Road sign memory game
Turn over two cards at a time and find the pairs. Every pair you find tells you what that sign asks of you, so by the end of a board you have matched the picture and the rule.
- Pairs
- 0 / 6
- Moves
- 0
- Time
- 0:00
Signs you have matched
None yet. Match two cards and the sign shows up here with its meaning.
Why a memory game works for signs
A sign question gives you a picture and asks what it means. There is nothing to reason out: either you recognize the drawing or you do not. That kind of knowledge, an image tied to a name, comes from seeing the image many times and pulling the answer out of your own head, which is what a pairs game makes you do.
To find the second card you have to look at the first one closely enough to remember where it was. The meaning only appears once you have made the match, so you read it at the moment you were paying the most attention, which is when it sticks.
Getting the most out of it
Start with six pairs and move up. Six can be solved almost without trying; with ten you have to watch every card. Read the meaning each time a pair appears instead of reaching straight for the next card, because that half second is where the learning happens.
Look at the outline and the color before the symbol. A red octagon, a yellow diamond, a five-sided sign and an orange diamond each tell you what kind of message is coming before you can make out the drawing. The California road signs guide explains that system with the handbook page for each point.
When the shapes stop being a problem, see how you do with them in a full California practice test, where the signs come mixed in with right of way, speed and parking questions.
Nothing is saved. Reload the page and the board starts over.
The signs in this game
54 signs: 18 regulatory, 32 warning, 1 school, 2 railroad and 1 work zone. The full list on the games page shows each one with what it asks of you, the section of the federal manual that defines it and, when the California Driver's Handbook covers it, the handbook page.
