Apprentice Lineman Program Year 1
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Ohms - CORRECT ANSWER - Resistance is measured in
Amps - CORRECT ANSWER - Current is measured in
Negative to Positive - CORRECT ANSWER - electrons always flow from _ to _
Coal - CORRECT ANSWER - Most company power plants burn _ to make electricity
An insulator - CORRECT ANSWER - •Resists the flow of electrons (electricity)
•Is sometimes made of rubber or plastic
Current - CORRECT ANSWER - Voltage is the pressure that moves _
Mechanical energy to electrical energy - CORRECT ANSWER - A generator converts _
Transformer - CORRECT ANSWER - A _ increases or decreases voltage
Work - CORRECT ANSWER - Power is the amount of _ done in a certain amount of time
Electrons - CORRECT ANSWER - An atom is made of protons, neutrons and _
Matter - CORRECT ANSWER - Anything that occupies space and has mass is called _
,Molecule - CORRECT ANSWER - A _ is the smallest particle to which a substance(matter)
can be reduced and still be called by the same name
True - CORRECT ANSWER - Protons and Electrons attract each other because they have
opposite charges
Ion - CORRECT ANSWER - A charged atom that is not in its normal state is called a _
Shell - CORRECT ANSWER - The area in which an electron rotates around the nucleus is
called the _
Subtransmission lines - CORRECT ANSWER - _ carry stepped-down voltage from a
subtransmission substation to a distribution substation
Primary Distribution lines - CORRECT ANSWER - _ transmit power from distribution
substations to transformers near the customer
Transmission lines - CORRECT ANSWER - _ carry voltages of 161kV and higher
Secondary distribution lines - CORRECT ANSWER - _ carry electricity from step-down
transformers to the customer
Delta - CORRECT ANSWER - A _ three-phase line consists of three phases and typically a
static wire
Static wire - CORRECT ANSWER - A _ typically runs along the top of the pole or tower and
protects the system from lighting
Wye - CORRECT ANSWER - A _ three-phase line consists of the three phases and a neutral
, Stranded - CORRECT ANSWER - _ conductors consists of three or more strands of wire
twisted together to form a single conductor
Steel - CORRECT ANSWER - ACSR conductor has _ strands to add strength to the conductor
Triplex - CORRECT ANSWER - _ conductor is used for single-phase service which requires
120/240 volt service
Duplex - CORRECT ANSWER - _ consists of one insulated conductor and a neutral
True - CORRECT ANSWER - Conductors can be insulated or uninsulated
American Standard Wire Gauge - CORRECT ANSWER - AWG stands for
Circular mils - CORRECT ANSWER - In sizing wire, everything after 4/0 is measured in _
Line caliper - CORRECT ANSWER - The type of micrometer typically used in the field
which can measure the outside diameter of an object is called a _
Drive a screwdriver into the pole - CORRECT ANSWER - If someone needs to be rescued
from a pole without a cross arm, you need to _
Yell to them for a response - CORRECT ANSWER - When you see a person in trouble on a
pole, you should first _
Looped over a cross arm or around the pole - CORRECT ANSWER - When lowering an
injured person to the ground, the handline is _
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Ohms - CORRECT ANSWER - Resistance is measured in
Amps - CORRECT ANSWER - Current is measured in
Negative to Positive - CORRECT ANSWER - electrons always flow from _ to _
Coal - CORRECT ANSWER - Most company power plants burn _ to make electricity
An insulator - CORRECT ANSWER - •Resists the flow of electrons (electricity)
•Is sometimes made of rubber or plastic
Current - CORRECT ANSWER - Voltage is the pressure that moves _
Mechanical energy to electrical energy - CORRECT ANSWER - A generator converts _
Transformer - CORRECT ANSWER - A _ increases or decreases voltage
Work - CORRECT ANSWER - Power is the amount of _ done in a certain amount of time
Electrons - CORRECT ANSWER - An atom is made of protons, neutrons and _
Matter - CORRECT ANSWER - Anything that occupies space and has mass is called _
,Molecule - CORRECT ANSWER - A _ is the smallest particle to which a substance(matter)
can be reduced and still be called by the same name
True - CORRECT ANSWER - Protons and Electrons attract each other because they have
opposite charges
Ion - CORRECT ANSWER - A charged atom that is not in its normal state is called a _
Shell - CORRECT ANSWER - The area in which an electron rotates around the nucleus is
called the _
Subtransmission lines - CORRECT ANSWER - _ carry stepped-down voltage from a
subtransmission substation to a distribution substation
Primary Distribution lines - CORRECT ANSWER - _ transmit power from distribution
substations to transformers near the customer
Transmission lines - CORRECT ANSWER - _ carry voltages of 161kV and higher
Secondary distribution lines - CORRECT ANSWER - _ carry electricity from step-down
transformers to the customer
Delta - CORRECT ANSWER - A _ three-phase line consists of three phases and typically a
static wire
Static wire - CORRECT ANSWER - A _ typically runs along the top of the pole or tower and
protects the system from lighting
Wye - CORRECT ANSWER - A _ three-phase line consists of the three phases and a neutral
, Stranded - CORRECT ANSWER - _ conductors consists of three or more strands of wire
twisted together to form a single conductor
Steel - CORRECT ANSWER - ACSR conductor has _ strands to add strength to the conductor
Triplex - CORRECT ANSWER - _ conductor is used for single-phase service which requires
120/240 volt service
Duplex - CORRECT ANSWER - _ consists of one insulated conductor and a neutral
True - CORRECT ANSWER - Conductors can be insulated or uninsulated
American Standard Wire Gauge - CORRECT ANSWER - AWG stands for
Circular mils - CORRECT ANSWER - In sizing wire, everything after 4/0 is measured in _
Line caliper - CORRECT ANSWER - The type of micrometer typically used in the field
which can measure the outside diameter of an object is called a _
Drive a screwdriver into the pole - CORRECT ANSWER - If someone needs to be rescued
from a pole without a cross arm, you need to _
Yell to them for a response - CORRECT ANSWER - When you see a person in trouble on a
pole, you should first _
Looped over a cross arm or around the pole - CORRECT ANSWER - When lowering an
injured person to the ground, the handline is _
