Sample 1
If 3x + 7 = 25, what is x?
Answer: C. Subtract 7 from both sides to get 3x = 18, then divide by 3.
Scope correction
Does the IBEW Aptitude Test Include Mechanical Reasoning?
The Electrical Training Alliance's published aptitude-test scope lists Algebra and Functions plus Reading Comprehension, not a separate mechanical-reasoning section.
What this page targets
Use this page to avoid studying the wrong section. Some apprenticeship screening processes may add local steps, but the Electrical Training Alliance's published aptitude test is organized around Algebra and Functions and Reading Comprehension. Verify your local program's current notice, then put your practice time into the sections it actually names.
Current ETA scope: The Electrical Training Alliance's published aptitude-test scope lists Algebra and Functions plus Reading Comprehension, not a separate mechanical-reasoning section.
Sample 2
A conduit run is 48 feet long. If supports are placed every 8 feet, how many equal intervals are there?
Answer: D. Forty-eight divided by eight gives six intervals.
Sample 3
A notice says: 'Cable pulls must be complete before panel energizing. Because the cable delivery moved to Thursday, energizing is now scheduled for Friday.' Why was energizing rescheduled?
Answer: A. The notice directly connects the delayed cable delivery to cable pulls, which must finish before energizing.
Sample 4
A notice states: 'Orientation begins at 8:00 a.m. The doors open at 7:30 a.m., and late arrivals cannot enter after orientation begins.' Maya arrives at 7:50 a.m. What does the notice indicate?
Answer: B. Maya arrives after the doors open and before the 8:00 a.m. start, so the late-entry restriction does not bar her.