Alberta Security Guard Test (ABST) Practice 2026: Test próbny 2

Test próbny 2 z 4 – Alberta Security Guard Test (ABST) Practice: kolejne pytania z odpowiedziami i wyjaśnieniami (liczba pytań: 25).

Ochrona
Alberta
Pytania: 105
Sprawdzono 10 października 2026

Pytanie 1 z 25
Which sentence belongs in an incident report?
- The man looked like a typical thief.
- At 14:32 the man put two phone chargers in his jacket pocket and walked past the tills.
- I think he was probably on drugs.
- Everyone knows people like him steal.
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: B. At 14:32 the man put two phone chargers in his jacket pocket and walked past the tills.
Reports record facts you saw and heard, with times. Leave out guesses, opinions and stereotypes.
Pytanie 2 z 25
Which list contains grounds protected by human rights laws across Canada?
- Race, religion, sex, disability and age
- Clothing brand, hair length and car model
- Favourite sports team and music taste
- Height, shoe size and hobbies
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: A. Race, religion, sex, disability and age
Federal and provincial human rights laws protect people from discrimination on grounds such as race, religion, sex, disability and age, including when receiving services.
Pytanie 3 z 25
Which body language usually helps calm a tense conversation?
- Standing face to face, very close
- Arms crossed and finger pointing
- Open hands kept visible, a relaxed stance, standing slightly to the side
- Hands resting on your equipment belt
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: C. Open hands kept visible, a relaxed stance, standing slightly to the side
Open, non-threatening body language shows you are not a danger while keeping you ready to react.
Pytanie 4 z 25
On patrol you find a door unlocked that should be locked. What should you do?
- Lock it and forget about it
- Check the area with care, secure the door if safe, and record and report it
- Leave it, since it is not your job
- Prop it open so you can get back in
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: B. Check the area with care, secure the door if safe, and record and report it
An unlocked door may mean a break-in or a staff mistake. Check safely, call for backup if something seems wrong, and record what you found.
Pytanie 5 z 25
Where law and employer policy allow it, a guard who has made a lawful arrest may do a limited search mainly for…
- weapons, or items that could help an escape or be destroyed as evidence
- information to share online
- anything the guard is curious about
- the person's wallet to collect payment
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: A. weapons, or items that could help an escape or be destroyed as evidence
A search after arrest is limited to safety and protecting evidence. Many employers do not allow guards to search at all, so follow your policy.
Pytanie 6 z 25
What is the purpose of a muster point (assembly area) in an evacuation?
- To hold a meeting about the cause of the fire
- To park emergency vehicles
- To gather people in one safe place so everyone can be accounted for
- To let people collect their belongings
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: C. To gather people in one safe place so everyone can be accounted for
A headcount at the muster point tells responders whether anyone may still be inside.
Pytanie 7 z 25
A guard arrests someone without legal grounds. What could happen?
- Nothing, because guards cannot be sued
- The person arrested must pay the guard's costs
- Police must charge the person anyway
- The guard and employer could face criminal charges or a lawsuit, for example for false imprisonment
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: D. The guard and employer could face criminal charges or a lawsuit, for example for false imprisonment
An unlawful arrest can be an assault and false imprisonment. Always be sure of your grounds, and follow your employer's arrest policy.
Pytanie 8 z 25
When should a guard try to put out a fire with an extinguisher?
- Only when the room is full of smoke
- Only when the fire is spreading fast
- Only if the fire is small, the alarm has been raised, and there is a clear way out behind them
- Always, before raising the alarm
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: C. Only if the fire is small, the alarm has been raised, and there is a clear way out behind them
Raise the alarm first. Fight only a small fire, with the right extinguisher, training and an escape route behind you. If in doubt, get out.
Pytanie 9 z 25
Under section 494(2), who may arrest a person found committing a criminal offence on or in relation to property?
- Only the owner, never an employee
- Any person passing by, for any offence anywhere
- Only police officers
- The owner or lawful possessor of the property, or a person they authorize, such as a guard
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: D. The owner or lawful possessor of the property, or a person they authorize, such as a guard
Section 494(2) gives this power to the owner or person in lawful possession of the property and to people they authorize, which is how many guards are covered.
Pytanie 10 z 25
During a fire evacuation, how should people leave a multi-storey building?
- By the stairs and marked exits, not the elevators
- By the elevators, because they are faster
- By staying at their desks until told to move
- By going up to the roof
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: A. By the stairs and marked exits, not the elevators
Elevators can stop or open onto a fire floor. Use stairwells and exits, and help people who need assistance according to the fire safety plan.
Pytanie 11 z 25
A good incident report answers which basic questions?
- Only who and when
- Only what the client wants to hear
- Who, what, when, where, why and how
- Only the guard's opinion of the people involved
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: C. Who, what, when, where, why and how
The 5 Ws and H give a complete, factual picture that someone who was not there can understand.
Pytanie 12 z 25
Which situation gives a guard the clearest legal grounds for a citizen's arrest?
- A customer says someone looked suspicious
- The guard watches a person smash a car window and take a laptop
- A person matches a vague description from last week
- A person refuses to answer the guard's questions
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: B. The guard watches a person smash a car window and take a laptop
The guard personally finds the person committing an indictable offence (breaking in and theft), which meets section 494(1)(a).
Pytanie 13 z 25
Under section 30 of the Criminal Code, a person who sees a breach of the peace may…
- fine the people involved
- step in to stop it and detain a person to hand them to a peace officer, using no more force than reasonably necessary
- use any force to punish the people involved
- arrest anyone in the area
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: B. step in to stop it and detain a person to hand them to a peace officer, using no more force than reasonably necessary
Section 30 lets anyone who witnesses a breach of the peace interfere and detain a person to give them into police custody, using only reasonable force.
Pytanie 14 z 25
What makes consent to a search valid?
- It is given by the person's friend
- It is given after the guard threatens to call police
- It is given freely by a person who knows they can say no
- It is assumed because the person did not complain
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: C. It is given freely by a person who knows they can say no
Consent must be voluntary and informed. Consent given under pressure or threats is not real consent.
Pytanie 15 z 25
What does WHMIS stand for?
- Worker Hazard Management and Inspection System
- Warehouse Hazardous Materials Inventory Standard
- Workplace Health and Medical Information Service
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: D. Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System
WHMIS is Canada's national system for information on hazardous products at work: labels, safety data sheets and worker training.
Pytanie 16 z 25
Why should you keep a safe distance (a reactionary gap) from an agitated person?
- Because the law forbids standing close to the public
- So the person cannot read your name tag
- So you do not have to write a report
- It gives you time and space to react if they become violent
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: D. It gives you time and space to react if they become violent
Distance buys reaction time. Stand at an angle, out of arm's reach, with a clear way out.
Pytanie 17 z 25
During an evacuation, when may people go back into the building?
- Only when the fire department or person in charge says it is safe
- After 10 minutes
- When they can no longer see smoke
- When the alarm stops ringing
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: A. Only when the fire department or person in charge says it is safe
Silence does not mean safety. Re-entry is allowed only when the fire department or the person in charge of the emergency gives the all-clear.
Pytanie 18 z 25
When is a court most likely to apply the Charter to a private security guard?
- Never, under any circumstances
- Only when the guard works nights
- Only when the guard is off duty
- When the guard acts as an agent of the police, for example on police instructions
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: D. When the guard acts as an agent of the police, for example on police instructions
A guard who acts at the direction of police can be treated as a state agent, and then Charter rules such as protection from unreasonable search apply.
Pytanie 19 z 25
A guard follows a customer around a store only because of the customer's skin colour. What is this?
- Required by most post orders
- Racial profiling, which is discrimination
- Allowed as long as the guard is polite
- Good loss-prevention practice
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: B. Racial profiling, which is discrimination
Decisions must be based on behaviour, not on race or other protected grounds. Profiling is discrimination and damages trust.
Pytanie 20 z 25
A visitor with a service dog wants to enter a building with a "no pets" sign. What should the guard do?
- Ask them to tie the dog up outside
- Refuse entry because the sign says no pets
- Let them enter with the service dog, following human rights rules and site policy
- Demand to see their medical records
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: C. Let them enter with the service dog, following human rights rules and site policy
Service dogs are not pets. Human rights laws require reasonable accommodation of people with disabilities.
Pytanie 21 z 25
You make a mistake in your notebook. What is the correct way to fix it?
- Cover it with correction fluid
- Tear out the page
- Draw a single line through it so it can still be read, and initial it
- Scribble over it so nobody can read it
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: C. Draw a single line through it so it can still be read, and initial it
Errors must stay readable so nobody can say you hid or changed information. Never remove pages.
Pytanie 22 z 25
A store owner offers you free goods if you "look the other way" during a theft by a friend. What should you do?
- Refuse and report the offer to your supervisor
- Accept, but only if the goods are cheap
- Ask for money instead
- Accept, since it is a small favour
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: A. Refuse and report the offer to your supervisor
Accepting gifts for ignoring wrongdoing is unethical, may be a crime, and could cost you your licence.
Pytanie 23 z 25
A friend asks a guard what a well-known customer bought at the store the guard protects. What should the guard do?
- Post it online
- Sell the information to a reporter
- Refuse, because information learned on the job is confidential
- Tell the friend, since it is harmless
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: C. Refuse, because information learned on the job is confidential
Guards often see private information. Keeping it confidential is part of professional ethics and privacy law.
Pytanie 24 z 25
An upset customer is shouting at you. Which approach is most likely to calm the situation?
- Turn your back and walk away
- Laugh to lighten the mood
- Stay calm, listen, speak slowly and offer options
- Shout back to show authority
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: C. Stay calm, listen, speak slowly and offer options
A calm voice, active listening and real choices help an upset person come back down. Matching their anger usually makes things worse.
Pytanie 25 z 25
Which is one of the factors a court looks at under section 34(2) when deciding if a use of force in self-defence was reasonable?
- Whether the employer approved the action in advance
- Whether other ways of responding to the threat were available
- Whether the incident was filmed
- How long the guard has been licensed
Pokaż odpowiedź
Odpowiedź: B. Whether other ways of responding to the threat were available
Section 34(2) lists factors such as how imminent the force was, whether other means were available, any weapons, the size, age and abilities of the people, and how proportionate the response was.

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