MASTER EXAM WORKBOOK By Tom Henry . Based on the 1999 National Electrical Code® This workbook contains ten closed book exams and twelve open book exams for a total of over 1340 electrical exam questions with answers and references. This workbook is designed to help prepare the electrician for the Master electrical examination, Copyright® 1999 by Tom Henry. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means: electronic, mechanical, photo-copying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of the copyright holder . While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the author and. publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed from the use of the information contained herein. National Electrical Code® and NEC? are Registered Trademarks of the National Fire Protection Association, Inc., Quincy, MA. “ ISBN 971-08-6063-1 Second Printing December 1999 ENRY PUBLICATIONS SINCE 1985 ! Reprinted in the Philippines by National Bookstore, Inc. by Special Agreement with*Tom Henry Publications, The distribution of this edition is authorized only in the Philippines.THE MASTER EXAMINATION i You must become familiar with the type of exam you are going to take, Make sure you know what subjects are covered on the exam. Find out all you can, how many questions will be asked? What | . multiple-choice, rue-fulse, fill inthe blank? Show your work or computer graded? What is the time allowed for the exam’? What score is required to pass? These are some of the questions that will help you in your preparation. Get a blueprint of the exam you are to take. Exams are based on time, You may have one hour to answer 50 closed book questions or two hours to answer 70 open book questions or three hours to answer 30 calculations. The following is a typical exam format used today. The exam is given in three parts: ' Part I closed book containing 50 questions with a one hour tinie Limit, Pait II open book containing 70 questions with @ two hour time limit. Part ILI open book containing 30 calculation type questions with a three hour time limit. ‘This Master exam workbook is designed to prepare the electrician for Part land Part If of the exam, Part! Closed book One hour Part ll Open book Two hours & 50 questions from the areas 70 questions from the shown below. areas shown below. DEFINITIONS CODE CODE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE THEORY BASIC THEORY * SAFETY : , ss RECOGNITION of TOOLS - i EQUIPMENT GALEULATIONS ‘ cl FOR THE t 4 iu bcd ey ELECTRICAL EXAM \ [Bascd onaie 1999 Code! Part IIT preparation requires the book “Calculations for the Electrical Exam’ by Tom Henry. By Tom Henry FiPREPARING FOR A CLOSED BOOK EXAM Part I Closed Book This part of the test is where common sense, apprenticeship and years on the job are helpful. Safety type questions are asked, questions on practical knowledge as the proper connections to a switch Circuit. Ohms law and basic theory questions are asked in Part I closed book. If they want to make the closed book exam more difficult, they ask questions from the Code book. Definitions from Article 100 are a favorite closed book question as they expect the electrician to know the definitions. Prior “tothe exam the last thing the applicant should do is scan Article 100 in the Code. Try to retain as many definitions as you can. The first part of the exam that you are handed is Part I which contains definitions closed book. A time limit of one hour is allowed to answer the 50 closed book questions. The 50 questions can be answered easily in less than an hour. It's very simple, either you know the answer or you don't. It doesn't help to sit and scratch your head pondering over the contect answer. It has been proven in test taking that the longer you hesitate in selecting the choice, the more likely you are to talk yourself out of the correct answer. Read the question and the choice of answers carefully and select your choice and move to the next question. Afier applying the work required by this book you will be able to answer the SO questions in twenty tothirty minutes, When Part lis completed raise your hand and ask for Part Hl of the exam. This will provide you with extra time for Part Il open book which, | feel, is the most difficult part of the exam. Ohms Law and Theory? Code Book? Specifications? Tool and 4 Equipment Satety? identification? vl : ee How much do you know, or ean remember of the subjects asked? | | ellent study aids to prepare for the closed book exams are the saudio tapes Item #192 and the playing cardy:ltem #392.