STAR GUAR D INSTR UCTOR TEST
Qu estio ns and Answ er s
1. If you are caring for an unresponsive drowning person and foam is coming
from the person's nose and mouth, what should you do?
A) suction the foam until it stops coming out
B) use a finger sweep to remove the foam
C) breathe through the foam
D) turn the person's head to the side so the foam will drain out
ANS C) breathe through the foam
2. When attached to an oxygen cylinder, what does the regulator control?
A) rate of oxygen flow
B) pressure inside the cylinder
C) inflation of the mask and tubing
D) rate at which the cylinder can be refilled
ANS A) rate of oxygen flow
3. What should you do while performing a bottom search wearing goggles or
,mask, a snorkel, and fins?
A) move your arms in a freestyle stroke for speed
B) surface every 10 seconds to clear your snorkel
C) use a kicking motion with your fins to feel for a person
D)keep your hands forward and sweep them to the sides to feel for a person
ANS D) keep your hands forward and sweep them to the sides to feel for a person
4. When should you give verbal instructions to guests using a waterslide?
A) every rider, every time
B) the first time a guest rides the slide
C) when there is a large group on the slide tower platform
D) if a guest looks scared, or you think someone may try to break the rules
ANS A) every rider, every time
5. Which is a good descriptor of the adult learner?
A) needs very little feedback
B) learns best in an environment that is informal but organized
C) functions best in an instructor-centered environment
D) retains the most information by reading
,ANS B) learns best in an environment that is informal but organized
6. What is the difference between distress and drowning?
A) a distressed person is also injured
B) a drowning person is in deep water
C) a distressed person is on the bottom of the pool
D) a drowning person's mouth and nose are covered with water, and the head
cannot be lifted or brought to the surface to breathe
ANS D) a drowning person's mouth and nose are covered with water, and the head cannot be lifted or
brought to the surface to breathe
7. True or False
Strapping a person on a backboard and placing head immobilization devices
(HIDs) for the sole purpose of immobilizing the spine is NOT an evidence-
based practice.
ANS A) True
8. If an unresponsive drowning person may look similar to people who are
floating or are underwater and are okay, what can you do to tell them apart?
A) look for the RID factor
, B) look to see that the person lifts his or her head to breathe within a
few seconds (look for life)
C)look to see if others around the person are worried that something is wrong
D) have another patron poke the person to see if the person is okay
ANS B) look to see that the person lifts his or her head to breathe within a few seconds (look for life)
9. What is a zero-depth entry at an aquatic facility?
A) a waterslide entry from an even platform
B) a method of running into a wave pool to make a rescue
C) the area that resembles a beach shoreline
D)an entry into the catch pool of a waterslide without going under the water
ANS C) the area that resembles a beach shoreline
10. What would be the correct term to use if a person experienced a
drowning incident, but was resuscitated and did not die?
A) distress
B) dry drowning
C) near drowning
D) non-fatal drowning
ANS D) non-fatal drowning
Qu estio ns and Answ er s
1. If you are caring for an unresponsive drowning person and foam is coming
from the person's nose and mouth, what should you do?
A) suction the foam until it stops coming out
B) use a finger sweep to remove the foam
C) breathe through the foam
D) turn the person's head to the side so the foam will drain out
ANS C) breathe through the foam
2. When attached to an oxygen cylinder, what does the regulator control?
A) rate of oxygen flow
B) pressure inside the cylinder
C) inflation of the mask and tubing
D) rate at which the cylinder can be refilled
ANS A) rate of oxygen flow
3. What should you do while performing a bottom search wearing goggles or
,mask, a snorkel, and fins?
A) move your arms in a freestyle stroke for speed
B) surface every 10 seconds to clear your snorkel
C) use a kicking motion with your fins to feel for a person
D)keep your hands forward and sweep them to the sides to feel for a person
ANS D) keep your hands forward and sweep them to the sides to feel for a person
4. When should you give verbal instructions to guests using a waterslide?
A) every rider, every time
B) the first time a guest rides the slide
C) when there is a large group on the slide tower platform
D) if a guest looks scared, or you think someone may try to break the rules
ANS A) every rider, every time
5. Which is a good descriptor of the adult learner?
A) needs very little feedback
B) learns best in an environment that is informal but organized
C) functions best in an instructor-centered environment
D) retains the most information by reading
,ANS B) learns best in an environment that is informal but organized
6. What is the difference between distress and drowning?
A) a distressed person is also injured
B) a drowning person is in deep water
C) a distressed person is on the bottom of the pool
D) a drowning person's mouth and nose are covered with water, and the head
cannot be lifted or brought to the surface to breathe
ANS D) a drowning person's mouth and nose are covered with water, and the head cannot be lifted or
brought to the surface to breathe
7. True or False
Strapping a person on a backboard and placing head immobilization devices
(HIDs) for the sole purpose of immobilizing the spine is NOT an evidence-
based practice.
ANS A) True
8. If an unresponsive drowning person may look similar to people who are
floating or are underwater and are okay, what can you do to tell them apart?
A) look for the RID factor
, B) look to see that the person lifts his or her head to breathe within a
few seconds (look for life)
C)look to see if others around the person are worried that something is wrong
D) have another patron poke the person to see if the person is okay
ANS B) look to see that the person lifts his or her head to breathe within a few seconds (look for life)
9. What is a zero-depth entry at an aquatic facility?
A) a waterslide entry from an even platform
B) a method of running into a wave pool to make a rescue
C) the area that resembles a beach shoreline
D)an entry into the catch pool of a waterslide without going under the water
ANS C) the area that resembles a beach shoreline
10. What would be the correct term to use if a person experienced a
drowning incident, but was resuscitated and did not die?
A) distress
B) dry drowning
C) near drowning
D) non-fatal drowning
ANS D) non-fatal drowning
