Lineman Apprentice Advance Rigging questions and answers
2026\2027 A+ Grade
1-1 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence.
The weight exerted by a ______ force load will vary according to different conditions.
a) static
b) dynamic
c) fixed
- correct answer b) dynamic
1-2 True or False.
A transformer is an example of a dynamic force load.
- correct answer False
1-3 Circle the correct answer. (Span A & B are 300 ft)
Approximately how many feet of conductor is supported by the insulator at the top of pole 2?
a) 600 feet
b) 477 feet
c) 300 feet
d) 150 feet
- correct answer c) 300 feet
1-4 Circle the correct answer. (Span A & B are 300 ft)
If the conductor weighs .655 pounds per foot, what is the weight exerted by the conductor on the
insulator at the top of pole 2?
, a) Approximately 150 pounds
b) Approximately 197 pounds
c) Approximately 300 pounds
d) Approximately 655 pounds
- correct answer b) Approximately 197 pounds
1-5 True or False.
A pole is an example of a static force load.
- correct answer True.
2-1 Circle the correct answer. (3 poles, span A & B are even)
What is the line tension in span A if the conductor weighs .655 pounds per foot, the span lengths is 300
feet, and the sag is 6 feet?
a) Approximately 196 pounds
b) Approximately 393 pounds
c) Approximately 655 pounds
d) Approximately 1,228 pounds
- correct answer d) Approximately 1,228 pounds
2-2
True or False. (3 poles, span A & B are even)
The line tension in span B is the same as the line tension in span A.
- correct answer True
2-3 Circle the correct answer that completes the following sentence.
The pulling force of a conductor as it tends to pull a pole or structure in line with adjacent poles or
structures is called ______ tension.
a) bisect
b) line
2026\2027 A+ Grade
1-1 Choose the correct answer to complete the following sentence.
The weight exerted by a ______ force load will vary according to different conditions.
a) static
b) dynamic
c) fixed
- correct answer b) dynamic
1-2 True or False.
A transformer is an example of a dynamic force load.
- correct answer False
1-3 Circle the correct answer. (Span A & B are 300 ft)
Approximately how many feet of conductor is supported by the insulator at the top of pole 2?
a) 600 feet
b) 477 feet
c) 300 feet
d) 150 feet
- correct answer c) 300 feet
1-4 Circle the correct answer. (Span A & B are 300 ft)
If the conductor weighs .655 pounds per foot, what is the weight exerted by the conductor on the
insulator at the top of pole 2?
, a) Approximately 150 pounds
b) Approximately 197 pounds
c) Approximately 300 pounds
d) Approximately 655 pounds
- correct answer b) Approximately 197 pounds
1-5 True or False.
A pole is an example of a static force load.
- correct answer True.
2-1 Circle the correct answer. (3 poles, span A & B are even)
What is the line tension in span A if the conductor weighs .655 pounds per foot, the span lengths is 300
feet, and the sag is 6 feet?
a) Approximately 196 pounds
b) Approximately 393 pounds
c) Approximately 655 pounds
d) Approximately 1,228 pounds
- correct answer d) Approximately 1,228 pounds
2-2
True or False. (3 poles, span A & B are even)
The line tension in span B is the same as the line tension in span A.
- correct answer True
2-3 Circle the correct answer that completes the following sentence.
The pulling force of a conductor as it tends to pull a pole or structure in line with adjacent poles or
structures is called ______ tension.
a) bisect
b) line
