Field Reference Series · Electrician & Lineman
IBEW / NJATC Aptitude Test
Prep Guide
Pass the test that gets you into the apprenticeship. Timed practice sections, an algebra refresher, and worked answers — built around the real exam format by a working journeyman lineman.
69questions on the test
97 minand no calculator
6 mowait if you fail
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3 Sample Questions From the Guide
1. Solve for x: 4x + 9 = 33
A. 4 B. 5 C. 6 D. 7 E. 8
▸ Answer: C. Subtract 9 (4x = 24), divide by 4 → x = 6.
2. What is the next number in the series: 3, 7, 15, 31, 63, ?
A. 95 B. 99 C. 115 D. 127 E. 128
▸ Answer: D. Each term doubles and adds 1: 63 × 2 + 1 = 127.
3. A pole is 35 ft tall. A guy wire runs from the top to an anchor 12 ft from the base. Wire length, to the nearest foot?
A. 33 B. 35 C. 37 D. 40 E. 47
▸ Answer: C. It's a 12-35-37 right triangle: √(35² + 12²) = √1369 = 37.
The full guide has 36 timed practice questions like these, every one with a worked explanation.
What's Inside
🧮Algebra & Functions refresherThe exact six topics tested — order of operations, fractions, linear equations, exponents, number series, word problems — explained plainly.
⏱️Two timed practice sets20 algebra + 16 reading questions, timed to match the real test's pace. The clock is the real test — this is how you beat it.
📖Reading comprehension practiceFour original passages with the same question types — main idea, inference, detail, vocabulary in context.
✅Worked answer keysNot just right/wrong — the reasoning behind every answer, so you learn the pattern instead of memorizing.
🎯The scoring, decodedWhat the 1–9 stanine scale means, what score you actually need, and how the interview round factors in.
What's Covered
1. How the Test Actually Works — format, timing, scoring
2. The Scoring — and what score you actually need
3. Algebra Refresher — the 6 topics that show up every time
4. Practice Set A — Algebra & Functions (timed)
5. Answer Key & Explanations — Set A
6. Reading Comprehension Strategy
7. Practice Set B — Reading Comprehension (timed)
8. Answer Key & Explanations — Set B
9. Test Day Checklist
10. After the Test — the Interview Round
Written by a working journeyman lineman.
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