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These 10 free NY-SG questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the New York Security Guard 8-Hour Pre-Assignment Training Exam blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
An approved school uses a 50-item written final and states that 70% is required to pass. A student completes the course and answers 36 questions correctly. The correct interpretation is:
Correct answer: C - 72%; the student passed, but the completion certificate is separate from DOS registration
At 03:10, a guard receives a 'door forced' alarm at an unoccupied warehouse. The same point malfunctioned yesterday, but no repair completion is documented and the camera view is blocked. Which initial action is most appropriate?
Correct answer: D - Treat it as genuine, notify under policy, and assess from a safe approach
At 14:22, from a public sidewalk, a person points a phone toward the facility's loading dock for about 40 seconds, then walks east. Select the most defensible log entry.
Correct answer: B - At 14:22, a person held a phone toward the loading dock for about 40 seconds, then walked east
From an aisle, a retail guard sees a customer place a boxed item into a tote and then exit. The guard did not see that the item had just been paid for at self-checkout. During a discreet detention, the receipt and register record confirm payment before the item was bagged. No other legal basis remains. What is the most defensible next step?
Correct answer: A - End the detention and document the verification
Security video appears to show a felony theft, and a guard reasonably-but mistakenly-identifies a nearby person as the offender. It is later established that the person did not commit the felony. Why was a private-person arrest unauthorized?
Correct answer: B - The person did not in fact commit the felony
A person takes an unattended laptop from a loading cart and runs across an empty parking lot. No weapon is displayed and no one is threatened. A guard raises a metal baton for a full-force strike to the runner's head solely to recover the laptop. How does New York law treat the proposed strike?
Correct answer: D - Deadly force, not justified solely to protect movable property
An alarm has been activated and 911 called. A trained, authorized guard has an operable ABC extinguisher. A wastebasket fire is small and contained, smoke is light, and a clear exit remains behind the guard. Under these conditions, the guard may:
Correct answer: C - Use PASS, keep the exit behind, and stop if conditions worsen
Smoke is entering Room 214 in Building C, where one adult is unresponsive. The east entrance is the designated responder access point. Which transmission gives dispatch the most usable first report?
Correct answer: D - Control, Post 2: Building C, second floor, Room 214-smoke present, one unresponsive adult; send fire and EMS to the east entrance
A contractor presents a valid New York driver's license and arrives in a branded company van, claiming an urgent repair in the server room. No work order exists, and the named sponsor cannot be reached. Which decision correctly distinguishes identity from authorization?
Correct answer: C - Keep the door closed and verify the task through a trusted source
A vendor offers a guard $100 to wave a truck through without the required manifest check, adding that the client will never know. The offer should be treated as:
Correct answer: D - A bribe that must be refused, preserved as an incident, and reported through the proper channel
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