Ontario Security Guard Mock Exam 1

All 60 questions in this test

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1. What does the code 10-37 refer to?

   1. Intoxicated driver
   2. Suspicious vehicle
   3. Abandoned property
   4. Stolen licence plate

2. You are guarding a store. Which condition lets you arrest for a criminal offence committed on that property?

   1. The manager suspects someone
   2. You saw the offence being committed
   3. You saw it on last week's video
   4. A customer told you about it

3. Which common tools linked to emergency response does the syllabus mention?

   1. Cameras and electronic door locks
   2. Batons, handcuffs and flashlights
   3. Fire extinguishers and sprinklers
   4. Metal detectors and hand wands

4. Why are strong interpersonal skills important for guards?

   1. They replace the need for reports
   2. They let guards bend site rules
   3. They allow guards to skip training and certification
   4. They help prevent or defuse difficult situations

5. Unless another law says otherwise, what is the maximum sentence for a summary conviction offence?

   1. $2,000 and/or six months in jail
   2. $5,000 and/or two years less a day
   3. $25,000 and/or one year in jail
   4. $10,000 and/or 90 days in jail

6. With no signs posted, is a delivery person allowed to walk up the normal path to a building's front door?

   1. Only during business hours
   2. No, all entry needs written consent from the owner
   3. Yes, access to the door is presumed allowed
   4. Only if a guard escorts them

7. Firefighters arrive at a large warehouse fire on your site. What is a useful role for you?

   1. Ask them to wait for the client
   2. Fight the fire before they unload
   3. Direct them to the best route to the fire
   4. Lock the gates to protect the stock

8. According to the study guide, what is the role of a security guard?

   1. To protect people, property and information
   2. To investigate crimes for the courts
   3. To punish people who break site rules
   4. To enforce all laws like the police

9. Which provincial law gives everyone in Ontario equal rights and opportunities without discrimination?

   1. The Ontario Human Rights Code
   2. The Liquor Licence Act
   3. The Trespass to Property Act
   4. The Provincial Offences Act

10. What does WHMIS provide in the workplace?

    1. Rules for licensing security guards and their employers
    2. Schedules for workplace inspections
    3. Information on dangers and safe handling of materials
    4. Training on use of force and arrest

11. Under which two legal sources must guards treat all persons equally?

    1. The OHSA and WHMIS
    2. The Code of Conduct and the Human Rights Code
    3. PIPEDA and FIPPA
    4. The Criminal Code and the Evidence Act

12. For which age group is choking first aid required in the security guard syllabus?

    1. Adults
    2. Children only
    3. Infants and toddlers
    4. Infants only

13. How much time do you have to complete the security guard test itself?

    1. 2 hours
    2. 90 minutes
    3. 75 minutes
    4. 60 minutes

14. Which alarm type detects motion using sound waves too high for people to hear?

    1. Seismic
    2. Ultrasonic
    3. Physical contact
    4. Infrared

15. When does a newly issued security guard licence expire?

    1. On your next birthday
    2. Five years after it is issued
    3. Exactly one year after it is issued
    4. On your second birthday after it is issued

16. In Ontario, under which Act are provincial offences prosecuted?

    1. The Criminal Code
    2. The PSISA
    3. The Provincial Offences Act
    4. The Canada Evidence Act

17. What is the maximum fine for an individual convicted of an offence under the PSISA?

    1. $5,000
    2. $25,000
    3. $250,000
    4. $10,000

18. How recent must your Criminal Record and Judicial Matters Check be when you apply?

    1. Issued within 30 days of applying
    2. Any date, if it shows no record
    3. Issued within one year of applying
    4. Issued within six months of applying

19. A trespasser is convicted after damaging a fence. What can the court order on the prosecutor's request, with the owner's consent?

    1. A licence suspension for the guard
    2. A ban from all of Ontario
    3. A judgment for the damages
    4. A transfer of the property

20. On patrol you find a container leaking an unknown chemical. What is an appropriate first step?

    1. Evacuate the area and restrict access
    2. Smell it to identify the chemical
    3. Move the container outside yourself
    4. Clean the spill with paper towels

21. A friend asks you which tenants in the building you guard came home late last night. What should you do?

    1. Share it, since it is not secret
    2. Share it if the friend is a tenant
    3. Share it only with close friends
    4. Keep it confidential

22. Why is it important to log visitors' entry and exit times?

    1. So they can be located in an emergency
    2. So they can be billed for parking
    3. So they can be banned later
    4. So the client can track wages

23. A trespass offence is committed by someone driving a car they do not own. Who may be liable to the fine?

    1. Only the passengers who were in the car
    2. Only the occupier of the premises
    3. The driver, and the owner in some cases
    4. Nobody, vehicles are exempt

24. Which of these is one of the principles of communication taught in the syllabus?

    1. Handwriting style
    2. Spatial distance
    3. Typing speed
    4. Uniform colour

25. You need to check your city's noise by-law for a condo site. Where can you find it?

    1. The Ontario Evidence Act
    2. The federal Department of Justice website
    3. City hall or the municipality's website
    4. The Criminal Code

26. How large must a red or yellow trespass marking be?

    1. At least one metre wide
    2. Large enough to contain a 10 cm circle
    3. At least 30 cm on each side
    4. Large enough to contain a 5 cm circle

27. Besides giving first aid, what else may a guard do at an emergency scene?

    1. Keep unnecessary people away
    2. Move the casualty's car
    3. Post photos of the casualty
    4. Search the casualty's bag

28. What do the Ontario Evidence Act and Canada Evidence Act mainly identify?

    1. Who may become a guard
    2. Which courts hear appeals
    3. How guards must collect evidence
    4. Which types of evidence are admissible

29. Why might a guard in a sealed vehicle cab miss a danger that a foot patrol would catch?

    1. They may not smell hazardous fumes
    2. They cannot see parking lots
    3. They cannot use a radio
    4. They cannot leave the vehicle

30. What does the concept of duty of care refer to?

    1. The employer's insurance policy
    2. A guard's legal duty to arrest every offender they see
    3. What a reasonable person should do in the situation
    4. The client's duty to pay the guard

31. What standard of belief must a guard have before arresting someone under the Trespass to Property Act?

    1. A signed complaint from the owner
    2. Absolute certainty of guilt
    3. Reasonable and probable grounds
    4. A prior written warning

32. Who are ambulance personnel, police officers and firefighters called at an emergency scene?

    1. Scene managers
    2. First aiders
    3. Bystanders
    4. First responders

33. A guard uses the client's patrol vehicle to run personal errands. Which Code of Conduct duty is most directly at stake?

    1. Avoid profane or abusive language
    2. Co-operate with police where required by law
    3. Treat all persons equally
    4. Respect and properly use property and equipment

34. What is the priority when a guard responds to an alarm?

    1. Protecting the client's stock
    2. The guard's own safety
    3. Finishing the response quickly
    4. Catching the intruder

35. Which is a disadvantage of vehicle patrol listed in the study guide?

    1. It has the lowest visibility
    2. Engine noise may alert others to security
    3. It offers no weather protection
    4. It cannot reach the perimeter fences or the gates

36. Which uniform feature is banned because it resembles a police uniform?

    1. An identification name tag
    2. A police-style forage cap
    3. A company crest on the chest
    4. Reflective stripes on the trousers

37. You need to use the washroom during a shift at a busy front desk. What should you do with your notebook?

    1. Leave it open on the desk
    2. Hand it to a visitor to hold
    3. Keep it with you or secured
    4. Leave it under the counter

38. Who may arrest a person found committing a criminal offence on or in relation to property?

    1. Only the property's insurance company
    2. Any passer-by who happens to see it
    3. Only a police officer on duty
    4. The owner or a person they authorize

39. A co-worker forgot their licence and asks to borrow yours for the shift. What is correct?

    1. You can if they are also licensed
    2. You can if your supervisor agrees
    3. You cannot lend your licence to anyone
    4. You can for a single shift only

40. What is the purpose of a shift handover procedure?

    1. To transfer your licence for the shift
    2. To update the next guard on shift
    3. To hand in the day's cash receipts
    4. To end the client's contract

41. What is positional asphyxia?

    1. A fainting spell caused by heat and exhaustion
    2. Breathing blocked by a restraint position
    3. A panic attack during arrest
    4. A reaction to tear gas

42. On your first round you check for intruders; on the second you check machine safety guards. What does this show?

    1. Each site may have only one purpose for all patrols
    2. A patrol's purpose can change within a shift
    3. The guard is patrolling incorrectly
    4. Safety checks belong to maintenance

43. Which first aid skill is on the syllabus's required list for the guard program?

    1. Setting broken bones
    2. One-rescuer adult CPR
    3. Giving prescription drugs
    4. Stitching deep wounds

44. Which access control task does the syllabus include?

    1. Taking fingerprints of visitors
    2. Searching homes near the site
    3. Inspecting baggage and vehicles
    4. Checking drivers' criminal records

45. What should a completed visitor log sheet record for each person?

    1. Name and times of entry and exit
    2. Name and home address only
    3. Licence plate and insurance details
    4. Phone number and employer only

46. After being licensed, a guard is convicted of a prescribed offence and no longer meets the requirements. What must they do?

    1. Return the licence within 30 days and keep working until then
    2. Stop working and return the licence within 5 business days
    3. Wait for police to collect the licence
    4. Keep working until the licence expires

47. Paramedics arrive while you are helping an injured worker. What should you tell them?

    1. That you are a first aider, plus the history
    2. Your opinion about who is to blame
    3. Nothing, just walk away
    4. Your licence number and employer only

48. How should entries in a guard's notebook be organized?

    1. Alphabetically by name
    2. By location only
    3. By importance of each event
    4. Chronologically

49. A man is shouting incoherently, sweating and acting violently. You suspect excited delirium. What should you do?

    1. Spray water to calm him
    2. Restrain him face down at once
    3. Avoid agitating or exciting him
    4. Shout louder to take control

50. Your partner plans to falsify a patrol log and asks you to sign it too. Under the code, what would signing be?

    1. A matter for the client to decide
    2. Aiding another licensee in a breach
    3. Acceptable if the patrol was done
    4. Allowed if no one was harmed

51. Section 27 allows reasonably necessary force to prevent which kind of offence?

    1. One likely to cause immediate, serious injury
    2. Any offence at all, however minor
    3. Only offences against the client
    4. Only offences that already happened the day before

52. A crime has been committed on your site and police are on the way. How can you best supplement police efforts?

    1. Start questioning suspects alone
    2. Secure the scene until police arrive
    3. Send witnesses home to save time
    4. Clean up the area for the client

53. Who may file a public complaint against a licensed security guard?

    1. Only a police officer
    2. Only another licensed guard
    3. Any member of the public
    4. Only the guard's employer

54. Dispatch asks you for your 10-20. What do they want to know?

    1. Your shift end time
    2. Your location
    3. Your supervisor's name
    4. Your licence number

55. What is the maximum prison term for common assault prosecuted as an indictable offence under section 266?

    1. Two years less a day
    2. Five years
    3. Ten years
    4. Life imprisonment

56. Which court is at the top of Canada's court system?

    1. The Federal Court
    2. The Ontario Court of Appeal
    3. The Ontario Superior Court
    4. The Supreme Court of Canada

57. When may a security guard use a baton on duty?

    1. Any time they feel threatened
    2. Only if employer-issued and for defence
    3. Only if they bought it themselves
    4. Only to make a lawful arrest

58. Who faces a much higher risk of positional asphyxia during restraint?

    1. A person in excited delirium
    2. A person who is under 25
    3. A person who is calm and cooperative
    4. A person who is very fit

59. How does the study guide describe indictable offences compared with summary offences?

    1. Typically less serious
    2. Typically more serious
    3. Only offences involving vehicles
    4. Only offences under by-laws

60. What should a security report contain?

    1. Personal feelings about the people involved
    2. Guesses about motives
    3. Opinions and assumptions
    4. Facts and observations