WSI PRACTICE TEST MATERIAL
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ What program can be used to help children learn how to avoid
dangers around water?
Answer: Personal Water Safety? Lifeguard readiness?
◉ When filling out a WSI activity report, what are the differences
between pass, fail, audit and incomplete?
Answer: Pass- passed all required skills, final skills test and written
exam
Fail- not passed all required skills, final skills test or written exam
Incomplete- could not complete course because circumstances prevented
attendance (must be completed within a reasonable time frame)
Audit- participant has chosen to self-evaluate, does NOT receive a
course completion certificate.
◉ What is the goal of level 1?
Answer: To Help students feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the
water safely
◉ What are the four stages of learning? What occurs in each stage?
Answer: Cognitive-beginning- thinking before moving, awkward
Associative- practice- connect movements, improvement
, Autonomous-skill refinement-smooth, recognize and correct own errors
◉ What factors influence learning?
Answer: Find attainable goals; encourage participation and practice; use
motivation; Positive and constructive feedback
◉ What must be done in order to improve any motor skill?
Answer: Encourage practice; Focus on "factors that effect learning";
Connect behaviors- strokes and breathing; Pay attention to qualitative
vs. quantitative changes
◉ What are some factors that affect lesson planning?
Answer: Disabilities; range of abilities; misbehavior; practice time; size;
age and experience of students
◉ Why is it important to self-evaluate your lesson plan at the end of
every lesson?
Answer: Use it to improve next lesson plan (how much practice, what to
review)
◉ What is a photographic eye?
Answer: The ability to see and hold a mental picture of what is being
done.
◉ What is the difference between a block plan and a lesson plan?
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ What program can be used to help children learn how to avoid
dangers around water?
Answer: Personal Water Safety? Lifeguard readiness?
◉ When filling out a WSI activity report, what are the differences
between pass, fail, audit and incomplete?
Answer: Pass- passed all required skills, final skills test and written
exam
Fail- not passed all required skills, final skills test or written exam
Incomplete- could not complete course because circumstances prevented
attendance (must be completed within a reasonable time frame)
Audit- participant has chosen to self-evaluate, does NOT receive a
course completion certificate.
◉ What is the goal of level 1?
Answer: To Help students feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the
water safely
◉ What are the four stages of learning? What occurs in each stage?
Answer: Cognitive-beginning- thinking before moving, awkward
Associative- practice- connect movements, improvement
, Autonomous-skill refinement-smooth, recognize and correct own errors
◉ What factors influence learning?
Answer: Find attainable goals; encourage participation and practice; use
motivation; Positive and constructive feedback
◉ What must be done in order to improve any motor skill?
Answer: Encourage practice; Focus on "factors that effect learning";
Connect behaviors- strokes and breathing; Pay attention to qualitative
vs. quantitative changes
◉ What are some factors that affect lesson planning?
Answer: Disabilities; range of abilities; misbehavior; practice time; size;
age and experience of students
◉ Why is it important to self-evaluate your lesson plan at the end of
every lesson?
Answer: Use it to improve next lesson plan (how much practice, what to
review)
◉ What is a photographic eye?
Answer: The ability to see and hold a mental picture of what is being
done.
◉ What is the difference between a block plan and a lesson plan?
