New York Security Guard Practice Test 2026: Test de práctica 4

Test de práctica 4 de 4 de New York Security Guard Practice Test: 20 preguntas más con respuestas y explicaciones.

Vigilante de seguridad
Nueva York
81 preguntas
Revisado el 10 de octubre de 2026

Pregunta 1 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 2 de 20
You see a spill on the floor of a busy hallway. What should you do?
- Tell a few people nearby to be careful and do nothing else
- Wait until someone slips, then report it
- Walk around it and continue your patrol
- Guard or mark the area, report it for cleanup and note it
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: D. Guard or mark the area, report it for cleanup and note it
Slips are a common cause of injury. Officers should make hazards safe and report them right away.
Pregunta 3 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 4 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 5 de 20
What is "deadly force"?
- Touching someone's shoulder or arm without their permission
- Force likely to cause death or serious bodily injury
- Any force used at night
- Placing handcuffs on a person
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. Force likely to cause death or serious bodily injury
State laws allow deadly force only in very narrow situations, such as an immediate threat of death or serious injury.
Pregunta 6 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 7 de 20
A shopper is loud and upset at the service desk. What should the security officer try first?
- Holding the shopper's arms
- Calm, respectful conversation
- Threatening to call the police right away
- Pepper spray
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. Calm, respectful conversation
Talking is the first and safest option. Physical force is a last resort and only when it is lawful and necessary.
Pregunta 8 de 20
You made a mistake in your field notebook. What is the correct way to fix it?
- Cover it with correction fluid, then neatly write the right words over the top
- Tear the page out
- Draw a single line through it, write the correction and add your initials
- Scribble over it until it cannot be read
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. Draw a single line through it, write the correction and add your initials
Notes can be used as evidence. A single line keeps the original words readable and shows the change was honest.
Pregunta 9 de 20
The PASS method for using a portable fire extinguisher stands for:
- Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
- Point, Activate, Squeeze, Stop
- Push, Aim, Spray, Stop
- Pull, Alert, Spray, Shut
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: A. Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep
Pull the pin, aim at the base of the fire, squeeze the handle and sweep from side to side.
Pregunta 10 de 20
How should a security officer decide whom to watch more closely?
- By their race, ethnic background or accent
- By the language they speak
- By what people do, not by how they look
- By their age or how they dress
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. By what people do, not by how they look
Watching behavior is fair and effective. Profiling people by appearance is unfair and can break anti-discrimination laws.
Pregunta 11 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 12 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 13 de 20
What does "active listening" mean?
- Interrupting to correct the person's facts
- Agreeing with everything the person says so that they calm down faster
- Paying full attention, letting the person speak and repeating back what you heard
- Waiting quietly for your turn to argue
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. Paying full attention, letting the person speak and repeating back what you heard
People calm down when they feel heard. Repeating back what they said shows you understand.
Pregunta 14 de 20
How should you record what a witness said in a report?
- Write their exact words in quotation marks when you can
- Write only the parts you agree with
- Replace their words with your opinion of what they meant
- Change their words so they sound more professional
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: A. Write their exact words in quotation marks when you can
Exact quotes are more accurate and more useful as evidence than a summary.
Pregunta 15 de 20
You find a person who has collapsed and is not breathing. What should you do?
- Wait to see if the person wakes up
- Move the person to a car to drive them to the hospital
- Call 911 or have someone call, send for an AED and start CPR if you are trained
- Give the person sips of water and wait a few minutes to see if they recover
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. Call 911 or have someone call, send for an AED and start CPR if you are trained
Fast action matters in cardiac arrest. Calling 911, CPR and an AED give the person the best chance.
Pregunta 16 de 20
A caller says there is a bomb in the building. What should you do?
- Ignore it because most calls are jokes
- Stay calm, keep the caller talking, write down everything and follow the bomb threat procedure
- Hang up immediately
- Search the building alone first so that you do not cause a panic
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. Stay calm, keep the caller talking, write down everything and follow the bomb threat procedure
Details from the call help police judge the threat. Follow your site's procedure and notify authorities.
Pregunta 17 de 20
Which description is best for an incident report?
- A suspicious-looking guy hanging around
- A man who looked like he was up to no good, hanging around the loading dock
- A man about 6 feet tall, wearing a red hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans
- A tall person wearing normal clothes
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. A man about 6 feet tall, wearing a red hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans
Reports should give facts and details that someone else can use, not opinions or vague words.
Pregunta 18 de 20
Which body language helps calm an angry person?
- Crossed arms and a hard stare
- Standing close to the person's face to show confidence
- Open hands, a relaxed stance and a safe distance
- Pointing your finger at the person
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. Open hands, a relaxed stance and a safe distance
Calm, non-threatening body language helps lower tension. Keeping a safe distance also protects the officer.
Pregunta 19 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 20 de 20
In most states, a private security officer's power to arrest is:
- Greater than a police officer's while on private property
- The same as any private citizen's, as set by state law
- Unlimited while the officer is in uniform
- The same as a police officer's
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. The same as any private citizen's, as set by state law
Unless a state law gives special powers, a security officer has only the arrest powers that any private person has. These rules differ from state to state.

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