WorksheetsAmerican Red Cross Babysitter’s Training Instructor Course F
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
1. The purpose of the Babysitter’s Training course is to—
a. Help participants develop leadership and professionalism skills.
b. Provide information and skills in basic child care, safety and safe play and basic first aid.
c. Teach participants the knowledge and skills needed to provide safe and responsible care for children in the absence of parents or guardians.
d. all of the above
Upon the conclusion of a Babysitter’s Training course, which form(s) should be turned in to the local Red Cross chapter?
a. Participant Evaluation
b. Babysitter’s Training Activity Report or Course Record and Addendum
c. Instructor Self-Assessment
d. All of the above
3. To receive Babysitter’s Training course completion certificates, course participants must—
a. Attend and participate in all lesson activities and correctly perform all of the required skills.
b. Participate as an observer in every skill session.
c. Score at least 80 percent on the final written exam and pass all the skill evaluations.
d. Both a and c.
4. To be reauthorized as a Babysitter’s Training instructor, you must—
a. Take a CPR and First Aid course annually.
b. Take the instructor course one time only.
c. Teach or co-teach one course of record during your authorization period.
d. Teach the course once every 4 years
5. As a Babysitter’s Training instructor, which minimum basic-level certification(s) must you currently possess?
a. CPR—Child
b. CPR—Child and Infant
c. CPR—Child and Infant and Standard First Aid
d. None
6. To be eligible to certify Babysitter’s Training participants in First Aid and CPR—Child and Infant, Babysitter’s Training instructors—
a. Have no additional requirements.
b. Must also be authorized to teach first aid and CPR, such as being authorized as a Lay Responder First Aid and CPR/AED instructor.
c. Must first have taught at least one Babysitter’s Training course with a co-instructor.
d. Must possess a basic-level Standard First Aid and CPR—Child and Infant certification.
7. Anytime a Red Cross activity or event is conducted involving youth (children younger than 18 years old)—
a. A security professional must be present.
b. Red Cross recommends that there are always two adults present.
c. State law should be consulted, since each state dictates the type and amount of adult supervision required.
d. The Department of Health and Human Services requires an adult-to-youth ratio of 1-to-6.
8. What is the recommended instructor-to-participant ratio for the Babysitter’s Training course?
a. One instructor for every 10 participants.
b. One instructor for every two to three participants.
c. One instructor for every four participants.
d. There is no recommended instructor-to-participant ratio.
9. Course times are based on a participant-to-manikin ratio of—
a. 1-to-1.
b. 2-to-1.
c. 5-to-1.
d. There is no recommended ratio.
10. What can you do, as an instructor, to relate to a youth audience?
a. Pair participants with someone they do not know to ensure that they keep their focus on you, the instructor, throughout the class.
b. Place participants in categories or subgroups based on appearance.
c. Respect their opinions and stay current with youth culture.
d. All of the above.
11. What technique can you use if participants do not answer a question as you expected?
a. Acknowledge that the answer was incorrect and ask other participants to raise their hands if they know the correct answer.
b. Ask some additional open-ended questions to steer them back on track and wait for responses.
c. Remain silent until another participant offers the answer you are seeking.
d. Tell participants they are off track then tell them the correct answer.
12. Which of the following skills should ONLY be practiced on a manikin?
a. Controlling bleeding
b. Giving rescue breaths
c. Opening the airway
d. Placing the victim in a recovery position
13. True or False: The Babysitter’s Training DVD is required to teach the Babysitter’s Training course.
a. True
b. False
14. How often should manikins be completely disassembled, cleaned and disinfected?
a. After every class
b. After every two or three classes
c. As needed, depending on how dirty they get
d. Once a week
15. Instructors should provide for the safety of course participants by—
a. Never leaving a class unattended.
b. Not allowing unnecessary disruptions.
c. Reviewing manikin decontamination procedures with participants before any skill sessions.
d. All of the above
16. The additional activities, which are provided at the end of the core course lessons, can be used by the instructor to—
a. Replace course activities as needed.
b. Save time.
c. Supplement the required course learning activities.
d. All of the above
17. The additional lessons, which are provided on the instructor’s CD-ROM—
a. Can be added to enhance the course.
b. Can only be used by instructors who are authorized to teach Lay Responder First Aid and CPR/AED.
c. Must be followed when teaching and certifying participants in first aid and CPR.
d. Both a and b.
18. The optional lessons, which are provided in the instructor’s manual—
a. Must be followed when teaching and certifying participants in first aid and CPR.
b. Can only be used by instructors who are authorized to teach Lay Responder First Aid and CPR/AED.
c. Can be added by Babysitter’s Training instructors to enhance the course.
d. Both a and b.
19. The primary benefit of conducting “practice-while-you-watch” skill sessions is that it reduces your role as an instructor.
a. True
b. False
20. Why are skill demonstrations included in the Babysitter’s Training DVD?
a. They provide a review of skills after participants have already practiced them..
b. They provide demonstrations of things that can go wrong when giving first aid.
c. They provide model demonstrations of the skills taught in the course.
d. They show how skills can be modified for different situations
