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Security Guard Licence Practice Test

Role and legal limits, observation and reporting, patrol, access control, emergencies, communications and ethics for unarmed security guard licensing.

169 questions · 7 topics · free, no sign-up

Mixed practice test

10 questions, graded as you go, with the reason for every answer. No sign-up.

Timed mock exam

50 questions in 60 minutes, drawn from every topic. No answers shown until the end, then a score, your weakest topics and a review of what you missed.

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Sample questions

How is the name "DOM" spelled using the international phonetic alphabet?

  1. David, Ocean, Mary
  2. Delta, Oscar, Mike
  3. Delta, Oscar, November
  4. Dog, Oboe, Mike
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B. Delta, Oscar, Mike

D is Delta, O is Oscar and M is Mike. November is N, an easy slip because M and N sound alike, which is exactly why the phonetic alphabet is used.

Reference: ICAO/NATO phonetic alphabet

A fire in spilled gasoline is which class of fire?

  1. Class A
  2. Class C
  3. Class K
  4. Class B
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D. Class B

Flammable and combustible liquids such as gasoline, oil and solvents are Class B. Class A is ordinary solids, which is the usual mix-up.

Reference: Portable fire extinguisher classes and use; NFPA 10 (classification and inspection topics)

How much first aid should a guard attempt to give?

  1. Whatever a bystander says should be done
  2. Any treatment seen on a television show
  3. Only the care the guard has been trained to give
  4. None, even when fully trained and certified
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C. Only the care the guard has been trained to give

Acting within your training protects the casualty and you. Going beyond it can cause harm, while doing nothing when trained and expected to help fails the duty of the post.

Reference: First aid awareness; guard pre-licensing curriculum, emergency procedures module

Why should a guard vary the route and timing of patrols?

  1. So that nobody watching can predict the guard's movements
  2. So that the guard needs to carry fewer keys on each round
  3. So that some areas of the site can be skipped each night
  4. So that patrols always finish before the shift is over
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A. So that nobody watching can predict the guard's movements

A fixed pattern lets an intruder time their activity for when the guard is elsewhere. Varying routes and times keeps every area equally likely to be checked; it is not a reason to skip areas.

Reference: Patrol techniques; guard pre-licensing curriculum, patrol module

A guard should write every report with the expectation that it

  1. will be read only by the guard
  2. may be used as evidence in court
  3. will be destroyed after the shift
  4. cannot be shown to the client
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B. may be used as evidence in court

Reports are business records that the client, police, insurers and lawyers may all read, and they can be produced in court. Writing as though nobody else will read it leads to careless, incomplete reports.

Reference: Observation and report writing; guard pre-licensing curriculum, report writing module

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