California provides the references. How should I practice?
Practice in the same references the test center hands you. You cannot bring your own book, so memorizing a marked-up personal copy does not transfer. Drill lookup speed in the 2023 NEC, 2024 NFPA 70E, and the CAL/OSHA guide, and learn the article neighborhoods so you find rules fast in clean books.
Last reviewed June 2026 · Answered by JourneymanIQ staff
Train on the provided set
The current bulletin lists the 2023 NEC, the 2024 NFPA 70E, and the CAL/OSHA Pocket Guide as provided references. Those are what you get, untabbed. Practice finding rules in clean copies, not a personal book covered in your own tabs.
Weight your practice to the outline
Installation is about two-thirds of the exam and calculations is the next biggest slice. Spend your lookup practice where the points are: branch circuits, feeders, services, grounding, wiring methods, conductors, boxes, and motors.
Rehearse pacing for 100 questions
You get 4 hours 30 minutes for 100 questions. That is generous only if your lookups are fast. Time yourself so the clock is never the thing that beats you.
Practice in the provided references, weight to Installation and calculations, rehearse the clock.
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