EL Civics - COAAP - DMV - 12.9 - Student Activity Packet Level: Beginning High

Sep 30, 2026

EL Civics COAAP #12.9 DMV student activity packet is designed for beginning high learners who are new to the United States. The materials build practical English through safety-focused lessons on road signs, traffic signals, and warnings. Students practice recognizing and demonstrating understanding of sign and signal meanings from pictures, matching vocabulary to images, and describing signs in writing. The packet also supports identifying vehicle types and car parts and lists driver’s license requirements, culminating in a comprehension test.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages22

Reading Time55 min

AccessFree to download

Task 1: Understand Road Signs and Signals

Assessment Task: Identify and demonstrate understanding of signs and signals

Handout 1: Vocabulary: Road Signs & Signals

Handout 2: Activity/Practice 1: Matching

Handout 3: Activity/Practice 2: Say & Write the Words

Handout 4: Practice Assessment: Describe Signs, Signals, & Warnings

Task 2: Identify Car Types and Car Parts

Assessment Task: Identify vehicles and car parts to report an accident

Handouts Provided: Activity/Practice 1-4 and Practice Assessment

EL Civics COAAP \#12.9 – DMV Describe and access services offered at DMV and read, interpret, and identify legal response to regulations, roadside signs, and traffic signals. Student Activity Packet Level: Beginning High Name: To the Student: EL Civics is a program that helps people who are new to the United States. You are going to study some EL Civics lessons. These lessons will help you connect learning English with your life, and the lessons will reflect your experiences as a community member, parent, and participant in the workforce. This student activity packet contains two tasks that you will learn about and practice: • Task 1: Understand road signs and signals • Task 2: Identify car types and car parts • Task 3: List driver’s license requirements After you complete these lessons, you will take a test that will assess your understanding and application of the material. The test date is: Task 1: Understand Road Signs and Signals Assessment Task: Identify and demonstrate understanding of 10 signs, signals, and/or warning signs when shown pictures. Task 1 Handouts Provided Handout 1: Vocabulary: Road Signs & Signals Handout 2: Activity/Practice 1: Matching Handout 3: Activity/Practice 2: Say & Write the Words Handout 4: Practice Assessment: Describe Signs, Signals, & Warnings A special Thank You to Pixabay and [Pixy.org](Pixy.org) for many of the images here. Task 1 – Handout 1 (2 pages) VOCABULARY: Road Signs & Signals Directions: It is very important to know road signs and signals for your safety and the safety of other people. Read and say each word. Copy it. Look at the picture. | Words | Copy the words | Image | Definition | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1. stop | | | stop the car and look for other cars | | 2. no right turn | | | you may NOT turn right here | | 3. walk | | | it’s okay to cross the street now | | 4. don’t walk | | | do NOT cross the street now | | 5. one way | | | you can only drive this direction | | 6. yield | | | you don’t go first; the other cars go first | | 7. disabled | | | this parking is for people with disablities only | Task 1 – Handout 1, cont. | Words | Copy the words | Image | Definition | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 8. do not
enter | | | do not go in here | | [9. red](9. red) light | | | you need to stop here | | [10. green](10. green) light | | | you can go now | | 11. slippery when wet | | | be careful when the street is wet; your car can slide | | 12. merge | | | cars are coming into your lane | | [13. no](13. no)[ ](13. no)parking | | | you may NOT park here | | 14. pedestrian crossing | | | people cross the street here | Task 1 – Handout 2 (2 pages) ACTIVITY/PRACTICE 1: Matching Directions: Match the words and pictures. The first one is done for you. | Images | | | | Words | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1. _C_ | | | | [A. do](A. do) not go in here | | 2. | | | | B. slippery when wet; be careful when the street is wet | | | | | | [C. red](C. red) light; stop here | | | | | | [D. green](D. green) light: you can go now | | | | | | E. parking for disabled | | 6. | | | | F. stop the car and look for other cars | | | | | | G. one way; only one direction | Task 1 – Handout 2, cont. | Images | | | | | Words | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | | | | | | H. merge: other cars are coming into your lane | | 9. | | | | | [I. no](I. no) right turn: you may not turn right here | | | | | | | J. wait for the other cars to go first | | | | | | | K. people cross the street here | | 12. | | | | | [L. no](L. no) parking: you may not park here | | 13. | | | | | M. don’t walk; you may not cross now | | 14. | | | | | N. walk; you can cross now | Task 1 – Handout 3 ACTIVITY/PRACTICE 2: Say & Write the Words Part 1: Work with a partner. Point to a picture and ask “What is this?”. Then your partner will point and ask you. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Part 2: writ

FAQs

What are the two main tasks in this student activity packet?

Task 1 focuses on understanding road signs and signals. Task 2 focuses on identifying car types and car parts.

How does the packet assess understanding of road signs and signals?

Students complete a practice assessment by describing signs, signals, and warnings for pictures. They also identify and demonstrate understanding of 10 signs, signals, and/or warning signs when shown pictures.

What will students do in Task 2?

Students identify four types of vehicles and four car parts so they can report a traffic accident, using the provided handouts and a final practice assessment.

Sep 30, 2026

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