Substation First Year Level 1 Practice Test

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• Where is the IBEW's international office located?
• Which two components are part of the Apprenticeship Agreement?
• Our industry’s National Training Institute (NTI) began in which year?
• Which body should you consult for apprenticeship program rules and standards?
• The true costs of a worker taking a day off can be compared to which concept?
• What does GM stand for in the context?
• Membership in NECA is through local ?, which elect representatives called_2.
• Asking a coworker, in a proper manner, to go out on a date is a form of sexual harassment.
• Is requesting a coworker to go on a date in a proper manner considered sexual harassment?
• If a worker suffers a long-term on-the-job injury, Workman’s Compensation will pay 66 2/3% of base pay.
• In what year were there few changes to the IBEW Constitution's preamble since its first adoption?
• Which practice best supports successful electrical project outcomes?
• Which of the following is a characteristic of overhead costs in contracting?
• Which NECA committee is responsible for producing the magazine The Quality Connection?
• Which of the following is NOT one of the three additional major NECA service areas?
• How should the reading order be approached?
• The regional study clearly points out the connection between which factor and absenteeism?
• Which statement accurately describes Designer Drugs according to the material?
• While under the effects of PCP, the user may suffer serious injury or death.
• An exchange of sexual favors for job benefits is an example of which type of harassment?
• In which year did IBEW membership reach 148,072?
• Which entity will not approve a promotion if the apprentice fails to measure up in all categories?
• Which outcome is associated with high-quality electrical work?
• From the list below, select the most important characteristics of a qualified contractor.
• Qualified Electrical Workers are responsible for constructing, installing, erecting, repairing, or maintaining all materials equipment, and appliances to generate, supply, or furnish electricity.
• Who was named President Hill's successor when he stepped down in 2015?
• From the selections below, select the best option as to how one can set an example for family or friends: Do not misuse alcohol, tobacco, or prescription drugs and do not use illegal drugs.
• NECA chapters are grouped into how many districts?
• Which of the following is NOT a listed disciplinary measure for sexual harassment in the construction industry?
• Which term best describes the group that apprenticeship aims to produce?
• The adoption of national standards and the creation of local trusts greatly increased the establishment of what?
• Most local working agreements have a "Council clause".
• Which clause is commonly included in local working agreements?
• National Apprenticeship Standards were first registered in the year?
• Whose maximum hours apply to apprenticeship probation?
• Gateway drugs are best described as drugs that can lead to the use of what?
• Findings from the absenteeism study show a relationship between unauthorised absences and which factor?
• A student should come to class with assigned homework complete and be prepared to participate in class in a number of ways.
• Approximately what percentage of all workers in the United States are employed by the construction industry?
• Research into workforce absence found a correlation between absenteeism and which factor?
• Which actions can contribute to a sexually hostile work environment?
• Which organization specifies college credit eligibility for NJATC graduates?
• A coworker who does not have control over other workers' employment can commit quid pro quo sexual harassment.
• The delegates elected Edwin D. Hill as international President at which convention?
• Which entity will not approve a promotion if the apprentice fails to measure up in all categories to local AJATC policies and standards?
• Which item should be read first on every lesson?
• The physiological changes from cocaine may be accompanied by which of the following?
• In what year did the courts establish the 'reasonable woman' rule concerning harassment situations?
• According to a regional study, which factor is not a factor in the amount of time a worker will be absent?
• Which district is described as covering outside work only?
• When an advance by a coworker is unwelcome, the recipient should respond with an outright, clear, and concise rejection.
• True or false: Controlling absenteeism will help the employer to control costs.
• The National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee is a collaboration between NECA and which labor organization?
• The National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee is composed of how many NECA members and how many IBEW members?
• Sexual harassment at work occurs when there is what kind of conduct?
• The first 56-page document printed in 1897 was what?
• Apprenticeship exists for the primary purpose of producing the competent what for our industry?
• Which objective completes the six committee objectives identified in 1953 for item VI?
• Cocaine and heroin use is unusual for those who have not previously used which substances?
• Is it true that most of those who apply for the apprenticeship program are accepted?
• What status is described for someone who signs the Apprenticeship Agreement?
• In what year did the NJATC change its name to become the Electrical Training Alliance?
• What percentage of on-the-job accidents occurred on days crews were merged due to absenteeism?
• The main job of a Board of Directors or company owner is to see to it that the ? fulfills his or her contract.
• The first convention established an apprenticeship with a three-year term to be served under the supervision of which worker?
• Which system's adoption improved conditions of work and safety?
• Which of the following best describes how a professional line worker arrives to work?
• Alcohol-related deaths include drowning, what else, and automobile accidents?
• True or False: Since legal boundaries are poorly defined, the best course of action is to avoid all sexually offensive conduct.
• Smoking a single marijuana driving skills in much the same way that what does?
• Which objective among the 1953 list focuses on the content of training standards?
• Which two organizations jointly established the NLMCC?
• One who is properly ? demonstrates a real interest in his or her work and study.
• Approximately what percentage of all workers are employed by the construction industry?
• Apprenticeship standards specify the minimum number of ____ required for on-the-job (OJT) training and related instruction.
• A basic tool in estimating is NECA's ?.
• Which attribute is in addition to skill and knowledge for a competent electrical worker?
• To have the ? To learn and perform is to have physical and mental ability to learn and to produce.
• Indicators show that most Americans are prepared to take a stand against illegal use of which pair?
• Lonnie Stephenson became president after Hill in which year?
• Tests are graded according to a simple percentage.
• Researchers believe the use of which may weaken the immune system and aggravate infections?
• Approximately how many apprentice linemen are in the IBEW / NECA training program?
• The first step to becoming a professional lineman is to examine how one sees one's organization and one's place in that organization.
• Among the nine potential ways a sexually hostile environment can be created, which item may NOT belong?
• The creation of national standards and a national curriculum enabled the NJATC to achieve what outcome?
• Alcohol is a psychoactive what, as are heroin and tranquilizers?
• The root cause of an accident is always the person who is injured.
• NJATC stands for which of the following?
• The role of the chapter is to conduct the chapter's business and act as a liaison between contractors and the local union to promote fair and harmonious labor relations.
• Which statement best describes the CIR's primary function?
• Which of the following is listed as a cause of alcohol-related deaths besides automobile accidents?
• Definition of legal drugs: which describes drugs approved for sale either over the counter or by prescription?
• Qualified Electrical Workers in the electrical industry have over ? of proud history in serving the public.
• What is NECA's website address?
• When workers are motivated to think and act professionally, they become more valuable as employees, co-workers, and ?
• Alcohol is considered a psychoactive drug along with which other substances?
• The National Labor-Management Cooperation Committee (NLMCC) stands for which of the following?
• Drug abuse can often begin with the use of which substances?
• NECA's many programs are provided to contractors through the NECA field service.
• In the examination of attendance data, the association observed was between absenteeism and which factor?
• The first president of the IBEW died as a result of which incident?
• Apprentices who complete the NJATC’s entire course of study, using the required references and passing all NJATC examinations, are eligible for what as specified by the American Council on Education?
• What was the original name of the NJATC?
• Which organization has the responsibility and authority to terminate an apprenticeship for noncompliance with rules, policies, and procedures?
• Who was the first president of the NBEW, which later became known as the IBEW?
• The AJATC is not permitted to extend an apprentice's probation hours beyond the department of labor's maximum hours.
• The NJATC’s training program is for which industry?
• Which of the following statements about the IBEW's origins are true?
• What is the result if an apprentice fails to meet apprenticeship obligations?
• The 15th convention took place in which city?
• Which combination of physiological changes is associated with cocaine use?
• America may be facing not only a __ of labor, but it is also confronting a shortage of __ labor.
• True or False: Women are the only victims of sexual harassment.
• Which statement about marijuana potency is true?
• How often does NECA's Board of Governors meet?
• The five steps a contractor must take before going into business include arranging financing, buying equipment, hiring supervisory and nonproductive help, and which two missing steps?
• Which major internal split occurred in 1908 within the IBEW?
• An early generating plant in New York, established in 1882, was located on which street?
• How old was the first IBEW president when he died?
• An apprenticeship agreement must be signed between the apprentice and the ____.
• What was Henry Miller's trade by profession?
• Upon reviewing attendance records, researchers concluded that absenteeism is tied to which factor?
• According to the material, a significant advantage of the national training program is that graduates can perform as Electrical Workers anywhere in the country?
• Studies of attendance behavior show a link between absenteeism and which factor?
• Failure to work on a regular basis and to satisfy classroom requirements shows that one has a lack of what?
• Alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana are frequently called which kind of drugs?
• CIR decisions are by ? vote.
• What mentality is identified as a key to being treated as a professional worker?
• Which factor is among the seven considered when evaluating a hostile environment?
• Knowledge is a powerful weapon against drugs.
• Only what conduct can result in sexual harassment?
• Which four categories make up the price for a typical electrical job?
• The traditional way of looking at an employer and an organization puts the what on the bottom of the pyramid?
• Who was the first president of the NBEW?
• Who will determine whether or not an apprentice succeeds in becoming a Journeyman Electrical Worker?
• Which choice best describes a key attitude for a qualified electrical worker?
• During apprenticeship and career, you should strive to be which kind of person?
• What is the chief purpose of NECA?
• The price a customer pays for a common electrical job is broken down into these four major financial categories: labor, material, ? And ?
• In 1946 NECA contractors contributed what percent of gross payroll to the National Electrical Benefit Fund, and in 1977 it increased to what percent?
• Controlling absenteeism is presented as a way to control costs.
• In what year was the EWBA founded?
• Sharing needles increases the risk of contracting AIDS.
• In the sequence of disciplinary measures provided, which action comes second?
• PCP is an illegal hallucinogenic drug that alters mood and consciousness and may distort the five senses.
• The IBEW and NECA are associated in which kind of program?
• Which statement best describes the prevention message in the material?
• The Declaration of Principles recognized mutual interests of which groups?
• Why is management vitally interested in apprentice and journeyman electrical worker training?
• One way to improve one's sense of professionalism is to ask to be given more what within one's skill level?
• Whose satisfaction helps ensure more jobs in the future?
• Which objective among the 1953 list focuses on manpower planning?
• Over 10% of the total construction workforce is employed by electrical contractors.
• Costs of doing business that are considered overhead (operating expenses) include equipment (office), financing, and which two items?
• Which statement best describes the relationship between NECA and IBEW?
• Which statement best describes a common organizational challenge described in the material?
• Before an apprentice can be given employment or attend classes, the apprenticeship agreement between the apprentice and the organization must be signed and registered.
• The initials NECA represent which organization?
• The nucleus that would become the IBEW was formed in which city?
• Research on attendance patterns shows that absenteeism is linked to which factor?
• Which statement about IBEW members is true regarding training and performance?
• Which of the following is a major NECA service area?
• Survey data on attendance patterns demonstrate a connection between absenteeism and which factor?
• Study results on employee presence indicate a link between absenteeism and which factor?
• Failure to meet apprenticeship obligations will result in the apprentice being ______.
• What was the intended purpose behind establishing a national office and staff for the NJATC?
• Which sector of the U.S. economy is expected to continue to grow?
• The CIR council is composed of six representatives of the IBEW and six from NECA and meets ? to hear cases.
• The construction industry is projected to expand by nearly what percentage annually?
• Why should the apprentice learn to appreciate contractors and the responsibilities they have?
• An IBEW member should be a good sales representative for the shop and for union labor.
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a disciplinary measure?
• How does professionalism affect a worker's value to the company?
• How are tests graded?
• Why is underlining rules, formulas, and important statements in textbooks a good practice?
• The 1908 split that nearly destroyed the IBEW is called which of the following?
• Which of the following statements about the IBEW is true?
• The IBEW membership today totals nearly how many members?
• Besides labor relations, marketing, and management services, select the three other major NECA service areas from the list.
• Data on worker absence reveal a relationship between absenteeism and which factor?
• In what year were the first National Apprenticeship Standards for the Electrical Construction Industry produced?
• The ? is responsible for the amount of knowledge acquired during the term of apprenticeship.
• The Wagner Act is another name for the National Labor Relations Act.
• The attendance analysis concluded that absenteeism is related to which factor?
• Which term describes training performed at the workplace for apprenticeship?
• In many organizations, the biggest challenge is getting workers to be accountable and responsible for themselves and their work.
• Two things a Qualified Electrical Worker must have in order to succeed in the electrical construction industry are: technical know-how, and ?
• Which statement best describes projections for the construction industry?
• Which statement about NECA's Joint Apprenticeship Committee composition is true?
• Charles L. Eidlitz is recognized as the first president of which organization in 1901?
• Which term describes unwelcome conduct based on sex that creates a hostile environment?
• CIR was formed in 1920 to hear cases and render decisions on areas of ? between labor and ?.
• Completing the NJATC program makes an apprentice eligible for which of the following, according to ACE?
• Should apprentices open the reference material when answering lesson questions?
• Quality performance by skilled electrical workers is essential to ensuring Americans continue to have a high standard of living, keeping our country competitive, and ?
• What does NTI stand for?
• A strike fund was established in 1920 due to actions taken at which convention?
• Which statement about communication and teaching is considered important in professionalism?
• What are the two basic types of sexual harassment as defined by the law?
• The following statement is true: Electrical workers with a positive attitude toward their trade influence how employers and fellow workers treat them in their careers.
• Marijuana may stay in the body for how long?
• An IBEW member should be a productive worker every day and well trained in all phases of the trade.
• Which statement about training and project outcomes is most accurate?
• Which of the following is NOT a listed disciplinary measure for sexual harassment?
• The first telegraph wires were strung in 1844 between which two cities?
• The ? is responsible for establishing rules, policies, and standards.
• The ____ agrees to make every effort to keep the apprentice employed.
• Thomas Edison invented the incandescent lamp in what year?
• The first National Apprenticeship Standards pertain to which industry?
• Over what percentage of electrical contractors are union members?
• The program’s geographic applicability for graduates is described as being able to work where?
• The Apprenticeship Agreement includes Standards and a local policy statement. Which item is listed as part of the agreement alongside the local policy statement?
• "Designer Drugs," created by underground chemists, produce much more toxic effects than the original substance from which they are produced.
• How many qualities are described for meaningful apprenticeship programs?
• Labor relations must be studied in college before one becomes a contractor and hires labor to work.
• The NECA Executive Institute is designed to allow chapter staff executives to review what?
• The Executive Committee of the Electrical Training Alliance (NJATC) has how many members?
• According to the regional study, the factor connected to absenteeism is which of the following?
• Which two organizations are represented by six members each on the CIR council?
• Which statement best describes the relationship between productivity and living standards as implied by the material?
• Which drug may distort the five senses?
• Cocaine is one of the most powerfully addictive drugs of abuse and can do what?
• Which item do courts often NOT consider when evaluating whether a hostile environment exists?
• When the student accepted the opportunity of apprenticeship, he or she also accepted the ? of apprenticeship.
• If one is a victim of sexual harassment, which statement represents something you should NOT do?
• The 15th convention approved a plan to join with management in creating which council?
• What percentage does Workman’s Compensation pay of base pay after a long-term on-the-job injury?
• There are over how many IBEW members instructing in our apprenticeship classrooms?
• In recent years, the number of apprentices and Electrical Workers in training annually has exceeded how many?
• If an apprentice feels that the study requirements, tests, or course material are too hard or unfair, and he or she is not willing to dedicate the time and energy into the program, or is not willing to ask for help, what should he or she do about it?
• A regional study found that what percent of on-the-job accidents occurred on days crews were merged or doubled due to absenteeism?
• The Board of Governors establishes NECA ?.
• At the local level, NECA chapters act as what type of bargaining agents with their unions in their NEBF benefit?
• One is said to be a ? individual if he or she performs up to expectations.
• Findings about employee presence indicate absenteeism is associated with which factor?
• Which quality is the missing item in the four qualities of a meaningful apprenticeship program?
• Which practice helps ensure you understand what is expected in a lesson?
• Heroin and tranquilizers are considered what type of drugs, similar to alcohol?
• Courts now recognize that men and women have different levels of what in the workplace?
• A signed copy of one's Apprenticeship Agreement confirms to the student and others that he or she is a(n) ______ apprentice.
• By 1960, IBEW-NECA contracts included language establishing trusts for the purposes of what?
• The Electrical Training Alliance today has over how many training courses available?
• The EWBA was founded in 1922 to pay what kind of benefits?
• What activity follows when a student is prepared and attends class?
• The people who have the most direct interaction with the public and can directly impact a company's future through shoddy work or bad behavior are the ?.
• NECA has four regional offices located in which areas of the United States?
• A student will NOT learn enough in this course by looking up the answers to lesson questions in the reference and writing down the answer.
• In the pyramid analogy, which group is placed at the bottom?
• Which objective among the 1953 list was about credentialing?
• What is the best option for an apprentice with poor math skills?
• Who installs and maintains the lines that supply electricity to the consumers?
• Which statement best completes: ? satisfaction ensures more jobs in the future.
• What is going to happen when a student comes to class with the lessons prepared?
• Which type of person should you strive to be throughout your apprenticeship and your career as a qualified electrical worker?
• One way to earn respect during apprenticeship and beyond is to expand one's involvement with the company.
• How are CIR decisions reached?
• How many NECA members sit on the CIR?
• What causes heroin dosages to be uncertain?
• When should incidents of sexual harassment be reported?
• In what year was the CIR formed?
• The opportunity to succeed in the electrical construction industry exists as a result of a cooperative effort by the IBEW and which organization?
• In what year was the name changed to the NJATC?
• What does OJT stand for in apprenticeship contexts?
• What does EWBA stand for?
• The statement that Henry McNulty served as the IBEW's first full-time president from 1903 to 1919 is true or false?
• Besides asking questions in class, what else can an apprentice do to prevent the tests from being too difficult?
• Many youths use drugs due to what factor?
• The survey findings on absenteeism indicate a connection between absenteeism and which of the following factors?
• What is the common thread that holds the dimensions of a quality training program together?
• Analyses of unscheduled absences suggest absenteeism is related to which factor?
• In the absenteeism study, researchers found that absence is associated with which factor?
• Which factor of construction workers is one of the most critical factors in shaping our economy and keeping it rolling?
• The CIR was founded on the basis of a Declaration of Principles recognizing the mutual interests of which three groups?
• Which action is suggested if a student is not willing to ask for help?
• Because of differences in purity, uncertain heroin dosages can lead to which outcome?
• It is important to read and review the introductory statement and reference in each lesson.
• Historically, the NJATC stood for the National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee for the Electrical Industry.
• In what year was the IBEW Constitution first adopted?
• When an apprentice specifically studies the learning objectives, what will they better understand?
• A competent, skilled Qualified Electrical Worker is one who has which three attributes?
• ? was chosen as NECA's first president in 1901.
• The National Labor Relations Act is also known as which Act?
• Which organizations are involved in the apprentice lineman training program?
• What is the best method of answering the lesson questions?
• Which two organizations collaborated to create the NJATC's training program?
• Which statement best describes the role of homework and participation?
• Which statement is correct regarding the relationship between the prime interest rate and employment?
• Is the statement 'It is not important to be a good communicator and teacher since the Training Director takes care of all apprentice training' true or false?
• Potency of marijuana has increased by what percent over the last decade?
• In an apprenticeship context, the party cannot ____ employment.
• The initials of the IBEW represent which organization.
• Of the steps that a contractor must follow before going into business, which step makes the IBEW possible?
• We must all work to satisfy the what?
• A student should read the lesson questions before reading the lesson reference material
• Definition of illegal drugs: substances whose manufacture, sale, purchase for sale, or possession is prohibited by law.
• The absenteeism investigation reported a relationship between absence and which factor?
• The NECA governing body is known as the ?
• In what year was the National Labor-Management Cooperation Committee established?
• After reading each paragraph in the reference text, what is the suggested method of study?