LINEMAN APPRENTICE PROGRAM TEST
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1-1. True or False. Transmission lines form the electrical circuits that supply
power directly to the customers serviced by a utility - ANSWER False
1-2. Circle the correct answer to complete the sentence. The component that
moves power from one point to another within a system is called a
______________________.
a) grid
b) conductor
c) tower
d) insulator - ANSWER b) conductor
1-3. Circle the correct answer to complete the following sentence. Insulators are
used to: a) isolate transmission lines from distribution lines. b) insulate
conductors from other components on a transmission line. c) support the other
components on a transmission line. d) connect the transmission system of one
company to the transmission system of another company. - ANSWER b)
insulate conductors from other components on a transmission line.
1-4. Circle the correct answer. Which one of the following is not an common
type of transmission structure?
a) metal poles
b) steel cables
c) wood poles
, d) lattice towers - ANSWER b) steel cables
1-5. Circle the correct answer to complete the sentence. Transmission lines that
link different companies together are referred to as a
______________________.
a) power transformer
b) transmission pool
c) power grid
d) intercompany grid - ANSWER c) power grid
2-1. True or False. Two or more conductors can be bundled together to form an
individual phase of a transmission circuit. - ANSWER True
2-2. Circle the correct answer to complete the sentence. Three characteristics
common to conductors used on transmission lines are conductivity, flexibility,
and _______________________.
a) strength
b) resistivity
c) opposition to lightning
d) bundleability - ANSWER a) strength
2-3. Circle the correct answer to fill both blanks in the following sentence. The
most common materials used to manufacture conductors are
______________________ and ______________________.
a) copper; steel
b) aluminum; alloy
c) aluminum; copper
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1-1. True or False. Transmission lines form the electrical circuits that supply
power directly to the customers serviced by a utility - ANSWER False
1-2. Circle the correct answer to complete the sentence. The component that
moves power from one point to another within a system is called a
______________________.
a) grid
b) conductor
c) tower
d) insulator - ANSWER b) conductor
1-3. Circle the correct answer to complete the following sentence. Insulators are
used to: a) isolate transmission lines from distribution lines. b) insulate
conductors from other components on a transmission line. c) support the other
components on a transmission line. d) connect the transmission system of one
company to the transmission system of another company. - ANSWER b)
insulate conductors from other components on a transmission line.
1-4. Circle the correct answer. Which one of the following is not an common
type of transmission structure?
a) metal poles
b) steel cables
c) wood poles
, d) lattice towers - ANSWER b) steel cables
1-5. Circle the correct answer to complete the sentence. Transmission lines that
link different companies together are referred to as a
______________________.
a) power transformer
b) transmission pool
c) power grid
d) intercompany grid - ANSWER c) power grid
2-1. True or False. Two or more conductors can be bundled together to form an
individual phase of a transmission circuit. - ANSWER True
2-2. Circle the correct answer to complete the sentence. Three characteristics
common to conductors used on transmission lines are conductivity, flexibility,
and _______________________.
a) strength
b) resistivity
c) opposition to lightning
d) bundleability - ANSWER a) strength
2-3. Circle the correct answer to fill both blanks in the following sentence. The
most common materials used to manufacture conductors are
______________________ and ______________________.
a) copper; steel
b) aluminum; alloy
c) aluminum; copper
