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CTE CULINARY SERVSAFE CHAPTER 4: THE SAFE FOOD
HANDLER EXAM QUESTIONS
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Question 1: Is it acceptable for a server to eat a bowl of soup in the server station?
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No, never when serving food.Question 2: After handling dirty dishes, a server washes their hands in the three-compartment sink. Is this acceptable?
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No, hands should only be washed in a designated handwashing sink.
Question 3: What must food handlers do after touching their body or clothing?
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Wash their hands.
Question 4: What should a manager do with a food handler who has been vomiting?
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Exclude them from the operation.
Question 5: What is jaundice?
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Yellowing of the skin Question 6: What action should a manager take when a food handler reports having diarrhea and being diagnosed with a foodborne illness caused by Shigella spp.?
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Exclude the food handler from the operation.
Question 7: What must always be worn when in a food prep area?
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Hair restraint Question 8: Where should personal items, like a coat, be stored in the operation?
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Away from food Question 9: If a food handler has a wound on their arm, they cannot prepare food until they
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cover the wound with an impermeable cover.
Question 10: Why should food handlers not wear false fingernails?
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They are hard to keep clean.Question 11: After washing her hands, a food handler applied a hand sanitizer, rubbed the sanitizer in, and immediately continued chopping vegetables on a cutting board. What did she do wrong?
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She did not let the sanitizer dry.
Question 12: After which activity must food handlers wash their hands?
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Clearing tables
Question 13: What is the main reason for food handlers to avoid scratching their scalps?
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Spreading pathogens to the food
Question 14: What is the purpose of a hand antiseptic?
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To reduce pathogens to safe levels
Question 15: What should the temperature of the water be when washing hands?
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Warm
Question 16: If food handlers are sick, they must
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to stay at home Question 17: Is it acceptable for a cook to drink coffee from a mug while preparing food?
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No, because the coffee cup is an uncovered container.
Question 18: Hand antiseptics should be used
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after handwashing.Question 19: What should a food handler do when working with an infected cut on their finger?
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Cover the cut with an impermeable cover and wear a single-use glove.Question 20: When using single-use gloves in an operation, a food handler should
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provide gloves made from non-latex materials.
Question 21: A food handler who spends an entire shift forming hamburger patties should change gloves
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every 4 hours during continual use, and more often if needed.
Question 22: Which food item may be handled with bare hands?
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Chopped carrots for stew Question 23: A food handler with a sore throat and a fever should be excluded from working in a day-care center because the children
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are a high-risk population.
Question 24: When can a food handler who has had diarrhea return to work?
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When they have been symptom-free for 24 hours
Question 25: Where should staff members eat, drink, smoke, or chew gum?
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Designated areas
Question 26: Which food can be handled with bare hands?
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Cheese for a pizza Question 27: When washing hands, what is the minimum time that food handlers should scrub hands and arms with soap?
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10 seconds
Question 28: How should food handlers keep their fingernails?
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Short and unpolished