Program Entrance Assessment

• This exam has 15 questions. Read each question carefully before you answer.
• Questions 1–5 test reading and understanding. A short passage is printed below — read it first.
• Questions 6–10 test basic math. Show your work in the box. No calculators allowed.
• Questions 11–13 test safety thinking. Use common sense to pick the best answer.
• Questions 14–15 are short answer. Write at least one full sentence for each.
• You do not need to know anything about electricity to take this exam.
• A passing score is 11 out of 15 (about 70%). There are no trick questions

Electricians install and fix the electrical systems that power our homes, schools, and businesses. Every time you flip a light switch, plug in a phone charger, or turn on the heat, you are using work that an electrician did. Without electricians, modern life would not be possible. Electricians work with three main things: voltage, current, and resistance. Voltage is the force that pushes electricity through a wire — think of it like water pressure in a pipe. Current is the amount of electricity that flows — like the amount of water moving through the pipe. Resistance is anything that slows the flow down — like a kink in a hose. There is a simple math rule that connects all three. It is called Ohm's Law: Voltage equals Current times Resistance. If you know any two of these numbers, you can find the third. Electricians use this rule every single day to solve problems on the job. Safety is the most important part of electrical work. Electricity cannot be seen or heard. It can hurt or kill a person in less than one second. That is why electricians always turn off the power before working on a circuit. This safety step is called Lockout/Tagout — or LOTO for short. It locks the power switch in the OFF position so no one can accidentally turn the electricity back on while someone is working. Electrical workers follow a rulebook called the National Electrical Code, or NEC. The NEC tells electricians exactly how to install wiring, outlets, and panels safely and correctly. In New Jersey, all electrical work must follow the NEC plus a set of NJ state rules. When work passes inspection, it means it was done right. When it fails, it must be fixed before anyone can use it.