RESIDENTIAL ELECTRICAL LATEST STUDY EXAMS
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The general lighting load in a residence is 3,600VA at 120V. What is the amperage?
- ✔✔30A
✔✔A single-pole GFCI breaker is rated at __________. - ✔✔120VAC
✔✔Exposed noncurrent-carrying metal parts of fixed equipment must be grounded if the
equipment operates with any terminal over - ✔✔150V to ground
✔✔Service drop conductors must be located at a minimum height of __________. -
✔✔10' above the ground or other accessible surface
✔✔Which section of the NEC requires that fittings be identified for use with service
masts? - ✔✔NEC Section 230.28
✔✔Above a window that can be opened, the clearance of a service conductor without
an overall jacket must be not less than __________. - ✔✔3' (900 mm)
✔✔NEC Section 230.6 considers conductors to be outside the building when installed
under at least __________. - ✔✔2" (50 mm) of concrete
, ✔✔Type NM cable may not be used in __________. - ✔✔shallow chases of masonry,
concrete, or adobe
✔✔Type MC cable may NOT be used __________. - ✔✔where subject to physical
damage
✔✔Type SE cable is available with _________ for interior wiring systems. - ✔✔an
insulated grounded conductor
✔✔Type SER cable may be used ________. - ✔✔as a subfeed under certain conditions
✔✔Conductors used for electric water heaters must be sized at __________. -
✔✔125% of the heater's nameplate rating
✔✔A wall switch is required to control stairway lighting at each level when the levels are
separated by __________. - ✔✔six or more risers
✔✔In a residential pool area, receptacles __________. - ✔✔must be at least 6 feet from
the inside walls of the pool.
✔✔A cable that contains insulated circuit conductors enclosed in armor made of metal
is ____. - ✔✔MC
✔✔A factory-assembled cable with two or more insulated conductors and a nonmetallic
jacket is called ____. - ✔✔NM
✔✔__________ are pieces of equipment that has been designed for a particular
purpose. - ✔✔Appliances
✔✔A __________ is used for turning an electrical circuit On and Off. - ✔✔switch
✔✔The circuit that is routed to a switch box for controlling electric lights is known as a
__________ _____. - ✔✔switch leg
✔✔A __________ __________ is equipped with a conductor terminal to accept a
bonding jumper. - ✔✔bonding bushing
✔✔A __________ __________ is a bare or green insulated conductor used to ensure
conductivity between metal parts that are required to be electrically connected. -
✔✔bonding jumper
GUIDE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The general lighting load in a residence is 3,600VA at 120V. What is the amperage?
- ✔✔30A
✔✔A single-pole GFCI breaker is rated at __________. - ✔✔120VAC
✔✔Exposed noncurrent-carrying metal parts of fixed equipment must be grounded if the
equipment operates with any terminal over - ✔✔150V to ground
✔✔Service drop conductors must be located at a minimum height of __________. -
✔✔10' above the ground or other accessible surface
✔✔Which section of the NEC requires that fittings be identified for use with service
masts? - ✔✔NEC Section 230.28
✔✔Above a window that can be opened, the clearance of a service conductor without
an overall jacket must be not less than __________. - ✔✔3' (900 mm)
✔✔NEC Section 230.6 considers conductors to be outside the building when installed
under at least __________. - ✔✔2" (50 mm) of concrete
, ✔✔Type NM cable may not be used in __________. - ✔✔shallow chases of masonry,
concrete, or adobe
✔✔Type MC cable may NOT be used __________. - ✔✔where subject to physical
damage
✔✔Type SE cable is available with _________ for interior wiring systems. - ✔✔an
insulated grounded conductor
✔✔Type SER cable may be used ________. - ✔✔as a subfeed under certain conditions
✔✔Conductors used for electric water heaters must be sized at __________. -
✔✔125% of the heater's nameplate rating
✔✔A wall switch is required to control stairway lighting at each level when the levels are
separated by __________. - ✔✔six or more risers
✔✔In a residential pool area, receptacles __________. - ✔✔must be at least 6 feet from
the inside walls of the pool.
✔✔A cable that contains insulated circuit conductors enclosed in armor made of metal
is ____. - ✔✔MC
✔✔A factory-assembled cable with two or more insulated conductors and a nonmetallic
jacket is called ____. - ✔✔NM
✔✔__________ are pieces of equipment that has been designed for a particular
purpose. - ✔✔Appliances
✔✔A __________ is used for turning an electrical circuit On and Off. - ✔✔switch
✔✔The circuit that is routed to a switch box for controlling electric lights is known as a
__________ _____. - ✔✔switch leg
✔✔A __________ __________ is equipped with a conductor terminal to accept a
bonding jumper. - ✔✔bonding bushing
✔✔A __________ __________ is a bare or green insulated conductor used to ensure
conductivity between metal parts that are required to be electrically connected. -
✔✔bonding jumper
