EIAT Cheat Sheet 2026

The 30 highest-yield EIAT facts, distilled from real exam questions. Print it, save it as a PDF, or study it here — free, no sign-up.

1. A technician works 40 regular hours and 6 overtime hours. Overtime is paid at 1.5× regular rate of $36/hr. What is total gross pay for the week? → $1,764
2. A circular pipe is cut at a 45° angle. What shape is the cut surface? → Ellipse
3. What comes next: 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, ___? → 36
4. What comes next: 48, 24, 12, 6, ___? → 3
5. What comes next in the pattern: 2, 6, 12, 20, 30, ___? → 42
6. If 2a + b = 14 and b = 4, what is a? → 5
7. A load of 200 lb is placed 2 feet from the fulcrum. How much effort is needed 8 feet from the fulcrum on the other side to balance it? → 50 lb
8. A traction elevator counterweight displacement is measured at 2,400 cubic centimeters. How many liters is that? → 2.4 L
9. If a large gear with 60 teeth drives a small gear with 20 teeth, and the large gear makes one full rotation, how many rotations will the small gear make? → 3 rotations
10. What is the unit of electrical capacitance? → Farad
11. Reading a hydraulic elevator schematic, you see the symbol for a pressure relief valve. Its primary function as described in technical documentation is to: → Prevent system pressure from exceeding a set maximum
12. Guide rails in an elevator hoistway serve to: → Keep the cab and counterweight aligned during travel
13. What is the correct color code for the ground wire in US electrical installations? → Green or bare copper
14. Which of the following increases the torque applied to a bolt without changing the applied force? → Using a longer wrench
15. What does 'plumb' mean in the instruction 'ensure the guide rails are installed plumb'? → Perfectly vertical
16. A counterweight is 7/10 of the car weight plus half the capacity load. If car weight is 2,000 lbs and half capacity is 500 lbs, the counterweight is: → 1,900 lbs
17. A blueprint uses a 1:50 scale. A shaft measures 8 centimeters on the blueprint. What is the actual shaft length in meters? → 4 m
18. A floor plan shows a room at a scale of 1 inch = 5 feet. The room measures 4 inches × 3 inches on the plan. What are the actual dimensions? → 20 ft × 15 ft
19. A pattern reads: ▲ ■ ▲ ■ ▲ ■. Which shape comes next? → ▲
20. When a pulley system is said to be '100% efficient,' it means: → No energy is lost to friction
21. An elevator pit is 1.5 meters deep. Approximately how many feet is that? (1 meter ≈ 3.28 ft) → 4.92 ft
22. Identify the sentence with a correctly placed apostrophe. → The elevator's emergency brake activated instantly.
23. A rectangular block is 6 in long, 4 in wide, and 2 in tall. What is the total surface area of the block? → 88 sq in
24. What is the primary function of an inductor in an electrical circuit? → Store energy in a magnetic field and oppose changes in current
25. An object moving in a circle experiences centripetal acceleration directed: → Toward the center
26. Two 10-ohm resistors are connected in series. What is the total resistance? → 20 ohms
27. What tool is used to lubricate guide rails uniformly on an elevator? → Grease gun with rail lubrication attachment
28. Find the next number: 3, 7, 15, 31, ___? → 63
29. Which word is most nearly OPPOSITE in meaning to 'ascend'? → descend
30. Gear pitch (diametral pitch) refers to: → The number of teeth per inch of pitch diameter