SECURITY GUARD
QEXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
100% CORRECT GRADED
A+.
,1. A security guard sees a person faint and does not suspect a head/neck and/or spinal injury. After performing
the scene and primary assessments, theguard discovers that the person is still unconscious but breathing. The next
thing the guard should do is:
a) place the person in the recovery position
b) wait for a minute before taking any action, because most people regainconsciousness after that length of
time.
c) shake the person so that he will regain consciousness more quickly.
d) look through the person's belongings in order to find out what medicationshe is taking.
e) begin chest compressions.: a) Place the person in the recovery position.
2. A contract security guard who is the employee of a licensed security ser-vices business should see himself or
herself as a representative of:
a) himself or herself, and of no one else.
b) his or her employer.
c) the client to whom his or her services are contracted out by his or heremployer.
d) the security industry as a whole.
e) himself or herself, his or her employer, the client, and the security industryas a whole.: e) himself or herself, his
or her employer, the client, and the security industry as a whole
3. Wet spots on floors near windows that open, lights that do not work in stairwells, and boxes that hang over
the edge of high shelves should all berecognized by alert security guards as:
a) signs that break and entry has taken place.
b) safety hazards that should be reported.
c) indications that building maintenance personnel are not doing their jobs.
d) maintenance problems that the security guard is responsible for fixing.: b)safety hazards that should be reported.
4. An oral report delivered by a security guard to a person in authority:
a) should always be as short as possible.
b) is an informal communication and therefore does not have to be as carefullythought out as a written report.
c) should always be delivered by the guard while he or she is standing.
d) should be delivered just as professionally as a written report.
e) should always be followed up by a written report.: d) should be delivered justas professionally as a written report.
5. When a security guard prepares an occurrence report, the notes in his orher notebook:
a) must be copied over exactly as they appear.
b) should be used to aid the guard's memory of the events and how theyoccurred.
c) should be edited so as to leave out any information that would reflect poorlyon the guard's employer.
d) cannot be referred to until after the report has been submitted.
e) should be photocopied and attached.: b) should be used to aid the guard'smemory of the events and how they
occurred.
6. A security guard's ethics are:
a) the written instructions that describe the guard's duties on a particular site.
, b) the moral principles that guide a guard's behavior.
c) guidelines for behavior that a guard is free to follow or ignore dependingon the circumstances of a
particular situation.
d) the skills and abilities that a guard brings to his or her work.
e) the tactical communication techniques that a guard uses in interactionswith others.: b) the moral principles
that guide a guard's behavior.
7. The narrative portion of an occurrence or incident report should always bewritten:
a) in point form
b) in 100 words or less
c) in chronological order
d) without any reference to names of particular individuals
e) in black ink: c) in chronological order
8. The best approach for a security guard to take when dealing with a largecrowd of people is to:
a) assume that all large crowds are violent and call the police immediately.
b) take charge of the situation as aggressively as possible and as quickly aspossible, before things get out of
hand.
c) recognize that most crowds are peaceful, and ignore them unless some-thing happens.
d) recognize that all crowds have the potential for danger, and monitor what
they are doing very closely and carefully.
e) approach the crowd and try to establish friendly relations with the leaders.-
: d) recognize that all crowds have the potential for danger, and monitor what theyare doing very closely and carefully.
9. The fire department can legally enter any property at any time without thepermission of the owner:
a) as long as they enter the property between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
b) as long as they do not do any damage to the property.
c) if they have reasonable grounds to believe that a crime is in progress.
d) if provincial authorities have legally declared a state of emergency.
e) if it is necessary for them to do so in order to save a life or protect the safetyof people and property.: e) if it is
necessary for them to do so in order to save a life or protect the safety of people and property.
10. A security guard who has achieved effective communication:
a) manages to take in more information than he or she gives out.
b) gets his or her ideas across using the fewest possible words.
c) gets his or her ideas across clearly and accurately, and clearly and accu-rately understands what others are
communicating.
d) has to answer the fewest questions in order to be understood.
e) gets people to comply with his or her instructions immediately.: c) gets his or her ideas across clearly and
accurately, and clearly and accurately understandswhat others are communicating.
11. Under negligence law, a security guard who owes duty of care to anotherperson must meet a standard of
care in exercising his or her duty to protect that other person from harm or loss.
a) written.
QEXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
100% CORRECT GRADED
A+.
,1. A security guard sees a person faint and does not suspect a head/neck and/or spinal injury. After performing
the scene and primary assessments, theguard discovers that the person is still unconscious but breathing. The next
thing the guard should do is:
a) place the person in the recovery position
b) wait for a minute before taking any action, because most people regainconsciousness after that length of
time.
c) shake the person so that he will regain consciousness more quickly.
d) look through the person's belongings in order to find out what medicationshe is taking.
e) begin chest compressions.: a) Place the person in the recovery position.
2. A contract security guard who is the employee of a licensed security ser-vices business should see himself or
herself as a representative of:
a) himself or herself, and of no one else.
b) his or her employer.
c) the client to whom his or her services are contracted out by his or heremployer.
d) the security industry as a whole.
e) himself or herself, his or her employer, the client, and the security industryas a whole.: e) himself or herself, his
or her employer, the client, and the security industry as a whole
3. Wet spots on floors near windows that open, lights that do not work in stairwells, and boxes that hang over
the edge of high shelves should all berecognized by alert security guards as:
a) signs that break and entry has taken place.
b) safety hazards that should be reported.
c) indications that building maintenance personnel are not doing their jobs.
d) maintenance problems that the security guard is responsible for fixing.: b)safety hazards that should be reported.
4. An oral report delivered by a security guard to a person in authority:
a) should always be as short as possible.
b) is an informal communication and therefore does not have to be as carefullythought out as a written report.
c) should always be delivered by the guard while he or she is standing.
d) should be delivered just as professionally as a written report.
e) should always be followed up by a written report.: d) should be delivered justas professionally as a written report.
5. When a security guard prepares an occurrence report, the notes in his orher notebook:
a) must be copied over exactly as they appear.
b) should be used to aid the guard's memory of the events and how theyoccurred.
c) should be edited so as to leave out any information that would reflect poorlyon the guard's employer.
d) cannot be referred to until after the report has been submitted.
e) should be photocopied and attached.: b) should be used to aid the guard'smemory of the events and how they
occurred.
6. A security guard's ethics are:
a) the written instructions that describe the guard's duties on a particular site.
, b) the moral principles that guide a guard's behavior.
c) guidelines for behavior that a guard is free to follow or ignore dependingon the circumstances of a
particular situation.
d) the skills and abilities that a guard brings to his or her work.
e) the tactical communication techniques that a guard uses in interactionswith others.: b) the moral principles
that guide a guard's behavior.
7. The narrative portion of an occurrence or incident report should always bewritten:
a) in point form
b) in 100 words or less
c) in chronological order
d) without any reference to names of particular individuals
e) in black ink: c) in chronological order
8. The best approach for a security guard to take when dealing with a largecrowd of people is to:
a) assume that all large crowds are violent and call the police immediately.
b) take charge of the situation as aggressively as possible and as quickly aspossible, before things get out of
hand.
c) recognize that most crowds are peaceful, and ignore them unless some-thing happens.
d) recognize that all crowds have the potential for danger, and monitor what
they are doing very closely and carefully.
e) approach the crowd and try to establish friendly relations with the leaders.-
: d) recognize that all crowds have the potential for danger, and monitor what theyare doing very closely and carefully.
9. The fire department can legally enter any property at any time without thepermission of the owner:
a) as long as they enter the property between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.
b) as long as they do not do any damage to the property.
c) if they have reasonable grounds to believe that a crime is in progress.
d) if provincial authorities have legally declared a state of emergency.
e) if it is necessary for them to do so in order to save a life or protect the safetyof people and property.: e) if it is
necessary for them to do so in order to save a life or protect the safety of people and property.
10. A security guard who has achieved effective communication:
a) manages to take in more information than he or she gives out.
b) gets his or her ideas across using the fewest possible words.
c) gets his or her ideas across clearly and accurately, and clearly and accu-rately understands what others are
communicating.
d) has to answer the fewest questions in order to be understood.
e) gets people to comply with his or her instructions immediately.: c) gets his or her ideas across clearly and
accurately, and clearly and accurately understandswhat others are communicating.
11. Under negligence law, a security guard who owes duty of care to anotherperson must meet a standard of
care in exercising his or her duty to protect that other person from harm or loss.
a) written.
