Texas Level II Security Officer Practice Test 2026: Teste prático 2

Teste prático 2 de 4 — Texas Level II Security Officer Practice Test: mais 20 perguntas com respostas e explicações.

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Texas
82 perguntas
Verificado em 10 de outubro de 2026

Pergunta 1 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
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Resposta: C. Trespassing
In most states, staying on private property after the owner or the owner's agent says to leave is trespass.
Pergunta 2 de 20
What is access control?
- Locking all fire exits during business hours
- Making sure only authorized people and vehicles enter an area
- Counting visitors for marketing reports
- Turning the building lights and alarms on and off at set times
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Resposta: B. Making sure only authorized people and vehicles enter an area
Access control uses checks such as ID badges, sign-in sheets and locks to keep unauthorized people out.
Pergunta 3 de 20
What should a security officer do after any use of force?
- Ask the person to sign a paper saying they were not hurt
- Say nothing unless the person who was hurt makes a formal complaint to the client later
- Leave the site before anyone asks questions
- Get medical help if needed, tell a supervisor and write a detailed report
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Resposta: D. Get medical help if needed, tell a supervisor and write a detailed report
Every use of force must be reported in detail. Medical care comes first if anyone is hurt.
Pergunta 4 de 20
During a fire evacuation, what should people NOT use?
- Emergency lighting
- Stairs
- Marked exits
- Elevators
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Resposta: D. Elevators
Elevators can stop working or open onto a fire floor. People should use the stairs.
Pergunta 5 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
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Resposta: 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.
Pergunta 6 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
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Resposta: 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.
Pergunta 7 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
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Resposta: 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.
Pergunta 8 de 20
When using a fire extinguisher, where should you aim it?
- At the base of the fire
- Into the smoke
- At the ceiling above the fire
- At the top of the flames
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Resposta: A. At the base of the fire
Aiming at the base puts the extinguishing agent on the fuel that is burning.
Pergunta 9 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
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Resposta: 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.
Pergunta 10 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
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Resposta: A. Write their exact words in quotation marks when you can
Exact quotes are more accurate and more useful as evidence than a summary.
Pergunta 11 de 20
A crime has just happened in a store office. Until police arrive, what should the security officer do?
- Pick up important items and keep them safe in your pocket
- Let staff walk through to see what happened
- Keep people out of the area and avoid touching anything
- Clean up so the office looks normal
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Resposta: C. Keep people out of the area and avoid touching anything
Protecting the scene preserves evidence. Officers should note who was there and anything they saw.
Pergunta 12 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
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Resposta: 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.
Pergunta 13 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
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Resposta: 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.
Pergunta 14 de 20
Which example best describes negligence?
- Hitting a person on purpose during an argument
- Not checking a fire exit you were told to check, and someone is hurt because it was blocked
- Refusing to work an extra shift when a coworker calls in sick
- Asking a visitor to sign in at the front desk
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Resposta: B. Not checking a fire exit you were told to check, and someone is hurt because it was blocked
Negligence means failing to use the care a reasonable person would use, and that failure causes harm.
Pergunta 15 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
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Resposta: 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.
Pergunta 16 de 20
Which federal agency sets workplace safety rules for most US employers?
- FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
- FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
- TSA (Transportation Security Administration)
- OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
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Resposta: D. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
OSHA sets and enforces safety and health standards for most private-sector workplaces.
Pergunta 17 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
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Resposta: 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.
Pergunta 18 de 20
An upset person is shouting at you. Which reply is most likely to calm things down?
- "I can see you're frustrated. Let's see how I can help."
- "Calm down right now, or I'm going to have to ask you to leave!"
- "That's not my problem, go ask someone else."
- "You're being ridiculous about this."
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Resposta: A. "I can see you're frustrated. Let's see how I can help."
Showing empathy and offering help lowers tension. Orders and insults usually make people angrier.
Pergunta 19 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
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Resposta: 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.
Pergunta 20 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
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Resposta: 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.

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