ServSafe Personal Hygiene Test 1

Question 1

What is the first action someone should take when entering the restaurant for a work shift?

Accepted Answer

Wash hands

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Sign their time card/ clock in

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Change into work clothes

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Communicate with the staff

Question 2

When you are not feeling well and have a sore throat or diarrhea, you should:

Accepted Answer

Stay at home

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Tell your coworkers that you are sick and to keep a distance

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Wash your hands constantly during your shift

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Take some medicine and continue to work

Question 3

The correct time to wash your hands is after which one of the following events?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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After taking a break, smoking a cigarette, or eating

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Using the toilet

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Touching meat, fish, or poultry

Question 4

Hand Sanitizers are an acceptable form of hand sanitation because:

Accepted Answer

It is not an acceptable form of hand sanitation

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They are just as effective as washing your hands

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They kill all of the bacteria on your hands

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Provide more protection than washing your hands

Question 5

Of the following listed items, which is not permitted for employees to wear in a restaurant kitchen?

Accepted Answer

Jewelry

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Prescription eye glasses

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Baseball hats

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All of the above are not permitted

Question 6

A worker at a French bistro comes into work with a sore throat and fever. The correct action for the manager to take is:

Accepted Answer

Send the worker home

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Have the employee work as the hostess

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Slice raw foods in the kitchen

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Clean dishes

Question 7

While chopping vegetables, a kitchen worker cuts his hand. The proper process for the worker to follow is:

Accepted Answer

Wash the wound, bandage, then place a glove on the hand and return to work

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Wrap his hand in duct tape and continue to work

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Put a plastic glove on and return to work

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Use one hand

Question 8

Hand washing stations should include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

Cloth towel

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Hot and cold water

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Soap

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Waste bin

Question 9

Hands should be washed with water and soap for at least how long?

Accepted Answer

Twenty seconds

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Five seconds

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Ten seconds

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Fifteen seconds

Question 10

What should a person do right away when they walk into the restaurant to start their shift?

Accepted Answer

Wash hands

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Change into work clothes

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Sign their time card/ clock in

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Communicate with the staff