ServSafe (Exam 3) Practice test UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which food item has been associated with Salmonella typhi?
a. beverages
b. produce
c. shellfish from contaminated water
d. under cooked ground beef - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Beverages
What symptom requires a food handler to be excluded from the operation?
a. sore throat
b. jaundice
c. coughing
d. stomach cramps - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Jaundice
Which is an example of physical contamination?
a. sneezing on food
b. touching dirty food-contact surfaces
c. bones in fish
d. cooking tomato sauce in a copper pan - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Bones in fish
What practice is useful for preventing Norovirus from causing foodborne illness?
a. cooking food to minimum internal temperature
,b. correct handwashing
c. cooling food rapidly
d. encouraging staff to get flu shots - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Correct handwashing
What condition promotes the growth of bacteria?
a. high acidity
b. low levels of moisture
c. food held between 70-125 degrees F
d. food with a pH that is highly alkaline - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Food held between
70-125 degrees
Parasites are commonly associated with what food?
a. mushrooms
b. wild game
c. whole wheat
d. dairy products - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Wild game
What practice should be used to prevent seafood toxins from causing a foodborne illness?
a. cooking food to correct internal temperatures
b. hand washing throughout the day
c. purchasing food from approved, reputable sources
d. microwaving fish to be served raw for 15 seconds - CORRECT ANSWER - C.
Purchasing food from approved, reputable sources
How should chemicals be stored?
, a. above food
b. away from prep areas
c. in food-storage areas
d. with kitcheware - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Away from food prep areas
What does the L stand for in the FDA's ALERT tool?
a. listen
b. leave
c. limit
d. look - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Look
What practice can help prevent allergic reactions?
a. cooking different food types in the same oil
b. identifying ingredients for customers
c. using parchment paper when baking cookies
d. providing home delivery service - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Identifying ingredients for
customers
What symptom can indicate a customer is having an allergic reaction?
a. wheezing or shortness of breath
b. left arm pain
c. appetite loss
d. coughing blood - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Wheezing or shortness of breath
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Which food item has been associated with Salmonella typhi?
a. beverages
b. produce
c. shellfish from contaminated water
d. under cooked ground beef - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Beverages
What symptom requires a food handler to be excluded from the operation?
a. sore throat
b. jaundice
c. coughing
d. stomach cramps - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Jaundice
Which is an example of physical contamination?
a. sneezing on food
b. touching dirty food-contact surfaces
c. bones in fish
d. cooking tomato sauce in a copper pan - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Bones in fish
What practice is useful for preventing Norovirus from causing foodborne illness?
a. cooking food to minimum internal temperature
,b. correct handwashing
c. cooling food rapidly
d. encouraging staff to get flu shots - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Correct handwashing
What condition promotes the growth of bacteria?
a. high acidity
b. low levels of moisture
c. food held between 70-125 degrees F
d. food with a pH that is highly alkaline - CORRECT ANSWER - C. Food held between
70-125 degrees
Parasites are commonly associated with what food?
a. mushrooms
b. wild game
c. whole wheat
d. dairy products - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Wild game
What practice should be used to prevent seafood toxins from causing a foodborne illness?
a. cooking food to correct internal temperatures
b. hand washing throughout the day
c. purchasing food from approved, reputable sources
d. microwaving fish to be served raw for 15 seconds - CORRECT ANSWER - C.
Purchasing food from approved, reputable sources
How should chemicals be stored?
, a. above food
b. away from prep areas
c. in food-storage areas
d. with kitcheware - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Away from food prep areas
What does the L stand for in the FDA's ALERT tool?
a. listen
b. leave
c. limit
d. look - CORRECT ANSWER - D. Look
What practice can help prevent allergic reactions?
a. cooking different food types in the same oil
b. identifying ingredients for customers
c. using parchment paper when baking cookies
d. providing home delivery service - CORRECT ANSWER - B. Identifying ingredients for
customers
What symptom can indicate a customer is having an allergic reaction?
a. wheezing or shortness of breath
b. left arm pain
c. appetite loss
d. coughing blood - CORRECT ANSWER - A. Wheezing or shortness of breath
