Red Seal Electrician Practice
Safety and work practicesQuestion 295 of 1506

A person touches a bare wire of an ungrounded circuit and nothing happens. A second person touches another wire and both are shocked. What explains this?

  1. The first person was wearing insulated boots
  2. The voltage rose suddenly at that moment
  3. The two wires had the same polarity
  4. The two people and the earth form a path
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Correct answer: The two people and the earth form a path

Each person alone was not in a circuit. Together they and the earth made a complete path.

Source: Troubleshooting Motors and Controls (Dickson-Self), 1.1: Safety

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026