NEC JOURNEYMAN FINAL PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RANKED A+
✔✔232.80V - ✔✔What is the minimum voltage recommended by the NEC for a 40A,
240V rated single-phase load that is a total of 200 ft from a panelboard (150 ft from load
to junction box, 20 ft from junction box to panelboard), where the panelboard is 240V?
✔✔125 percent - ✔✔When a branch circuit supplied any combination of noncontinuous
and continuous loads or continuous loads, the minimum branch-circuit conductor size,
before the application of correction or adjustment factors, must have an allowable
ampacity of at least_______ of the continuous load plus the noncontinuous load.
Exceptions Ignored.
✔✔Maximum - ✔✔Branch-circuit conductors must have an ampacity of at least the
________ load to be served, after any adjustments or corrections.
✔✔15 ampere - ✔✔If a branch circuit served by size 12 AWG conductors is protected
by a 15-ampere circuit breaker, what kind of rating does it have?
✔✔dining, family & living rooms, hallways, kitchens, libraries, & parlors - ✔✔Listed arc-
fault circuit interrupters should protect all 120-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere
branch circuits in dwelling units, supplying outlets installed in:
✔✔2 feet - ✔✔A General-use receptacle outlet must be provided in any dwelling unit
bedroom wall that is at least _______ wide.
✔✔Six - ✔✔Interior stairs shall have switches at each end, where the stairway between
floor levels has _______ risers or more.
✔✔Exterior - ✔✔For dwelling units and garages, at least one wall switch-controlled
lighting outlet shall be installed to provide illumination on the _______ side of outdoor
entrances or exits with grade level access.
✔✔Habitable - ✔✔At least one wall switch-controlled lighting outlet shall be installed in
every ________ room, kitchen, laundry area, and bathroom.
✔✔25 feet - ✔✔One receptacle outlet shall be installed at an accessible location for the
servicing of heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration within ________ feet and on the
same level as the equipment.
✔✔Two - ✔✔What is the minimum number of general purpose receptacles required to
be readily accessible when installed in sleeping rooms of dorms, or guest rooms of
hotels and motels?
, ✔✔10 feet - ✔✔In dwelling units, hallways of _______ feet or more in length shall have
at least one receptacle.
✔✔5-1/2 feet - ✔✔What is the maximum distance a receptacle in a residential garage
may be from the floor?
✔✔6-1/2 feet - ✔✔For dwelling units, at least one receptacle outlet accessible at grade
level and not more than _________ feet above grade shall be installed at the front and
back of each dwelling.
✔✔Work surfaces or countertops - ✔✔Receptacles installed in work surfaces must be
listed for:
✔✔Listed - ✔✔If a receptacle is installed in a countertop, it must be ______ for such
use.
✔✔20 inches - ✔✔Receptacle outlets must be no more than ________ above a work
surface or countertop.
✔✔24 inches - ✔✔A receptacle outlet shall be installed so that no point along the wall
line is more than _______ inches from a receptacle outlet.
✔✔Two - ✔✔Receptacles installed in a kitchen to serve countertop surfaces shall be
supplied by not fewer than ________ small- appliance branch circuit.
✔✔1-1/2 feet - ✔✔Unless they are within ________ of the wall, receptacle outlets in
floors may not be counted as a part of the minimum required number of receptacle
outlets.
✔✔Lighting outlet - ✔✔At least one ________ containing a switch or controlled by a
walls switch must be installed in attics or underfloor spaces containing equipment
requiring servicing, such as heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration equipment. One
or more point of control should be at the normal point of entry for such spaces.
✔✔40 feet - ✔✔When overhead conductors for festoon lighting are in spans more than
_______ ft., they must be supported by messenger wire. All such Conductors may not
be less than 12 AWG unless supported by messenger wires.
✔✔12 AWG - ✔✔Overhead conductors for festoon lighting shall not be smaller than
_______ AWG unless the conductors are supported by messenger wires.
✔✔8 kW - ✔✔The branch-circuit demand load for one 6kW cooktop and two 3kW ovens
in a dwelling unit would be:
AND SOLUTIONS RANKED A+
✔✔232.80V - ✔✔What is the minimum voltage recommended by the NEC for a 40A,
240V rated single-phase load that is a total of 200 ft from a panelboard (150 ft from load
to junction box, 20 ft from junction box to panelboard), where the panelboard is 240V?
✔✔125 percent - ✔✔When a branch circuit supplied any combination of noncontinuous
and continuous loads or continuous loads, the minimum branch-circuit conductor size,
before the application of correction or adjustment factors, must have an allowable
ampacity of at least_______ of the continuous load plus the noncontinuous load.
Exceptions Ignored.
✔✔Maximum - ✔✔Branch-circuit conductors must have an ampacity of at least the
________ load to be served, after any adjustments or corrections.
✔✔15 ampere - ✔✔If a branch circuit served by size 12 AWG conductors is protected
by a 15-ampere circuit breaker, what kind of rating does it have?
✔✔dining, family & living rooms, hallways, kitchens, libraries, & parlors - ✔✔Listed arc-
fault circuit interrupters should protect all 120-volt, single-phase, 15- and 20-ampere
branch circuits in dwelling units, supplying outlets installed in:
✔✔2 feet - ✔✔A General-use receptacle outlet must be provided in any dwelling unit
bedroom wall that is at least _______ wide.
✔✔Six - ✔✔Interior stairs shall have switches at each end, where the stairway between
floor levels has _______ risers or more.
✔✔Exterior - ✔✔For dwelling units and garages, at least one wall switch-controlled
lighting outlet shall be installed to provide illumination on the _______ side of outdoor
entrances or exits with grade level access.
✔✔Habitable - ✔✔At least one wall switch-controlled lighting outlet shall be installed in
every ________ room, kitchen, laundry area, and bathroom.
✔✔25 feet - ✔✔One receptacle outlet shall be installed at an accessible location for the
servicing of heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration within ________ feet and on the
same level as the equipment.
✔✔Two - ✔✔What is the minimum number of general purpose receptacles required to
be readily accessible when installed in sleeping rooms of dorms, or guest rooms of
hotels and motels?
, ✔✔10 feet - ✔✔In dwelling units, hallways of _______ feet or more in length shall have
at least one receptacle.
✔✔5-1/2 feet - ✔✔What is the maximum distance a receptacle in a residential garage
may be from the floor?
✔✔6-1/2 feet - ✔✔For dwelling units, at least one receptacle outlet accessible at grade
level and not more than _________ feet above grade shall be installed at the front and
back of each dwelling.
✔✔Work surfaces or countertops - ✔✔Receptacles installed in work surfaces must be
listed for:
✔✔Listed - ✔✔If a receptacle is installed in a countertop, it must be ______ for such
use.
✔✔20 inches - ✔✔Receptacle outlets must be no more than ________ above a work
surface or countertop.
✔✔24 inches - ✔✔A receptacle outlet shall be installed so that no point along the wall
line is more than _______ inches from a receptacle outlet.
✔✔Two - ✔✔Receptacles installed in a kitchen to serve countertop surfaces shall be
supplied by not fewer than ________ small- appliance branch circuit.
✔✔1-1/2 feet - ✔✔Unless they are within ________ of the wall, receptacle outlets in
floors may not be counted as a part of the minimum required number of receptacle
outlets.
✔✔Lighting outlet - ✔✔At least one ________ containing a switch or controlled by a
walls switch must be installed in attics or underfloor spaces containing equipment
requiring servicing, such as heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration equipment. One
or more point of control should be at the normal point of entry for such spaces.
✔✔40 feet - ✔✔When overhead conductors for festoon lighting are in spans more than
_______ ft., they must be supported by messenger wire. All such Conductors may not
be less than 12 AWG unless supported by messenger wires.
✔✔12 AWG - ✔✔Overhead conductors for festoon lighting shall not be smaller than
_______ AWG unless the conductors are supported by messenger wires.
✔✔8 kW - ✔✔The branch-circuit demand load for one 6kW cooktop and two 3kW ovens
in a dwelling unit would be:
