SGE LIFEGUARD EXAMINATION TEST 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULLY
VERIFIED
●● While on station lifeguarding, what will occupy the majority of your
time? Answer: Searching the water
●● Swimmers should not be allowed to participate in breath-holding or
underwater swimming contests. Answer: True
●● What would you do if you were using standard (universal)
precautions? Answer: Consider and treat all bodily substances as they
were contaminated
●● What does RWI stand for? Answer: Recreational water illness
●● What should you assume about other people's blood and bodily
fluids? Answer: The fluids are potentially infectious
●● What ratio of bleach to water should you use when preparing a
solution to clean up bodily fluids and fecal matter on surfaces around the
pool? Answer: 1 part bleach to 9 parts water
, ●● Why is cryptosporidium likely to be transmitted through loose stools
(diarrhea)? Answer: Cryptosporidium causes diarrhea resulting in
millions of germs that spread quickly through the water
●● What happens when a drowning person tries to breath? Answer: The
person may swallow large amount of water
●● Which is the correct description of drowning? Answer: Drowning is
a process with three possible outcomes: survival without brain damage,
survival with brain damage, or death.
●● What would be the correct term to use if a person experienced a
drowning incident but was resuscitated and did not die? Answer: Non-
fatal drowning
●● What determines whether water is shallow or not? Answer: A
person's height
●● An unresponsive drowning person may be found floating near the
pool bottom or lying on the bottom. Where else may you find a
drowning person? Answer: Floating on the surface or just underneath the
surface of the water
●● Why might an unresponsive person appear to be moving or appear to
move location in the water? Answer: Movement of the water created by
others or pool currents may cause an unresponsive person to move
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS FULLY
VERIFIED
●● While on station lifeguarding, what will occupy the majority of your
time? Answer: Searching the water
●● Swimmers should not be allowed to participate in breath-holding or
underwater swimming contests. Answer: True
●● What would you do if you were using standard (universal)
precautions? Answer: Consider and treat all bodily substances as they
were contaminated
●● What does RWI stand for? Answer: Recreational water illness
●● What should you assume about other people's blood and bodily
fluids? Answer: The fluids are potentially infectious
●● What ratio of bleach to water should you use when preparing a
solution to clean up bodily fluids and fecal matter on surfaces around the
pool? Answer: 1 part bleach to 9 parts water
, ●● Why is cryptosporidium likely to be transmitted through loose stools
(diarrhea)? Answer: Cryptosporidium causes diarrhea resulting in
millions of germs that spread quickly through the water
●● What happens when a drowning person tries to breath? Answer: The
person may swallow large amount of water
●● Which is the correct description of drowning? Answer: Drowning is
a process with three possible outcomes: survival without brain damage,
survival with brain damage, or death.
●● What would be the correct term to use if a person experienced a
drowning incident but was resuscitated and did not die? Answer: Non-
fatal drowning
●● What determines whether water is shallow or not? Answer: A
person's height
●● An unresponsive drowning person may be found floating near the
pool bottom or lying on the bottom. Where else may you find a
drowning person? Answer: Floating on the surface or just underneath the
surface of the water
●● Why might an unresponsive person appear to be moving or appear to
move location in the water? Answer: Movement of the water created by
others or pool currents may cause an unresponsive person to move
