SAR (Search and Rescue Certification Test Practice Questions and Answers.

SAR (Search and Rescue Certification Test
Practice Questions and Answers
Question 1
6-43. Articles of waste such as leftover food and empty food wrappers in the field
should be disposed of by:
Correct Answer
D. packing them out and disposing of them properly.



Question 2
11-2. Resources can be categorized as:
Correct Answer
C. human, animal, informational, equipment, and technology.



Question 3
3-19. Command Staff consists of:
Correct Answer
C. Safety Officer, Liaison Officer, and Public Information Officer.



Question 4
1-8. The Citizens Corps programs DO NOT include:
Correct Answer
D. SAR TECH Standards.



Question 5
15-42. Your personal equipment should be checked and readied in which stage of the
SAR incident?
Correct Answer
B. preplanning and preparation




Page 1 of 55

,Question 6
13-6. The step-by-step method of tracking uses:
Correct Answer
B. a three-person team composed of a point person and two flankers.



Question 7
15-40. A way for one crew member to significantly hamper another crew member's
ability to operate at night is to:
Correct Answer
B. shine his or her headlight into the other's eyes.



Question 8
10-3. What is magnetic declination?
Correct Answer
C. the difference between true north and magnetic north



Question 9
1-5. T.J. Setnicka, author of "Wilderness Search and Rescue," stated that SAR was
essentially:
Correct Answer
B. a transportation problem.



Question 10
6-9. The sequence in which the different stages occur in response to a life-threatening
situation is:
Correct Answer
C. alarm, reaction, response and options, rest.




Page 2 of 55

,Question 11
9-28. Where should heavy items be placed in your pack?
Correct Answer
C. close to your back



Question 12
6-19. All of following are means to control fear EXCEPT:
Correct Answer
C. removal of yourself physically and mentally from the situation.



Question 13
10-9. In order to determine distances on a topographic map, you would use the
____________________ located at the bottom of the map.
Correct Answer
B. bar scale



Question 14
15-22. One of your priorities is to determine from where your crew will start. You
either use your task assignment or your observations of terrain as a starting point.
You determine the direction of travel and designate a line perpendicular to that
direction. Your crew lines up in the appropriate spacing along the line after you have
named the person who will keep the team on the right direction of travel. The line
that defines the starting points for each crew member and is perpendicular to that
direction of travel is the:
Correct Answer
C. base line.



Question 15
10-6. Calculate the magnetic bearing from a true bearing of 180 degrees obtained
from a map with a declination of 8 degrees east.
Correct Answer
B. 172 degrees




Page 3 of 55

, Question 16
3-5. The type of a resource relates to:
Correct Answer
B. the level of skill and capability of a resource.



Question 17
16-5. A water knot is used:
Correct Answer
C. primarily when working with webbing.



Question 18
5-5. The body's primary method of regulating its temperature involves finely adjusting
the flow of heated blood between its core and periphery.
Correct Answer
A. True



Question 19
3-14. The Incident Command System refers to:
Correct Answer
A. an on-scene incident management model.



Question 20
9-6. The intake of fluid is crucial to the SAR provider. What is one step that a SAR
provider could take to maintain his or her necessary fluid level?
Correct Answer
C. Add drink mixes to improve taste.




Page 4 of 55