TIPS Certification Question and Answer [2026] |
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam | Detailed Solutions
• inhibitions . CORRECT ANSWER: relaxed and talkative + could display mood swings.
• Judegement . CORRECT ANSWER: overly friendly, dancing or singing
• reactions . CORRECT ANSWER: thinking process has been affected.
glassy/unfocused eyes. slurred speech . lost their train of thought
• coordination . CORRECT ANSWER: spill drinks, stumble, stagger. may have a
difficult time handling their silverware.
• Intoxication Rate Factors . CORRECT ANSWER: *affect how quickly a person
becomes intoxicated and displays behavioral cues.
size, gender, rate of consumption, strength of the drink, drug use, food intake.
• size . CORRECT ANSWER: larger people may be able to drink more without being as
affected as smaller people
• gender . CORRECT ANSWER: women are typically smaller, with a higher percentage
of body fat, and tend to become intoxicated faster than men
• rate of consumption . CORRECT ANSWER: the faster a person drinks the alcohol,
the more quickly he or she will become intoxicated.
• strength of drink . CORRECT ANSWER: a straight up drink will be absorbed most
quickly. a drink diluted with water will be absorbed more slowly.
* any carbonated mixer may increase the absorption rate.
• drug use . CORRECT ANSWER: there is no way to predict how prescription and non
prescription drugs will react with alcohol.
*can have an unpredictable effect.
• food intake . CORRECT ANSWER: food in the stomach delays delays the absorption
of alcohol into the bloodstream. A person with a full stomach will not become intoxicated
as quickly as will a person drinking on an empty stomach.
• 1/2 oz. of pure alcohol . CORRECT ANSWER: 12 oz beer.
5 oz wine.
1 oz 100-proof liquor
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam | Detailed Solutions
• inhibitions . CORRECT ANSWER: relaxed and talkative + could display mood swings.
• Judegement . CORRECT ANSWER: overly friendly, dancing or singing
• reactions . CORRECT ANSWER: thinking process has been affected.
glassy/unfocused eyes. slurred speech . lost their train of thought
• coordination . CORRECT ANSWER: spill drinks, stumble, stagger. may have a
difficult time handling their silverware.
• Intoxication Rate Factors . CORRECT ANSWER: *affect how quickly a person
becomes intoxicated and displays behavioral cues.
size, gender, rate of consumption, strength of the drink, drug use, food intake.
• size . CORRECT ANSWER: larger people may be able to drink more without being as
affected as smaller people
• gender . CORRECT ANSWER: women are typically smaller, with a higher percentage
of body fat, and tend to become intoxicated faster than men
• rate of consumption . CORRECT ANSWER: the faster a person drinks the alcohol,
the more quickly he or she will become intoxicated.
• strength of drink . CORRECT ANSWER: a straight up drink will be absorbed most
quickly. a drink diluted with water will be absorbed more slowly.
* any carbonated mixer may increase the absorption rate.
• drug use . CORRECT ANSWER: there is no way to predict how prescription and non
prescription drugs will react with alcohol.
*can have an unpredictable effect.
• food intake . CORRECT ANSWER: food in the stomach delays delays the absorption
of alcohol into the bloodstream. A person with a full stomach will not become intoxicated
as quickly as will a person drinking on an empty stomach.
• 1/2 oz. of pure alcohol . CORRECT ANSWER: 12 oz beer.
5 oz wine.
1 oz 100-proof liquor
