ServSafe: Manager Practice Test UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Foodborne illness is often caused by - CORRECT ANSWER - poor personal hygiene.
Green beans cooked for hot holding on a buffet must reach a minimum temperature of -
CORRECT ANSWER - 135 F
A consumer advisory is required when serving - CORRECT ANSWER - Cooked to order
hamburgers
A food establishment that serves raw oysters should have what? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
consumer advisory on the menu
When transporting food, food-holding compartments MUST be - CORRECT ANSWER -
cleaned thoroughly and regularly
An operation wants to hold a pan of hot food using time as a public health control. What must
the label on the pan of food indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER - The four-hour time limit when
the food must be discarded
Which plumbing device helps prevent a backflow? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vacuum breaker
An operation will offer take-out meals produced using the reduced-oxygen packaging (ROP)
method to its customers. In order to do this, what must the operation do? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Create a HACCP plan
A food handler working in a self-service area should ensure that cold food is being held at which
temperature or lower? - CORRECT ANSWER - 41 F (5 C)
, The Person in Charge (PIC) has been notified by the regulatory authority that the operation will
be investigated as the possible source of a current hepatitis A outbreak. What should the PIC do
immediately? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cooperate with the investigating regulatory authority
Tabletop foodservice equipment on legs should have a space between the base of the equipment
and the tabletop of AT LEAST - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 in (10cm)
For which of the following cleaning issues are general purpose detergents effective? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Dirt and grime on the walls
Biological contaminants that can result in food poisoning are - CORRECT ANSWER -
bacteria, viruses, and toxins
Besides chlorine, what are the chemical sanitizers approved for use in foodservice operations? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Iodine and quaternary ammonium
What type of beverage container MUST a food handler drink from at work? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Covered container with a straw
Which food would be safe to serve to a highly susceptible population? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Chocolate sauce
Food handlers should wash their hands between - CORRECT ANSWER - shaking hands with
a guest and replenishing the food on the salad bar
Which method will prevent backflow into the drinkable water supply? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Air gap
If a server uses a copper pitcher to serve margaritas and several guests get sick, the most likely
cause of the illness is what? - CORRECT ANSWER - The acidity of the beverge caused the
copper to leach, resulting in chemical contamination
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Foodborne illness is often caused by - CORRECT ANSWER - poor personal hygiene.
Green beans cooked for hot holding on a buffet must reach a minimum temperature of -
CORRECT ANSWER - 135 F
A consumer advisory is required when serving - CORRECT ANSWER - Cooked to order
hamburgers
A food establishment that serves raw oysters should have what? - CORRECT ANSWER -A
consumer advisory on the menu
When transporting food, food-holding compartments MUST be - CORRECT ANSWER -
cleaned thoroughly and regularly
An operation wants to hold a pan of hot food using time as a public health control. What must
the label on the pan of food indicate? - CORRECT ANSWER - The four-hour time limit when
the food must be discarded
Which plumbing device helps prevent a backflow? - CORRECT ANSWER - Vacuum breaker
An operation will offer take-out meals produced using the reduced-oxygen packaging (ROP)
method to its customers. In order to do this, what must the operation do? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Create a HACCP plan
A food handler working in a self-service area should ensure that cold food is being held at which
temperature or lower? - CORRECT ANSWER - 41 F (5 C)
, The Person in Charge (PIC) has been notified by the regulatory authority that the operation will
be investigated as the possible source of a current hepatitis A outbreak. What should the PIC do
immediately? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cooperate with the investigating regulatory authority
Tabletop foodservice equipment on legs should have a space between the base of the equipment
and the tabletop of AT LEAST - CORRECT ANSWER - 4 in (10cm)
For which of the following cleaning issues are general purpose detergents effective? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Dirt and grime on the walls
Biological contaminants that can result in food poisoning are - CORRECT ANSWER -
bacteria, viruses, and toxins
Besides chlorine, what are the chemical sanitizers approved for use in foodservice operations? -
CORRECT ANSWER - Iodine and quaternary ammonium
What type of beverage container MUST a food handler drink from at work? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Covered container with a straw
Which food would be safe to serve to a highly susceptible population? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Chocolate sauce
Food handlers should wash their hands between - CORRECT ANSWER - shaking hands with
a guest and replenishing the food on the salad bar
Which method will prevent backflow into the drinkable water supply? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Air gap
If a server uses a copper pitcher to serve margaritas and several guests get sick, the most likely
cause of the illness is what? - CORRECT ANSWER - The acidity of the beverge caused the
copper to leach, resulting in chemical contamination
