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Vermont journeyman electrician practice test

A free practice test for the Vermont journeyman electrician exam: 30 questions on the 2023 NEC, including the Vermont amendments, in the proportions of the official outline. No account needed. You get your score by subject and every answer explained.

How this test works

Part	Questions	Time at the exam's pace
Vermont Journeyman Electrician	30	80 minutes

Questions are spread over every subject area of the Vermont Journeyman Electrician outline in proportion to the number of questions each area has on the exam. The time is the exam's own minutes per question applied to this test, and the real exam passes at 70 percent. Keep your 2023 NEC open, as you will on the exam.

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The test

Question 1Write the trade size 1-1/4 as a decimal. A. 1.14 B. 1.4 C. 0.25 D. 1.25

Question 2A wire pull is measured at 8 ft 9 in. Write this length in decimal feet. A. 8.9 ft B. 8.09 ft C. 8.75 ft D. 105 ft

Question 3A branch circuit supplies a 46-A continuous load. THHN copper conductors; the terminals are not marked and the circuit is 100 A or less. No correction or adjustment factors apply. What is the minimum conductor size? A. 6 AWG B. 4 AWG C. 8 AWG D. 3 AWG

Question 4A branch circuit uses 12 AWG copper with 60°C terminals (20 A). No correction or adjustment applies. What is the largest continuous load it may carry under 210.19(A)(1)? A. 20 A B. 16 A C. 25 A D. 12.8 A

Question 5A branch circuit supplies 64 A of continuous and 10 A of noncontinuous load. Copper THWN, terminals rated 75°C, no correction or adjustment. What is the minimum conductor size? A. 4 AWG B. 2 AWG C. 3 AWG D. 6 AWG

Question 6Apply Table 220.55 Note 4. What is the branch-circuit load for one 12-kW household range? A. 12 kW B. 8 kW C. 9.6 kW D. 11 kW

Question 7A 7-kW counter-mounted cooktop and two 4-kW wall ovens in the same kitchen are supplied by one branch circuit. Applying Table 220.55 Note 6 (with Note 1), what is the branch-circuit load? A. 9.2 kW B. 15.0 kW C. 8.0 kW D. 14.0 kW

Question 8Apply Table 220.55 Note 4 (with Note 1). What is the branch-circuit load, in amperes at 240 V, for one 14.6-kW range? Round to 0.1 A. A. 36.7 A B. 60.8 A C. 38.3 A D. 33.3 A

Question 9Apply Table 220.55 Note 4 (with Note 1). A 15.3-kW range in an apartment is connected at 208 V. What is its branch-circuit load in amperes? Round to 0.1 A. A. 38.3 A B. 46.2 A C. 44.2 A D. 73.6 A

Question 10An 8-kW cooktop and a 6-kW wall oven in the same kitchen share one branch circuit. Applying Table 220.55 Note 6 (with Note 1), what is the branch-circuit load in amperes at 240 V? Round to 0.1 A. A. 36.7 A B. 58.3 A C. 33.3 A D. 37.9 A

Question 11A box with no clamps and no grounding conductors has six 14 AWG conductors entering it and two single-pole switches, each on its own yoke. What is the required volume? A. 16.00 in.³ B. 22.50 in.³ C. 20.00 in.³ D. 12.00 in.³

Question 12Six 12 AWG equipment grounding conductors enter a box. Under 314.16(B)(5), what volume do the EGCs require? A. 2.25 in.³ B. 13.50 in.³ C. 5.63 in.³ D. 3.38 in.³

Question 13Two 14-2 cables with ground enter a ceiling box through cable connectors whose clamping mechanism is outside the box. The box has a luminaire stud. Inside, a 6-in. 14 AWG bare pigtail joins the two grounds to the box. What is the required volume? A. 14.00 in.³ B. 10.00 in.³ C. 12.00 in.³ D. 16.00 in.³

Question 14What volume allowance does Table 314.16(B)(1) require for each 12 AWG conductor? A. 2.00 in.³ B. 2.50 in.³ C. 2.25 in.³ D. 1.75 in.³

Question 15What volume allowance does Table 314.16(B)(1) require for each 6 AWG conductor? A. 5.00 in.³ B. 3.00 in.³ C. 2.50 in.³ D. 81.9 in.³

Question 16Six 14 AWG conductors enter a box and are spliced together. What volume do the conductors require (conductors only)? A. 13.50 in.³ B. 10.50 in.³ C. 6.00 in.³ D. 12.00 in.³

Question 17A motor-compressor is marked RLA 32 A and LRA 160 A; no branch-circuit selection current is marked. What is the minimum ampere rating of its disconnecting means? A. 184.0 A B. 40.0 A C. 32.0 A D. 36.8 A

Question 18A condensing unit's compressor nameplate reads: RLA 15.6 A, BCSC 18 A, LRA 92 A. The unit's minimum circuit ampacity is marked 22.5 A. What is the minimum ampere rating of the compressor disconnect? Round only the final answer, to 0.1 A. A. 20.7 A B. 25.9 A C. 17.9 A D. 22.5 A

Question 19A motor-compressor is marked with a rated-load current of 18 A and a branch-circuit selection current of 22 A. What minimum ampacity must its branch-circuit conductors have? A. 22.5 A B. 22 A C. 50 A D. 27.5 A

Question 20A motor-compressor has RLA 30 A and BCSC 33 A. Copper THWN conductors, terminals rated 75°C. What is the minimum branch-circuit conductor size? A. 8 AWG B. 10 AWG C. 6 AWG D. 4 AWG

Question 21Branch-circuit conductors to a motor-compressor are 10 AWG copper with 60°C terminals (30 A). What is the largest value the greater of the compressor's RLA or BCSC can be? A. 37.5 A B. 30 A C. 24 A D. 28 A

Question 22A hermetic motor-compressor has a rated-load current of 18 A and no branch-circuit selection current marked. Applying 440.22(A) with no exceptions, what is the largest standard short-circuit and ground-fault protective device permitted? A. 30 A B. 35 A C. 25 A D. 40 A

Question 23A pier feeder supplies 8 shore-power receptacles rated 50 A, 125/250 V. Applying the Table 220.120 demand factors, what is the demand load on each ungrounded conductor? A. 400 A B. 320 A C. 324 A D. 360 A

Question 24A 120/240-V marina feeder supplies 36 shore-power receptacles rated 30 A, 125 V, connected evenly between the two ungrounded conductors. Applying the Table 220.120 demand factors, what is the demand load on each ungrounded conductor? A. 324 A B. 648 A C. 378 A D. 540 A

Question 25An EVSE is rated 24 A. What minimum branch-circuit conductor ampacity does 210.19(A)(1) require, before any correction or adjustment? A. 24 A B. 30 A C. 27.6 A D. 36 A

Question 26An EVSE is rated 10 kW at 240 V, single-phase. What is the minimum standard overcurrent device rating for its branch circuit? A. 60 A B. 45 A C. 70 A D. 110 A

Question 27IT equipment on a branch circuit draws 32 A. What minimum conductor ampacity does 645.5(A) require? A. 32 A B. 40 A C. 36.8 A D. 48 A

Question 28A server cabinet is rated 6,240 VA at 208 V, single-phase, and operates continuously (3 hours or more). What is the minimum standard overcurrent device rating for its branch circuit? A. 40 A B. 30 A C. 35 A D. 25 A

Question 29A hardwired electric vehicle charger is installed outdoors at a Vermont dwelling. Under Vermont's added 210.8(F) Exception No. 3, what must be true for the outlet supplying it to be exempt from GFCI protection? A. The charger has built-in GFCI protection and a properly terminated equipment grounding conductor B. The charger is rated 50 amperes or less C. The charger is mounted on the exterior wall of an attached garage D. The charger is cord-and-plug connected to a 250-volt receptacle

Question 30Under Vermont's General Note on AFCI and GFCI protection, an NRTL manufacturer's listing for an appliance may be allowed to supersede the code if several conditions are met. Where must the NEMA unwanted tripping report form be filed? A. With the authority having jurisdiction B. With the manufacturer C. With the Vermont Electricians' Licensing Board D. With the testing laboratory that listed the appliance

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