Study Tips – How to Prepare for the Washington State Electrician and Electrical Administrator RCW/WAC Exam
Today I will give you Tip #1.
Tip #1: Read every word, and read slowly. Do not rush your reading, because you might miss or skip important words.
We will use the following True/False question as an example of a test question.
A city, town, or electrical supply agency must enforce the same permitting and inspection standards that are enforced by the Department.
True
False
If you are using my book Fast WAC & RCW Finder (FWRF), look for key words in the test question and then check FWRF to see if those key words are listed. If those key words are listed, FWRF will direct you to where you can find those keywords.
In this example question, keywords could be “city, town, or electrical supply agency”. Looking up those words in FWRF, it directs you to RCW 141(2), which says (words in boldface type for emphasis):
“A city, town, or electrical supply agency is permitted, but not required, to enforce the same permitting and inspection standards applicable to basic electrical work as are enforced by the department of labor and industries.”
Going back to the question, it says “must enforce,” while RCW 141(2) says, “is permitted, but not required.”
“Must enforce” is different from “not required”; therefore, the answer is False.
So when you read slowly and read every word, you will not be tripped up by things that sound similar but in actuality are different. Compare the question to the actual RCW and you will arrive at the right answer.
| The question says: | RCW 141(2) says: |
| A city, town, or electrical supply agency must enforce the same permitting and inspection standards that are enforced by the Department. | A city, town, or electrical supply agency is permitted, but not required, to enforce the same permitting and inspection standards applicable to basic electrical work as are enforced by the department of labor and industries |
