ServSafe Manager Exam(80 Questions),
Texas food manager, Food Manager
Exam, Food Manager Practice Exam
180 - correct answer In a heat-sanitizing dishwashing machine, what is the minimum temperature for the
final rinse?
Jaundice, vomiting and/or diarrhea - correct answer A food handler must be excluded from the food
establishment for which symptoms?
41 to 135 - correct answer What is the temperature range for the danger zone?
spore - correct answer What is the form some bacteria take to keep from dying when they do not have
enough food?
state - correct answer Most regulations for food service operations are at what level?
41 or lower - correct answer At what internal temperature should raw meat, poultry, and seafood be
stored?
insulated containter - correct answer What type of container should be used to transport TCS food from
the place of preparation to the place of service?
practice the skill - correct answer To learn a new skill, learners must be given the opportunity to __.
close the affected area and clean it - correct answer A backup of raw sewage has occurred in the kitchen.
What should happen next?
,minimum internal cooking temperature of food - correct answer When using a bottom to top shelving
order, what determines the best placement of food in a cooler?
cross-connection - correct answer A hose connected to a running faucet that is left submerged in a
bucket is an example of what?
sneezing, itching, vomiting, nausea, cramps, diarrhea, hives, rashes, eczema, etc. - correct answer A
customer having an allergic reaction may show which 9+ symptoms?
pasteurized - correct answer Raw or undercooked dishes made for highly-susceptible populations (HSPs)
must use eggs that have been __.
Exposure Time, Temperature (Avoid 131F+), Concentration, Water pH and Hardness (Avoid 7.5+); Not the
Liquid's Color - correct answer The effectiveness of chemical sanitizers are effected by __, __, __, and __,
but NOT its __.
state or local regulatory authority - correct answer Which agencies enforces food safety in a food service
operation?
time-temperature abuse - correct answer What can cause histamine to form in tuna?
1. deny pests access to the operation
2. deny pests food, water, and a nesting or hiding
place
3. work with a licensed PCO to eliminate pests
that do enter the operation - correct answer What are the three rules of an integrated pest
management program (IPM) program?
16 mesh per square inch screening - correct answer All screens for windows and vents must meet this
requirement.
,touching the walls - correct answer When deciding were to place dry goods for storage in a dry-storage
area it is important that the dry goods NOT be ____.
90 days after the container has been emptied or the last shellfish that was served from the container -
correct answer How long must shellstock tags be kept on file?
24 hours - correct answer You should label all ready to eat TCS food that is prepped in house and held
longer than ___.
vacuum-breaker - correct answer What is the only certain way to prevent backflow?
when hired, daily (i.e. on-the-job), weekly, monthly, quarterly, and whenever necessary - correct answer
When should employees receive food safety training?
165 - correct answer TCS food must be reheated to what temperature for 15 seconds within 2 hours
show if food has been time-temperature abused during shipment - correct answer What do time-
temperature indicators do?
at room temperature - correct answer What is one way that food should NEVER be thawed?
165 - correct answer What is the minimum internal cooking temperature for poultry?
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points - correct answer What does HACCP stand for?
HACCP system - correct answer What system is used to control risks and hazards throughout the flow of
food
1. Conduct a hazard analysis
2. determine critical control points (CCPs)
3. establish critical limits
, 4. establish monitoring procedures
5. identify corrective actions
6. verify that the system works
7. establish procedures for record keeping and documentation - correct answer What are the 7 steps in
developing an HACCP plan?
1. cool food from 135 to 70 within 2 hours
2. cool food from 135 to 41 within 6 hours - correct answer What are the "two" steps in cooling TCS
food?
bimetallic stemmed thermometer - correct answer Which thermometer or probe is good for checking
the temperature large or thick food?
thermocouples and thermistors - correct answer Which thermometer or probe is good for checking the
temperature of thick and thin food
immersion probes - correct answer Which thermometer or probe is good for checking the temperature
of liquids, like soups, sauces, and frying oil
165 for 15 seconds - correct answer What is the minimum internal temperature for poultry, stuffing,
stuffed meat or seafood or pasta, dishes that include previously cooked, TCS ingredients?
155 for 15 seconds - correct answer What is the minimum internal temperature for ground meat or
seafood, injected meat, and eggs for hot held service?
145 for 15 seconds - correct answer What is the minimum internal temperature for seafood, steaks, pork
chop, and eggs that will be served immediately?
145 for 4 minutes - correct answer What is the minimum internal temperature for roasts of pork, beef?
135 - correct answer What is the minimum internal temperature for commercially processed food that
will be hot held?