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Electrician Practice Test: A. Knife Blade Switch B. Fuse Block C. Circuit Breakers D. Bus Bar

The document provides a sample electrician practice test to help examinees prepare for the actual electrician license exam. It contains 25 multiple choice questions covering common topics on state electrician exams like electrical theory, wiring methods, overcurrent protection, and load calculations. The questions test knowledge of types of service disconnects, proper wire sizing, conduit fill, and more. Taking these practice tests can help electricians study for and pass their license exams.

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Electrician Practice Test: A. Knife Blade Switch B. Fuse Block C. Circuit Breakers D. Bus Bar

The document provides a sample electrician practice test to help examinees prepare for the actual electrician license exam. It contains 25 multiple choice questions covering common topics on state electrician exams like electrical theory, wiring methods, overcurrent protection, and load calculations. The questions test knowledge of types of service disconnects, proper wire sizing, conduit fill, and more. Taking these practice tests can help electricians study for and pass their license exams.

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Electrician Practice Test

Take a free Electrician Practice Test to see what kind of questions are on actual electrician license exams.
Most states require an electrician to pass an exam to recieve a journeyman or master electrician license. State
exams cover such areas as Electrical Theory, Trade Knowledge, Grounding and Bonding, Wiring Methods and
Installation, Overcurrent Protection, Load Calculations, etc.

To prepare for your actual Electrician Exam, these two practice exams by Ray Holder (Master Electrician and
Certified Electrical Trade Instructor) have 300 questions with fully explained answers:

 Journeyman Electrician Practice Exams by Ray Holder


 Master Electrician Practice Exams by Ray Holder

1. Which of the following is not a type of service disconnect?


a. Knife blade switch
b. Fuse block
c. Circuit Breakers
d. Bus Bar

2. If a grounded conductor is attached to the disconnect switch, which type of


service disconnect must be used?
a. Circuit breakers
b. Knife Blade Switch
c. Fuse Block
d. None of the above

3. What is the most frequently used wire size for interior wiring?
a. 10 AWG
b. 12 AWG
c. 15 AWG
d. 18 AWG

4. If you have four to six 12 AWG wires in a conduit, what would be the
allowable current-carrying capacity in percentage to the normal?
a. 50%
b. 60%
c. 70%
d. 80%
5. If a box is to contain four No. 10 conductors and two No. 12 conductors,
what is the minimum sized box that can be used in cubic inches?
a. 12
b. 13 1/2
c. 14 1/2
d. 15

6. A run of electrical conduit may not have more than _____________ quarter
bends between fittings and outlets?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5

7. The total load on any single overcurrent device in a panelboard must not
exceed 80 percent of its capacity where the load continues for 3 or more
hours to avoid overheating of the conductor.
True
False

8. A fuse should be rated higher than the lowest rated component in a


panelboard to be protected.
True
False

9. Which of the following locations would most likely require installation of a


ground fault circuit interrupter?
a. living room
b. closet
c. bedroom
d. bathroom

10. An open circuit occurs in a wiring system when _____________________.


a. the system is working properly
b. a conductor is broken or separated
c. a fuse is installed
d. None of the above

11. Short circuits or grounds can be all of the following except


__________________.
a. Solid
b. Partial
c. Floating
d. Contracted

12. Which phase is probably open when you test Phase A and Phase B and get
a low voltage reading, test Phase B and C and get a normal reading and
test Phase A and C and get a low voltage reading?
a. Phase A
b. Phase B
c. Phase C
d. None of the above

13. In residential buildings, small appliance loads should have two or more
________________.
a. 15 ampere branch circuits
b. 20 ampere branch circuits
c. 40 ampere branch circuits
d. 50 ampere branch circuits

14. What law would you use to determine the voltage of a power supply?
a. Coulomb's Law
b. Kirchoff's Law
c. Ohm's Law
d. None of the above

15. Ohm's law states ____________________.


a. Voltage = amps x resistance
b. Voltage = current / resistance
c. Voltage = watts x current
d. Voltage = current/watts
e. None of the above

16. The amount that a given conductor resists the flow of electric current is
measured in___________.
a. Watts
b. Volts
c. Iambs
d. Coulombs
e. Ohms

17. Which law holds that like-charged objects repel and opposite- charged
objects attract?
a. Coulomb's Law
b. Kirchoff's Law
c. Ohm's Law
d. None of the above

18. Direct current can change direction.


True
False

19. Alternating current changes direction at which of the following


frequencies?
a. 40 Hz
b. 50 Hz
c. 60 Hz
d. 70 Hz
e. None of the above

20. Electron Theory and Conventional Theory hold opposite current flow
directions.
True
False

21. Which of the following will not affect the resistance of a circuit?
a. Length of the Conductor
b. Diameter of the Conductor
c. Insulation of the Conductor
d. Temperature
e. Physical Condition

22. The greater the resistance, the more power is dissipated in the form of heat
energy.
True
False

23. Which of the following are a source of electricity?


a. Friction
b. Heat
c. Light
d. Pressure
e. Chemical action
f. All of the above

24. In a series circuit, the current has ___________ path(s) to take.


a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
e. 5

25. When connecting a voltmeter lnto a DC circuit, what should be observed?


a. Power Factor
b. Rms
c. Resistance
d. Polarity

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