Florida Class D Security License Practice Test 2026: Test de práctica 2

Test de práctica 2 de 4 de Florida Class D Security License Practice Test: 20 preguntas más con respuestas y explicaciones.

Vigilante de seguridad
Florida
81 preguntas
Revisado el 10 de octubre de 2026

Pregunta 1 de 20
What is the main job of most private security officers?
- Observe, deter and report problems to the right people
- Investigate crimes and arrest suspects in the same way as the police
- Punish people who break site rules
- Enforce traffic laws on public roads
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: A. Observe, deter and report problems to the right people
Security officers protect people and property mostly by being visible, watching carefully and reporting what they see. Law enforcement is the job of the police.
Pregunta 2 de 20
What is a security officer's role during a building evacuation?
- Go back inside to collect belongings
- Guide people to exits and the assembly point and help account for everyone
- Use the elevators to move people faster
- Lock the exit doors behind people so no one can go back inside the building
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. Guide people to exits and the assembly point and help account for everyone
Officers help people leave calmly by the nearest safe exit and report anyone missing to emergency responders.
Pregunta 3 de 20
Which of these sentences should go in an incident report?
- I think the night cleaner probably forgot to lock the loading dock door again.
- This building is always a mess.
- The east loading dock door was propped open with a brick at 2:15 a.m.
- Probably nothing important happened.
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. The east loading dock door was propped open with a brick at 2:15 a.m.
Reports should record facts you saw or heard, with times and places, not personal opinions.
Pregunta 4 de 20
A person who was struggling stops resisting and is now calm. What should happen to the officer's use of force?
- It should increase so the person does not try again
- It should stay exactly the same
- It should stop or be reduced right away
- It should continue until the police arrive
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. It should stop or be reduced right away
Force must end when the threat ends. Force used after a person stops resisting is not reasonable and may be a crime.
Pregunta 5 de 20
During a fire evacuation, what should people NOT use?
- Emergency lighting
- Stairs
- Marked exits
- Elevators
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: D. Elevators
Elevators can stop working or open onto a fire floor. People should use the stairs.
Pregunta 6 de 20
A trespasser refuses to leave and becomes angry. What should the officer usually do?
- Keep a safe distance and call the police, as the post orders say
- Block the exit so the person has to stay there until the police arrive
- Lock the person in an office
- Drag the person off the property
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: A. Keep a safe distance and call the police, as the post orders say
Officers should avoid physical confrontation. Police can deal with a person who will not leave.
Pregunta 7 de 20
A visitor asks how to find an office in the building. What should you do?
- Ask the visitor to leave the building
- Ignore the visitor, because giving directions is not security work
- Help politely and clearly, or find someone who can
- Tell the visitor to find it alone
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. Help politely and clearly, or find someone who can
Officers are often the first person a visitor meets. Helpful, polite service is part of the job.
Pregunta 8 de 20
What is the main purpose of a security patrol?
- To prevent and detect problems such as fires, hazards, theft and intruders
- To find people to arrest
- To check the quality of employees' work and report anyone who does not seem busy
- To keep the officer busy until the shift ends
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: A. To prevent and detect problems such as fires, hazards, theft and intruders
Patrols let officers spot and report problems early, and a visible officer deters crime.
Pregunta 9 de 20
You feel very tired during a night shift. What is the professional choice?
- Turn off your radio so you can rest
- Leave early without telling anyone
- Take a short nap in your car during a quiet part of the shift
- Tell your supervisor and use approved ways to stay alert
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: D. Tell your supervisor and use approved ways to stay alert
An officer who is asleep cannot protect anyone. Sleeping on duty can lead to dismissal and liability.
Pregunta 10 de 20
A person is on private property, is told by the owner's agent to leave, and refuses. What is the person usually doing?
- Using a legal right to stay
- Committing robbery
- Trespassing
- Committing burglary
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. Trespassing
In most states, staying on private property after the owner or the owner's agent says to leave is trespass.
Pregunta 11 de 20
Why must security reports be accurate and complete?
- Police, insurers, lawyers and courts may rely on them
- They are only read by the officer who wrote them, as a memory aid
- They are used mainly for advertising
- They are thrown away after each shift
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: A. Police, insurers, lawyers and courts may rely on them
A report may become a legal record. Mistakes or missing details can hurt an investigation and the officer's credibility.
Pregunta 12 de 20
A security officer harms someone while doing their job. Who else may be held responsible?
- The local police department
- Only the person who was harmed
- The officer's employer, and sometimes the client
- No one, because the officer was doing their job at the time
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. The officer's employer, and sometimes the client
Employers can be held responsible for what employees do within the scope of their job. This is called vicarious liability.
Pregunta 13 de 20
When force is allowed, how much force may a security officer use?
- Any amount of force the client approves in writing in the post orders
- As much force as it takes to win
- Twice as much force as the other person uses
- Only the force that is reasonable and necessary for the situation
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: D. Only the force that is reasonable and necessary for the situation
The law allows only reasonable force. Using more than is needed can make the officer guilty of assault and liable for damages.
Pregunta 14 de 20
What is the best way to ask a trespasser to leave?
- Shout at them in front of other people
- Take their ID card and keep it until they leave
- Explain politely and clearly that they must leave, and give them time to go
- Take their arm firmly and walk them out the nearest door without saying much
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. Explain politely and clearly that they must leave, and give them time to go
A clear, polite request gives the person a chance to comply and reduces the chance of a fight.
Pregunta 15 de 20
Why should security officers change the times and routes of their patrols?
- So no one can predict when the officer will come by
- Because the same route is boring
- To shorten the patrol
- So the officer can skip checking some doors and windows
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: A. So no one can predict when the officer will come by
A predictable patrol is easy for a criminal to plan around. Varying the pattern makes patrols a stronger deterrent.
Pregunta 16 de 20
While on duty you learn private information about a client's employees. What should you do with it?
- Post it on social media as a warning
- Use it later to ask employees for favors in return for keeping quiet
- Keep it confidential and share it only with people who need to know
- Tell friends and family about it
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. Keep it confidential and share it only with people who need to know
Security officers are trusted with sensitive information. Keeping it private is a basic duty.
Pregunta 17 de 20
Which statement about a security uniform is true?
- It gives the officer the right to search anyone on the client's property
- It allows the officer to direct traffic on any public street
- It shows the officer works for the site, but it gives no police powers
- It allows the officer to hold people for questioning
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. It shows the officer works for the site, but it gives no police powers
A uniform makes an officer easy to find and can deter crime. It does not turn the officer into a law enforcement officer.
Pregunta 18 de 20
A good incident report answers which questions?
- Only who and when
- Only what happened to the officer
- Who, what, when, where, why and how
- Only what the client wants to hear about
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. Who, what, when, where, why and how
The six basic questions make sure the reader understands the full incident.
Pregunta 19 de 20
Why must a security officer never say or suggest that they are a police officer?
- Police officers may ask the officer to work for them
- Clients only allow it during night shifts when the police are busy elsewhere
- Pretending to be a police officer is a crime and can lead to lawsuits
- It makes incident reports harder to write
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. Pretending to be a police officer is a crime and can lead to lawsuits
Impersonating a law enforcement officer is a criminal offense. It also exposes the officer and employer to civil lawsuits.
Pregunta 20 de 20
In most situations, when may a private security officer look inside a person's bag?
- Any time a person refuses to answer the officer's questions politely
- When the person agrees or it is a posted condition of entry
- Whenever the officer has a feeling about them
- Only after the officer takes off the uniform
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. When the person agrees or it is a posted condition of entry
Private officers do not have police search powers. Searches usually depend on consent and the site's posted rules.

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