? - ✔✔general warning of what to expect
ahead
✔✔What kind of information is on a white sign? - ✔✔regulatory: speed limit, keep right,
some guide signs
✔✔What kind of information is on an orange sign? - ✔✔construction & maintenance
working area warning
✔✔What kind of information is on a green sign? - ✔✔guidance: destinations, distances,
and directions
✔✔What kind of information is on a blue sign? - ✔✔road user services: food, gas, rest
area
✔✔What kind of information is on a brown sign? - ✔✔recreation and cultural interest
areas
✔✔What kind of information is on a fluorescent yellow-green sign? - ✔✔school,
pedestrian, and bicycle guidelines
✔✔What kind of information is on a fluorescent pink sign? - ✔✔emergency traffic
incidents
✔✔What kind of information is on a black sign? - ✔✔certain regulatory signs, such as
One Way signs, and changeable message signs
✔✔What is the purpose of differently shaped signs? - ✔✔In poor visibility (like fog), you
may be able to tell shape and nothing else.
✔✔What does an octagonal sign mean? - ✔✔Complete stop
✔✔What does a triangular sign mean? - ✔✔Yield -- slow down and, if necessary, stop
to give the right of way to vehicles and pedestrians
✔✔What does a diamond sign mean? - ✔✔Warning of special conditions or hazards
ahead; may have to slow down
✔✔What does a horizontal rectangular sign mean? - ✔✔Regulatory or guide: generally
gives directions or information
, ✔✔What does a vertical sign mean? - ✔✔Regulatory or guide: generally gives
instructions or tells you the rules of the road
✔✔What does a pentagonal sign mean? - ✔✔School zone and school crossing;
warning of school zones & marks school crossings
✔✔What does a pennant sign mean? - ✔✔indicates the start of a no passing zone
✔✔What does a round sign mean? - ✔✔Railroad warning, indicating railroad crossing
ahead
✔✔What does a crossbuck sign mean? - ✔✔Highway-Rail Grade Crossing; identifies
the location of a railroad crossing
✔✔What does a trapezoid sign mean? - ✔✔recreation and cultural interest areas and
National Forest Routes
✔✔What is the purpose of Regulatory Signs? - ✔✔provide notice to road users of traffic
laws (must be obeyed)
✔✔How should you proceed when you come to a stop sign? - ✔✔octagon, white letters
on red; complete stop @ stop line, if no stop line, at crosswalk, if no crosswalk,
intersections; before starting, yield right-of-way to other vehicles and pedestrians (don't
continue until way is clear @ intersection)
✔✔How should you proceed when you come to a Yield sign? - ✔✔3-sided, red letters
on white; slow as your approach, look left and right, yield to pedestrians and vehicles;
then, proceed
✔✔What does the squiggly arrow to the right of a half oval mean? - ✔✔stay to the right
of the median
✔✔What does a yellow diamond with small red octagon below upward arrow mean? -
✔✔Stop ahead
✔✔What does a yellow diamond with small red/white triangle below upward arrow
mean? - ✔✔Yield ahead
✔✔What does a yellow diamond with a small picture of a stoplight mean? - ✔✔signal
ahead
✔✔What does a right-angle rightward arrow on yellow diamond mean? - ✔✔sharp right
turn
