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These 10 free WA-SG questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Washington Security Guard License Exam blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
At 01:20, a caller identifies himself as the alarm company's technician. He knows the client's name and says an urgent repair requires the guard to disclose the alarm-disarm code. He offers a callback number, but no repair appears on the approved schedule. Which response verifies the request without exposing the code?
Correct answer: D - Keep the code private and contact the alarm company through the site's approved directory.
On the twenty-fourth day after receiving a valid Washington temporary registration card from Cedar Security, a guard is offered several assignments. The guard has no permanent guard license or armed endorsement. Which assignment is authorized by that card?
Correct answer: C - An unarmed shift for Cedar Security at a different client site.
Which observation provides the strongest behavioral basis for reporting possible testing of a site's access restrictions?
Correct answer: A - A person returns to try two marked staff-only doors after being told those entrances are restricted.
A store-authorized guard detains a shopper to investigate suspected shoplifting. A cashier then produces a receipt and matching transaction record proving that the shopper paid for the items. The manager wants the shopper kept in the office until police arrive because the shopper was rude. There is no other lawful basis for custody. What should happen to the detention?
Correct answer: B - End it because the ownership inquiry no longer supports holding the shopper.
Before entering a nonpublic office area, a visitor agrees to let a guard inspect the main compartment of a briefcase but expressly excludes a zipped pouch inside. The guard sees no weapon or contraband and has no independent basis for a search or detention. What does the visitor's consent authorize?
Correct answer: B - Inspection of the main compartment, with the zipped pouch left unopened.
Under RCW 9A.16.020(2), a private person may use necessary force in arresting someone who has committed a felony. Which purpose of custody is part of that authority?
Correct answer: D - Delivering the person to a public officer authorized to receive the person into custody.
An adult is unresponsive and only gasping. A CPR-trained guard is treating the person on a firm floor while a coworker calls 911. After an AED reports 'no shock advised,' the person's condition is unchanged. Feedback from the preceding compressions shows 108/min, a depth of 3.8 cm (1.5 inches), and full recoil. What adjustment belongs in the next CPR cycle?
Correct answer: A - Resume at about 108/min, increasing depth to about 5.5 cm (2.2 inches).
During a hot outdoor event, an usher becomes weak and soaked with sweat. The usher then cannot identify the venue or follow a simple instruction. A coworker argues that sweating rules out heat stroke. Which finding most strongly distinguishes this presentation from uncomplicated heat exhaustion?
Correct answer: C - New confusion and inability to follow a simple instruction.
A carton falls from an unstable stack and lands beside an employee without causing injury or property damage. The guard blocks the aisle and calls for the stack to be secured. For the incident record, the event itself is best classified as:
Correct answer: D - A near miss, because the falling carton caused neither injury nor property damage.
A guard hears a crash in the loading bay, enters seconds later, and sees a broken window. Employee Elena Park says, 'I saw the delivery cart hit it.' The guard did not see the impact. Which opening sentence preserves the distinction between observation and witness information?
Correct answer: A - I found a broken loading-bay window; Elena Park said she saw a delivery cart strike it.
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