WA HOSA State Officer Candidate Test 2026/2027 |
Leadership, HOSA Knowledge & Situational Questions |
Complete Practice Exam
Questions 1–50: State Officer Eligibility & Candidate Knowledge
1. What is the minimum GPA specified for a Washington HOSA State
Officer candidate?
A. 2.5
B. 2.75
C. 3.0
D. 3.5
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Candidates must be earning at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
2. How many candidates from each chapter may apply for a Student
Leadership Executive Council position?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Washington handbook permits only two candidates from
each chapter to apply.
3. A State Officer candidate must be a member who is:
A. Registered but unpaid
B. Active and dues-paying
C. A former HOSA member
,D. A national officer
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Candidates must be registered, dues-paying, active members
of their local HOSA chapter.
4. Except for Postsecondary Vice President, most State Officer offices
are open to students in which grades during 2026–2027?
A. 6–8
B. 8–10
C. 9–12
D. Postsecondary only
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Most offices are open to grades 9–12 students meeting the
health-career-class requirement.
5. What educational requirement applies to most secondary State
Officer candidates?
A. They must have completed college-level biology
B. They must have taken or be taking a CTE health career class
C. They must have completed an internship
D. They must have taken AP chemistry
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The handbook specifies a CTE health career class
requirement.
6. Candidate office eligibility is based partly on the candidate's
current:
A. GPA
B. Membership classification
C. Chapter size
,D. Competition ranking
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Positions are based on Secondary or
Postsecondary/Collegiate membership classification.
7. How many offices may a candidate indicate as preferences?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Unlimited
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Candidates may indicate preference for no more than two
offices.
8. Which group may nominate a candidate for an office other than the
candidate's preferred office?
A. Only the chapter president
B. Only the candidate's parents
C. The Nominating Committee, State Executive Director, and State
Officer Advisor
D. Any HOSA member
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The handbook specifically grants this authority to those
leadership officials.
9. A candidate nominated for a different office by the Nominating
Committee may:
A. Automatically change the rules
B. Decline the nomination
C. Campaign on social media
, D. Select another candidate
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Candidates have the opportunity to decline a nomination.
10. Regional Vice Presidents must live in and attend school in:
A. Any Washington region
B. Their represented region
C. Spokane only
D. Their advisor's region
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Regional Vice Presidents must live in and attend school in the
region they represent.
11. Which position has a two-year term?
A. Secretary
B. Regional Vice President
C. President-Elect
D. Postsecondary Vice President
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: President-Elect is identified as a two-year term.
12. Except for President-Elect, State Officers may serve a maximum of
how many consecutive terms?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: State Officers may serve two consecutive terms, with
President-Elect as the exception.
Leadership, HOSA Knowledge & Situational Questions |
Complete Practice Exam
Questions 1–50: State Officer Eligibility & Candidate Knowledge
1. What is the minimum GPA specified for a Washington HOSA State
Officer candidate?
A. 2.5
B. 2.75
C. 3.0
D. 3.5
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Candidates must be earning at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
2. How many candidates from each chapter may apply for a Student
Leadership Executive Council position?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Washington handbook permits only two candidates from
each chapter to apply.
3. A State Officer candidate must be a member who is:
A. Registered but unpaid
B. Active and dues-paying
C. A former HOSA member
,D. A national officer
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Candidates must be registered, dues-paying, active members
of their local HOSA chapter.
4. Except for Postsecondary Vice President, most State Officer offices
are open to students in which grades during 2026–2027?
A. 6–8
B. 8–10
C. 9–12
D. Postsecondary only
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Most offices are open to grades 9–12 students meeting the
health-career-class requirement.
5. What educational requirement applies to most secondary State
Officer candidates?
A. They must have completed college-level biology
B. They must have taken or be taking a CTE health career class
C. They must have completed an internship
D. They must have taken AP chemistry
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The handbook specifies a CTE health career class
requirement.
6. Candidate office eligibility is based partly on the candidate's
current:
A. GPA
B. Membership classification
C. Chapter size
,D. Competition ranking
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Positions are based on Secondary or
Postsecondary/Collegiate membership classification.
7. How many offices may a candidate indicate as preferences?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Unlimited
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Candidates may indicate preference for no more than two
offices.
8. Which group may nominate a candidate for an office other than the
candidate's preferred office?
A. Only the chapter president
B. Only the candidate's parents
C. The Nominating Committee, State Executive Director, and State
Officer Advisor
D. Any HOSA member
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The handbook specifically grants this authority to those
leadership officials.
9. A candidate nominated for a different office by the Nominating
Committee may:
A. Automatically change the rules
B. Decline the nomination
C. Campaign on social media
, D. Select another candidate
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Candidates have the opportunity to decline a nomination.
10. Regional Vice Presidents must live in and attend school in:
A. Any Washington region
B. Their represented region
C. Spokane only
D. Their advisor's region
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Regional Vice Presidents must live in and attend school in the
region they represent.
11. Which position has a two-year term?
A. Secretary
B. Regional Vice President
C. President-Elect
D. Postsecondary Vice President
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: President-Elect is identified as a two-year term.
12. Except for President-Elect, State Officers may serve a maximum of
how many consecutive terms?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: State Officers may serve two consecutive terms, with
President-Elect as the exception.
