GET WIRED 101 MIDTERM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is the most important rule of electrical safety? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Think first
Why should a person work with only one hand when possible? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅So current
doesn't pass through your heart.
What range of electric current generally causes death? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅100 to 200 milliamperes
What is fibrillation of the heart? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅When the heart begins to quiver.
What is the operating principle of a defibrillator? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A current of 200 mA can reset
the heart.
Who is responsible for enforcing OSHA regulations? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The US secretary of labor
What is the mission of OSHA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To ensure safe and healthful workplaces.
What is an MSDS? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Material Safety Data Sheet
A padlock is used to lock out a peice of equipment. Who should have the key? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅The person working on the equipment.
A ladder is used to reach the top of a building 16 ft. tall. What distance whould the bottom of the ladder
be placed from the side of the building? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅4 feet (1/4 the height of the ladder)
What is a ground fault? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅And unintended path to the ground.
What is the approximate current at which a ground-fault detector will open a circuit? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅5 mA
, Name three devices used to provide ground-fault protection. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Breaker,
receptacle, extension cord
What type of fire is class B? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Grease and gas
What section of the NEC covers grounding? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Article 250
Where is the index located in your code book? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The back of the NEC
What NEC article has the majority of definitions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Article 100
How many chapters are there in the NEC? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅9
What method is recognized as the easiest and most reliable way to look up NED code articles? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Subject indexing
When using the subject indexing technique, what should you do if the first subject you choose to look up
is not in the index? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Choose another subject word and try again.
What is the definition of accessible (as applied to equipment)? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Admitting close
approach; not guarded by locked doors, elevation, or other effective means.
What is the definition of bonding jumper? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A reliable conductor to ensure the
required electrical conductivity between metal parts required to be electrically connected.
The generic term for a group of nonflammable synthetic chlorinated hydrocarbons used as electrical
insulating media is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅askeral
What is the most important rule of electrical safety? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Think first
Why should a person work with only one hand when possible? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅So current
doesn't pass through your heart.
What range of electric current generally causes death? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅100 to 200 milliamperes
What is fibrillation of the heart? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅When the heart begins to quiver.
What is the operating principle of a defibrillator? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A current of 200 mA can reset
the heart.
Who is responsible for enforcing OSHA regulations? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The US secretary of labor
What is the mission of OSHA? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅To ensure safe and healthful workplaces.
What is an MSDS? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Material Safety Data Sheet
A padlock is used to lock out a peice of equipment. Who should have the key? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅The person working on the equipment.
A ladder is used to reach the top of a building 16 ft. tall. What distance whould the bottom of the ladder
be placed from the side of the building? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅4 feet (1/4 the height of the ladder)
What is a ground fault? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅And unintended path to the ground.
What is the approximate current at which a ground-fault detector will open a circuit? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅5 mA
, Name three devices used to provide ground-fault protection. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Breaker,
receptacle, extension cord
What type of fire is class B? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Grease and gas
What section of the NEC covers grounding? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Article 250
Where is the index located in your code book? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The back of the NEC
What NEC article has the majority of definitions? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Article 100
How many chapters are there in the NEC? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅9
What method is recognized as the easiest and most reliable way to look up NED code articles? -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Subject indexing
When using the subject indexing technique, what should you do if the first subject you choose to look up
is not in the index? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Choose another subject word and try again.
What is the definition of accessible (as applied to equipment)? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Admitting close
approach; not guarded by locked doors, elevation, or other effective means.
What is the definition of bonding jumper? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A reliable conductor to ensure the
required electrical conductivity between metal parts required to be electrically connected.
The generic term for a group of nonflammable synthetic chlorinated hydrocarbons used as electrical
insulating media is known as: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅askeral
