Virginia Unarmed Security Officer Practice Test 2026: Test de práctica 2

Test de práctica 2 de 4 de Virginia Unarmed Security Officer Practice Test: 20 preguntas más con respuestas y explicaciones.

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

Pregunta 1 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 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
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 4 de 20
Police arrive at an active shooter scene. What should you do?
- Keep your hands empty and visible and follow their commands
- Run toward the officers to hug them
- Point toward the shooter with your radio or phone in your hand
- Ask the officers to show their badges
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: A. Keep your hands empty and visible and follow their commands
Police may not know who the attacker is. Empty, visible hands and following orders keep you safe.
Pregunta 5 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 6 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.
Pregunta 7 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 8 de 20
In "run, hide, fight," when is fighting appropriate?
- When you want to protect the building and its valuable property
- Before trying anything else
- Every time you see the attacker
- Only as a last resort, when your life is in immediate danger
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: D. Only as a last resort, when your life is in immediate danger
Escaping or hiding comes first. Fighting is for when there is no other choice and your life is at risk.
Pregunta 9 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 10 de 20
When should a security officer write notes about an incident?
- Only if the police come to the site
- At the end of the week
- As soon as possible, while the details are fresh
- Only if a supervisor asks for them at the end of the shift
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: C. As soon as possible, while the details are fresh
Memory fades quickly. Notes written right away are more accurate and more believable in court.
Pregunta 11 de 20
What does federal guidance tell people to do in an active shooter situation?
- Run, hide, fight
- Stop, drop and roll
- Duck, cover and hold
- Stay, call and wait
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: A. Run, hide, fight
The Department of Homeland Security advises running if there is a safe way out, hiding if not, and fighting only as a last resort.
Pregunta 12 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 13 de 20
You find an unattended, suspicious package. What should you do?
- Open it to see what is inside
- Pick it up gently and shake it to hear what is inside
- Carry it outside to a safer place
- Do not touch it, move people away and report it
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: D. Do not touch it, move people away and report it
A suspicious item may be dangerous. Keep people away and let trained responders deal with it.
Pregunta 14 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 15 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 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
On patrol you find a broken window and signs that someone forced their way in. What should you do first?
- Go inside alone to catch the intruder
- Stay outside, call the police and your supervisor, and watch from a safe place
- Clean up the broken glass so no one is hurt
- Wait until morning so the day shift supervisor can decide what to do next about it
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: B. Stay outside, call the police and your supervisor, and watch from a safe place
An intruder may still be inside. Entering alone is dangerous and can destroy evidence.
Pregunta 18 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 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
What are "post orders"?
- Written instructions that describe an officer's duties at a specific site
- Orders given by police officers to security staff at a crime scene they control
- A list of people who are banned from all stores
- Letters that arrive in the mail for the client
Ver respuesta
Respuesta: A. Written instructions that describe an officer's duties at a specific site
Post orders tell officers what to do at their post, such as patrol times, access rules and emergency contacts.

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