SAR TECH II EXAM 2025 NEWEST
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS | A+ GRADE VERIFIED
ANSWERS
You and a team member are caught out on a mission in
the beginning of a
driving rain and with an immobilized patient. You and the
other searcher gather together your materials: parachute
cord, dead tree limbs, a plastic tarp, some fresh tree
boughs, and a heavy garbage bag. He proposes
constructing a lean-to with the fresh tree boughs plus
some more that you and he will cut. You recommend
instead that the two of you construct something with the
tarp. Why?
A. His plan involves too much material, violating the
consideration of minimizing
resource use.
B. The consideration of using a small and simple shelter is
violated.
C. It is difficult to build a truly weatherproof shelter from
natural materials.
D. The plan violates the tenets of the Leave No Trace
philosophy. Correct Answer C. It is difficult to build a truly
weatherproof shelter from natural materials.
You and another day hiker are stranded in the desert on a
hot spring afternoon, having climbed out of a slot canyon
,to avoid a flash flood. The other hiker sets about gathering
sticks and rocks to build a shelter. You decide instead take
cover in the shadows beneath a nearby rock overhang
spacious enough for you both. You ask the other hiker to
stop what he or she is doing because:
A. taking shelter is a waste of time. Flash floods don't last
for more than a few hours.
B. the rock overhang gives you a shelter that takes best
advantage of usable
materials, takes no time or effort to build, and minimizes
your fluid loss through sweating.
C. finding shelter material in the desert can be too great a
challenge.
D. disturbing rocks in the desert exposes him or her to the
risk of being bitten by a snake. Correct Answer B. the rock
overhang gives you a shelter that takes best advantage of
usable materials, takes no time or effort to build, and
minimizes your fluid loss through
sweating.
You are improvising a shelter in a rocky forest on a chilly
autumn night. You have used your tarp, two tree limbs,
and lengths of parachute line to make a simple, low
"pup"or tarp-tent. Your shelter "floor" is a quarter-acre
sized piece of flat granite that makes up the forest floor.
Standing back to admire your work, you realize that it
needs a few more touches. You empty your pack at the
shelter entrance. Next, you fill the pack with dry leaves.
You pour these leaves into the shelter and spread them
into a thick mat. You then spread out your empty pack and
,some of its larger contents (extra plastic, poncho, etc.) into
a pallet on top of
the leaves. Now satisfied, you crawl into the shelter for a
restful sleep. Why did you do what you did with the leaves
and pack?
A. The leaves and pack contents made for a softer,
spongier bed.
B. Keeping the pack contents inside protected them from
theft by raccoons.
C. Spread Correct Answer D. The leaves and pack
contents create an insulation layer.
With which means of water purification can you use the
water's odor or flavor to gauge if the purification is likely
effective?
A. iodine
B. hypochlorite (bleach)
C. purification tablets
D. charcoal filtration Correct Answer B. hypochlorite
(bleach)
Which means of water purification calls for different
amounts of purification for clear or cloudy water, and uses
a potent poison?
A. iodine
B. hypochlorite
C. boiling
D. charcoal filtration Correct Answer A. iodine
, You've drunk all the water in your pack on a hot summer
backcountry search.
Your crew finds a small stream. You dig through your pack
only to find that your water purification tablets are missing
you didn't replace the ones you used on last week's
overnight hike. Your pack has a number of other things,
though.
Which would be the best for water purification?
A. biodegradable soap
B. packets of salt
C. rubbing alcohol
D. bottle of iodine crystals Correct Answer D. bottle of
iodine crystals
The least often occurring color in a natural environment is:
A. blaze orange.
B. safety yellow.
C. royal blue.
D. arctic white Correct Answer C. royal blue
The optimal length-to-width ratio of ground letters or
signals made to attract aerial searchers is:
A. 1:1.
B. 3:1.
C. 6:1.
D. 9:1. Correct Answer C. 6:1.
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS | A+ GRADE VERIFIED
ANSWERS
You and a team member are caught out on a mission in
the beginning of a
driving rain and with an immobilized patient. You and the
other searcher gather together your materials: parachute
cord, dead tree limbs, a plastic tarp, some fresh tree
boughs, and a heavy garbage bag. He proposes
constructing a lean-to with the fresh tree boughs plus
some more that you and he will cut. You recommend
instead that the two of you construct something with the
tarp. Why?
A. His plan involves too much material, violating the
consideration of minimizing
resource use.
B. The consideration of using a small and simple shelter is
violated.
C. It is difficult to build a truly weatherproof shelter from
natural materials.
D. The plan violates the tenets of the Leave No Trace
philosophy. Correct Answer C. It is difficult to build a truly
weatherproof shelter from natural materials.
You and another day hiker are stranded in the desert on a
hot spring afternoon, having climbed out of a slot canyon
,to avoid a flash flood. The other hiker sets about gathering
sticks and rocks to build a shelter. You decide instead take
cover in the shadows beneath a nearby rock overhang
spacious enough for you both. You ask the other hiker to
stop what he or she is doing because:
A. taking shelter is a waste of time. Flash floods don't last
for more than a few hours.
B. the rock overhang gives you a shelter that takes best
advantage of usable
materials, takes no time or effort to build, and minimizes
your fluid loss through sweating.
C. finding shelter material in the desert can be too great a
challenge.
D. disturbing rocks in the desert exposes him or her to the
risk of being bitten by a snake. Correct Answer B. the rock
overhang gives you a shelter that takes best advantage of
usable materials, takes no time or effort to build, and
minimizes your fluid loss through
sweating.
You are improvising a shelter in a rocky forest on a chilly
autumn night. You have used your tarp, two tree limbs,
and lengths of parachute line to make a simple, low
"pup"or tarp-tent. Your shelter "floor" is a quarter-acre
sized piece of flat granite that makes up the forest floor.
Standing back to admire your work, you realize that it
needs a few more touches. You empty your pack at the
shelter entrance. Next, you fill the pack with dry leaves.
You pour these leaves into the shelter and spread them
into a thick mat. You then spread out your empty pack and
,some of its larger contents (extra plastic, poncho, etc.) into
a pallet on top of
the leaves. Now satisfied, you crawl into the shelter for a
restful sleep. Why did you do what you did with the leaves
and pack?
A. The leaves and pack contents made for a softer,
spongier bed.
B. Keeping the pack contents inside protected them from
theft by raccoons.
C. Spread Correct Answer D. The leaves and pack
contents create an insulation layer.
With which means of water purification can you use the
water's odor or flavor to gauge if the purification is likely
effective?
A. iodine
B. hypochlorite (bleach)
C. purification tablets
D. charcoal filtration Correct Answer B. hypochlorite
(bleach)
Which means of water purification calls for different
amounts of purification for clear or cloudy water, and uses
a potent poison?
A. iodine
B. hypochlorite
C. boiling
D. charcoal filtration Correct Answer A. iodine
, You've drunk all the water in your pack on a hot summer
backcountry search.
Your crew finds a small stream. You dig through your pack
only to find that your water purification tablets are missing
you didn't replace the ones you used on last week's
overnight hike. Your pack has a number of other things,
though.
Which would be the best for water purification?
A. biodegradable soap
B. packets of salt
C. rubbing alcohol
D. bottle of iodine crystals Correct Answer D. bottle of
iodine crystals
The least often occurring color in a natural environment is:
A. blaze orange.
B. safety yellow.
C. royal blue.
D. arctic white Correct Answer C. royal blue
The optimal length-to-width ratio of ground letters or
signals made to attract aerial searchers is:
A. 1:1.
B. 3:1.
C. 6:1.
D. 9:1. Correct Answer C. 6:1.
