North Carolina Electrical Contractor - Elevator (SP-EL) Practice Exam
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North Carolina Electrical Contractor - Elevator (SP-EL) Practice Exam Guide
What's on the exam
Questions per topic, out of 40This practice exam is laid out like the official content outline for the North Carolina Electrical Contractor - Elevator (SP-EL) exam: Bonding and Grounding, Overcurrent Protection, Wiring Methods and Terminations, Boxes and Fittings, Motors and Control Wiring, Load Calculations, General, Laws, Rules, Basic Business Practices, and Practical Applications.
Two ways to practice: the free practice exam gives you 10 questions per attempt, as often as you want. The full practice exam gives you 40 questions on a 3 hours clock, with a new draw from our question bank every time.
Bonding and Grounding 5 items
The outline lists: Systems and equipment requiring grounding and ground-fault protection; Location of connection and required interconnections; Grounded, grounding, and grounding electrode conductors; Conductor identification and color coding; Bonding jumpers; Equipment grounding conductors; Methods of grounding and bonding, equipment and conductor specifications; Low-voltage specifications.
Overcurrent Protection 4 items
The outline lists: Location in circuit; Sizing requirements; Circuit breakers; Plug and cartridge fuses; Enclosures and locations.
Wiring Methods and Terminations 10 items
The outline lists: Permitted applications and usages; Characteristics; Conduit and wireway fill; Permitted applications and usages; Characteristics; Protection from damage; Traveling cables and controls; Permitted usages and ampacity ratings.
Boxes and Fittings 2 items
The outline lists: General information; Sizing requirements.
Motors and Control Wiring 5 items
The outline lists: General information; Branch circuit and feeder ampacity; Overload protection; Short-circuit and ground-fault protection; Size; Location; Separation of conductors.
Load Calculations 3 items
The outline lists: Branch circuits; Conductor ampacity requirements; Overcurrent protective device sizing; Low-voltage.
General 2 items
The outline lists: Definitions; Installation requirements.
Laws, Rules, Basic Business Practices, and Practical Applications 9 items
The outline lists: Electrical Contractors Licensing Law (General Statutes Chapter 87, Article 4); Board’s Rules for the Implementation of the Electrical Contractors Licensing Law (Title 21, North Carolina Administrative Code, Chapter 18B); NASCLA Contractors’ Guide to Business, Law and Project Management -North Carolina Electrical Edition.
Sample 1 — Wiring Methods and Terminations
Question: You are wiring a commercial kitchen where equipment requires frequent repositioning. You plan to use Flexible Metal Conduit (FMC) for the connections. The foreman asks you to run FMC to a piece of equipment in a location that is constantly wet from washdown. Is this installation permitted?
- A. Yes, FMC is permitted in all locations
- B. No, FMC is not permitted in wet locations
- C. Yes, but only if the FMC is larger than trade size 1
- D. Yes, but only if an equipment grounding conductor is installed inside
Correct Answer: B
Per NEC 348.12(1), FMC shall not be used in wet locations. Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit (LFMC) would be an appropriate alternative for wet locations.
Reference: NEC 2020 Section 348.12
Sample 2 — Laws, Rules, Basic Business Practices, and Practical Applications
Question: You file Articles of Organization and create your electrical contracting LLC in North Carolina in March. When is the LLC's first annual report due?
- A. December 31 of the creation year
- B. Fifteenth day of the fourth month
- C. April 15 of the following year
- D. Sixty days after Articles are filed
Correct Answer: C
Per the NASCLA Contractors' Guide (Chapter 2, Limited Liability Company), the first LLC annual report is due April 15th of the year following the creation year, and every year thereafter on or before April 15th. The fifteenth day of the fourth month following fiscal year close applies to electronically filed corporate annual reports.
Reference: NASCLA Contractors Guide, North Carolina Electrical (14th ed.), Chapter 2 — Limited Liability Company (LLC) section
Sample 3 — Bonding and Grounding
Question: You are wiring a new detached workshop that will be supplied by a feeder from the main building's panel. The workshop has its own disconnecting means and panelboard. A grounding electrode system exists at the workshop. According to the NEC, how should the grounded conductor be handled at the workshop?
- A. Any installed grounded conductor shall not be connected to the equipment grounding conductor or to the grounding electrode(s) at the workshop
- B. The grounded conductor must be used as the ground-fault return path
- C. The grounded conductor must be bonded to the equipment grounding conductor and the grounding electrode at the workshop disconnect
- D. The grounded conductor must be connected to the metal frame of the building
Correct Answer: A
Per NEC 250.32(B)(1), an equipment grounding conductor shall be run with the supply conductors and connected to the building disconnecting means and grounding electrode(s). Any installed grounded conductor shall not be connected to the equipment grounding conductor or to the grounding electrode(s) at the separate building or structure.
Reference: NEC 2020 Section 250.32(B)(1)
Your first attempt is an inspection, not a final grade. The results page breaks your score down by outline topic, so you can see which areas need work. Compare it with the real exam's passing score, 70% correct, and keep practicing until you pass consistently.
- Answer what you know first and bookmark the rest. Our practice exams let you bookmark and come back.
- Work your bookmarks on the second pass.
- Keep your pace. The real exam works out to about 4 minutes 30 seconds per question.
- After each attempt, look up each missed question's reference in your book and read the section.
| Questions | 40 questions |
| Time limit | 3 hours |
| Passing score | 70% correct |
| Books in the exam room | Open book |
| Exam fee | $125 |
- Results are given immediately at the test center, with a diagnostic report of strengths and weaknesses for candidates who do not pass.
- A candidate who fails must wait 3 months before retaking the same classification and must re-apply to the Board for each attempt.
Source: NCBEEC Examination Information Handbook (North Carolina Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors), July 2026. Check the bulletin before test day: fees and rules can change.