SIA Door Supervisor Licence (Level 2 Award exams)
Drugs awareness: practice questions
Our SIA Door Supervisor bank has 20 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
Which is a possible sign that a customer has taken drugs?
- Asking for a soft drink
- Showing ID at the door
- Very large pupils and excessive sweating
- Wearing sunglasses outside on a bright summer evening
Show the answer
C. Very large pupils and excessive sweating — Signs include dilated pupils, sweating, jaw clenching, uncoordinated movement, and powder around the nose.
Question 2
Which is a possible sign of drug dealing inside a venue?
- Customers using the cloakroom
- One person meeting many strangers for brief exchanges
- Someone dancing alone
- Groups of friends buying rounds of drinks at the bar together
Show the answer
B. One person meeting many strangers for brief exchanges — Signs include frequent short meetings, repeated toilet visits with different people, covert exchanges and hiding from CCTV.
Question 3
Which class is cannabis?
- Not controlled
- Class A
- Class C
- Class B
Show the answer
D. Class B — Cannabis is Class B under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971.
Question 4
Which class are GHB and GBL?
- Class B
- Not controlled
- Class A
- Class C
Show the answer
A. Class B — GHB and GBL were moved from Class C to Class B in 2022.
Question 5
Which of these drugs is Class A?
- Cannabis
- Ketamine
- GHB
- Heroin
Show the answer
D. Heroin — Heroin (diamorphine) is Class A.
More SIA Door Supervisor topics
- Private security industry
- Awareness of the law
- Citizen's arrest
- Health and safety
- Fire safety
- Emergency procedures
- Communication and customer care
- Record keeping
- Terror threat awareness
- Protecting vulnerable people
- Post-incident management
- Standards of behaviour
- The law
- Searching
- Recording incidents and crime scenes
- Licensing law
- Queues and crowds
- Equipment
- Preventing conflict
- Defusing conflict
- Resolving conflict
- Door supervision scenarios
- Conflict management