Lifeguard Instructor Final test questions with
correct answers
What is your responsibility as an instructor? - ANS - Teach to the ARC standards
When is an appropriate time to intervene on a skill practice? - ANS - When safety is
compromised
What does MARS stand for? - ANS - Motivation, Association, Repetition, Senses
What is the acronym MARS used for? - ANS - Remember how people learn
What is the most important safety issue to address when performing water rescue
practices? - ANS - Prearranged signals (i.e. "Tap out")
What level should the instructors test to? - ANS - Test to objective
What chemical mixture is for decontamination of equipment? - ANS - 1/4 cup Bleach
& 1 gallon of Water
What is your top priority for your class? - ANS - Health and safety of participants
How long do you have to turn in course records once the course is finished? - ANS -
10 days
Participants must ______________ and ________________ in every activity. - ANS
- Attend, Participate
When teaching a course, what is one of two things you must use? - ANS - Online
videos or Presentations
What is needed to recertify your LGI certification? - ANS - Teach 1 class in
authorization period and take refresher test
How can you help a student with learning disabilities? - ANS - Different teaching
methods and oral exam
What does "Push" mean? - ANS - Information is being pushed out to students from
the instructor (new skills)
What does "Pull" mean? - ANS - Information is being pulled from the students for
understanding (skills already known, review)
What does "Balance" mean? - ANS - Balancing correctly through pushing and pulling
information
When conducting skills sessions, what are some things to watch out for? - ANS -
correcting mistakes IMMEDIATELY, walk around and evaluate)
