Questionnaires:

Basic Electricity
Competency No. 1 Identify the parts of the complete electrical circuit.
1. A complete circuit consists of a device or board, a path for the current flow, a method of
control and a source of
A. Electrical energy
C. Electrical device
B. Electrical machine
D. Electrical charge
2. Chemical reaction takes place before it produces electrical charges to what source of
electricity?
A. Geothermal power
C. Battery
B. Solar power
D. Rotary electromagnet machine
3. It is stated in Ohms Law that current is directly proportional to the electromotive force
(E.M.F.) or voltage and inversely proportional to the
A. Resistance
C. Source
B. Power
D. Electricity

4. Open wiring on insulators which is mostly known as open or exposed wiring method
uses cleats, knobs (solid or split) that made of what kind of material?
A. Wood
C. Porcelain tubes
B. Ceramics
D. Rubber
5. House wiring must follow to existing laws and regulations of the National Electrical Code
as well as the City or Local Ordinances enforced and applied in the specific localities.
What agency approves its methods?
A. City Engineers
C. Department of Local Government
B. Barangay Office
D. National Fire Protection Association
6. Components that connect in parallel form:
a. Branches
c. open circuits
b. Short circuits
d. a voltage divider
7. A parallel circuit is also used as a divider for:
a. conductance
c. voltage
b. power
d. current

8. What is RT for a 12 ohm, a 4 ohm, and a 3 ohm resistor in parallel?

a. 1.5 ohm
c. 2 ohm
b. 6.3 ohm
d. 19 ohm
9. Power is defined as:
a. The rate at which work is done c. the conversion of energy
b. Work
d. force
10. Which equation shows individual resistor voltage drop?
a. V x R
c. V x I
2
b. I x R
d. I x R

11.
a.
b.
c.
d.

An open resistor can affect a series circuit in:

Current will flow around the open resistor.
The open resistor will drop 0 V.
Total resistance will decrease.
No current will flow in the circuit.

12. What is this

a. Battery
b. AC Supply

symbol?
c. DC Supply
d. Fuse

13. How does battery delivers current when it is connected to a series?

a. Primary/secondary differences
c. the polarity connections
b. Total resistance
d. average resistance
14. In a series circuit, current is:
a. Remains the same through each component
b. The same as the individual resistances
c. Subtracted by each component
d. Varies through each component
15. It determines the total resistance in a series circuit?
a. The largest resistor
c. the largest resistor minus the smaller
b. The sum of the resistor
d. the smallest resistor

16. The negative and positive charge symbols are assigned to the:
a. Proton and electron
c. atom and nucleus
b. Electron and proton
d. electron and elements

17. If the current in a circuit equals 0 A, it is expected that the:

a. Voltage is too high
c. circuit has a short
b. Resistance is too low
d. circuit is open
18. What are the unit and symbol for current?
a. Ampere, I
c. ampere, E
b. Ampere, A
d. Ampere, M
19. What type of switch is this?
a. DPDT (Double Pole, Double Throw)
b. DPST (Double Pole, Single Throw)
c. DTDP (Double Throw, Double Pole)
d. SPDT (Single Pole, Double Throw)
20. A basic electric circuit is made up of what components?
a. A load, a resistor, and a conductive path for current
b. A voltage source, a load and a conductive path for current
b. A voltage source, a conductive path for current, and a battery
c. A conductive path for current, a battery and a copper wire
21. Which equation shows the resistance total in parallel circuit
a. Rt = R1 + R2 + R3 +
c. Rt = (R1 + R2 + R3)/3
b. Rt =
d. Rt =

22. An ammeter is used to measure

a. Voltage
c. current
b. Resistance
d. all of the above
23. A parallel circuit differs from a series circuit in that a parallel circuit has
a. No path for current flow
c. one path for current flow
b. Fewer paths for current flow
d. more than one path for current flow
24. Which of the following is not safety precaution in electricity?
a. Use proper tools for the job
c. wear safety gloves
b. Touch the electrical wiring
d. protect cord from heat
25. It is a type of electricity motion. This is very useful; it can be transmitted from place to
place through a connection and attachment.
a. Static electricity
c. battery

b. Dynamic electricity

d. dynamic and static electricity