3/25/25, 6:47 PM IMSA Signal Technician Level 1 End of Chapter Questions
IMSA Signal Technician Level 1 End of Chapter
Questions latest version with verified
answers graded A+
Which of the following is Three-section traffic signal with circular red, circular
an example configuration yellow, and smaller circular yellow indications
of an Emergency-Vehicle
Traffic Control Signals:
a. Two-section traffic
signal with circular green
and circular red
indications
b. Three section traffic
signal with circular red,
circular yellow, and
smaller circular yellow
indications
c. Two-section traffic
signal with circular green
and circular yellow
indications
d. None of the Above
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The following phases are 2 and 6
typically assigned to the
major street through
movements:
a. 1 and 8
b. 2 and 6
c. 3 and 4
d. 5 and 7
The green interval is made Minimum green, passage time, maximum green
up which three
components?
a. Minimum Green, Yellow
Change, Red Clearance
b. Maximum Green, Walk
Interval, Red Clearance
c. Walk Interval, Flashing
Don't Walk, Don't Walk
d. Minimum Green,
Passage Time, Maximum
Green
What are the three types Minimum, maximum, pedestrian (+soft)
of recall features of a
traffic signal controller?
a. Coordination, Cycle,
Offset
b. Red, Yellow, Green
c. Minimum, Coordination,
Pedestrian
d. Minimum, Maximum,
Pedestrian
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In a coordination plan, Split (g,y,r)
what is the number of
seconds given to each
phase at the intersection?
a. Split
b. Offset
c. Yield Point
d. Cycle Length
Which of the following Time-based coordination
traffic signal coordination
method is typically least
expensive?
a. Hardwire Interconnect
b. Leased Telephone Line
c. Time-Based
Coordination
d. Fiber-Optic Cables
Which of the following is a The elapsed time between the start of a specific
definition of cycle length: display until that display comes up again
a. The amount of time
given to a particular
indication during a
particular phase
b. The elapsed time
between the start of a
specific display until that
display comes up again
c. The amount of time
given to the left-turning
movements of a signalized
intersection
d. The amount of time
given to a single phase of
the intersection
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Which of the following is a They cannot occur at the same time
characteristic of
sequential phases:
a. They cannot occur at
the same time
b. They are the phases
numbered 1-4.
c. They are the odd
numbered phases
d. None of the above
Which of the following is a Minimum time that the green indication must be
definition for initial green displayed
time:
a. Minimum time that the
green indication must be
displayed
b. Amount of time the
green indication is
displayed before a vehicle
proceeds into the
intersection
c. The extended amount of
time given to the green
indication for each
detected vehicle
d. None of the above
The only point in the cycle Yield point
of a coordinated traffic
signal controller where
the major-street phase is
allowed to end is called:
a. Yield Point
b. Force Off
c. Sequence
d. Offset
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IMSA Signal Technician Level 1 End of Chapter
Questions latest version with verified
answers graded A+
Which of the following is Three-section traffic signal with circular red, circular
an example configuration yellow, and smaller circular yellow indications
of an Emergency-Vehicle
Traffic Control Signals:
a. Two-section traffic
signal with circular green
and circular red
indications
b. Three section traffic
signal with circular red,
circular yellow, and
smaller circular yellow
indications
c. Two-section traffic
signal with circular green
and circular yellow
indications
d. None of the Above
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,3/25/25, 6:47 PM IMSA Signal Technician Level 1 End of Chapter Questions
The following phases are 2 and 6
typically assigned to the
major street through
movements:
a. 1 and 8
b. 2 and 6
c. 3 and 4
d. 5 and 7
The green interval is made Minimum green, passage time, maximum green
up which three
components?
a. Minimum Green, Yellow
Change, Red Clearance
b. Maximum Green, Walk
Interval, Red Clearance
c. Walk Interval, Flashing
Don't Walk, Don't Walk
d. Minimum Green,
Passage Time, Maximum
Green
What are the three types Minimum, maximum, pedestrian (+soft)
of recall features of a
traffic signal controller?
a. Coordination, Cycle,
Offset
b. Red, Yellow, Green
c. Minimum, Coordination,
Pedestrian
d. Minimum, Maximum,
Pedestrian
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In a coordination plan, Split (g,y,r)
what is the number of
seconds given to each
phase at the intersection?
a. Split
b. Offset
c. Yield Point
d. Cycle Length
Which of the following Time-based coordination
traffic signal coordination
method is typically least
expensive?
a. Hardwire Interconnect
b. Leased Telephone Line
c. Time-Based
Coordination
d. Fiber-Optic Cables
Which of the following is a The elapsed time between the start of a specific
definition of cycle length: display until that display comes up again
a. The amount of time
given to a particular
indication during a
particular phase
b. The elapsed time
between the start of a
specific display until that
display comes up again
c. The amount of time
given to the left-turning
movements of a signalized
intersection
d. The amount of time
given to a single phase of
the intersection
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Which of the following is a They cannot occur at the same time
characteristic of
sequential phases:
a. They cannot occur at
the same time
b. They are the phases
numbered 1-4.
c. They are the odd
numbered phases
d. None of the above
Which of the following is a Minimum time that the green indication must be
definition for initial green displayed
time:
a. Minimum time that the
green indication must be
displayed
b. Amount of time the
green indication is
displayed before a vehicle
proceeds into the
intersection
c. The extended amount of
time given to the green
indication for each
detected vehicle
d. None of the above
The only point in the cycle Yield point
of a coordinated traffic
signal controller where
the major-street phase is
allowed to end is called:
a. Yield Point
b. Force Off
c. Sequence
d. Offset
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