TUMMY SAFE EXAMS SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025/2026 ALL RATED A+
✔✔It is not important to wash a child's hands after changing his/her diaper. - ✔✔false
✔✔Select which of the following times that is NOT an example of when you should
wash your hands. - ✔✔After touching your hands together
✔✔Select the recommended times that you should have the children wash their hands?
- ✔✔All of these answers:
After playing outside
Before going home for the day
Before eating
After eating
✔✔Why is cleaning and sanitizing important? - ✔✔Cleaning will only remove dirt, not kill
bacteria. Sanitizing will not work if dirt is present.
✔✔To sanitize is to reduce the number of pathogens (bacteria and viruses) present to a
safe level. - ✔✔True
✔✔How often do you need to make new bleach solution to use for sanitizing? - ✔✔Daily
✔✔It is safe to mix bleach with anything other than tap water. - ✔✔false
✔✔It is best NOT to purchase baby food after its "Use By" date. - ✔✔true
✔✔If the date on the food package has not passed, then the food is safe, even if the
food has been left in the temperature danger zone for more than six hours - ✔✔false
✔✔It is important to make sure that food has not expired when you are buying it. -
✔✔true
✔✔It is safe to purchase dented or swollen cans. - ✔✔false
✔✔It is permitted to serve home canned products in a child care facility. - ✔✔false
✔✔Cross contamination can happen in the grocery cart. - ✔✔true
✔✔You should avoid buying food packages that are leaking or open. - ✔✔true
✔✔The accidental spread of bacteria from one food to another is: - ✔✔cross
contamination
, ✔✔Food packages should be checked for which of the following: - ✔✔All of these
answers are correct:
A date that has not expired
Correct temperature, ie frozen foods solidly frozen
Tamper proof packaging or seals in place and undamaged
A sealed, unopened package
✔✔First In First Out is a system of food handling designed to... - ✔✔Save the facility
money from having to throw away expired food
Make sure food is consumed before its expiration date
Make sure food is consumed while at its freshest
✔✔It is important not to open refrigerator and freezer doors during a power outage to
help keep the food cold longer. - ✔✔true
✔✔It is very important to keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold. - ✔✔true
✔✔When children are on field trips, the child care provider must: - ✔✔Plan for and
arrange a cooler to store the food at a safe temperature
✔✔Plan for and arrange a cooler to store the food at a safe temperature - ✔✔Placing
raw hamburger on the counter to thaw and then, without cleaning and sanitizing the
counter, using the counter to cut up lettuce.
✔✔Bacteria in the juices of raw meats could contaminate fresh fruits and vegetables
and make you sick. - ✔✔True
✔✔Select the one answer from the list that is NOT a way to prevent cross
contamination: - ✔✔Place your fruits on top of your raw meats in the same bag as you
check out.
✔✔A whole turkey is cooked once it turns golden brown. - ✔✔false
✔✔It is important to always follow cooking directions exactly to: - ✔✔Make sure the food
reached the correct end point temperature.
✔✔Soft, fresh fruits and vegetables, such as lettuce and strawberries, should be
_________ before cooking or eating. - ✔✔rinsed thoroughly with cold water
✔✔The best place to take a correct temperature of meat is: - ✔✔In the thickest part of
the meat, away from a bone or the pan.
ANSWERS 2025/2026 ALL RATED A+
✔✔It is not important to wash a child's hands after changing his/her diaper. - ✔✔false
✔✔Select which of the following times that is NOT an example of when you should
wash your hands. - ✔✔After touching your hands together
✔✔Select the recommended times that you should have the children wash their hands?
- ✔✔All of these answers:
After playing outside
Before going home for the day
Before eating
After eating
✔✔Why is cleaning and sanitizing important? - ✔✔Cleaning will only remove dirt, not kill
bacteria. Sanitizing will not work if dirt is present.
✔✔To sanitize is to reduce the number of pathogens (bacteria and viruses) present to a
safe level. - ✔✔True
✔✔How often do you need to make new bleach solution to use for sanitizing? - ✔✔Daily
✔✔It is safe to mix bleach with anything other than tap water. - ✔✔false
✔✔It is best NOT to purchase baby food after its "Use By" date. - ✔✔true
✔✔If the date on the food package has not passed, then the food is safe, even if the
food has been left in the temperature danger zone for more than six hours - ✔✔false
✔✔It is important to make sure that food has not expired when you are buying it. -
✔✔true
✔✔It is safe to purchase dented or swollen cans. - ✔✔false
✔✔It is permitted to serve home canned products in a child care facility. - ✔✔false
✔✔Cross contamination can happen in the grocery cart. - ✔✔true
✔✔You should avoid buying food packages that are leaking or open. - ✔✔true
✔✔The accidental spread of bacteria from one food to another is: - ✔✔cross
contamination
, ✔✔Food packages should be checked for which of the following: - ✔✔All of these
answers are correct:
A date that has not expired
Correct temperature, ie frozen foods solidly frozen
Tamper proof packaging or seals in place and undamaged
A sealed, unopened package
✔✔First In First Out is a system of food handling designed to... - ✔✔Save the facility
money from having to throw away expired food
Make sure food is consumed before its expiration date
Make sure food is consumed while at its freshest
✔✔It is important not to open refrigerator and freezer doors during a power outage to
help keep the food cold longer. - ✔✔true
✔✔It is very important to keep hot foods hot and cold foods cold. - ✔✔true
✔✔When children are on field trips, the child care provider must: - ✔✔Plan for and
arrange a cooler to store the food at a safe temperature
✔✔Plan for and arrange a cooler to store the food at a safe temperature - ✔✔Placing
raw hamburger on the counter to thaw and then, without cleaning and sanitizing the
counter, using the counter to cut up lettuce.
✔✔Bacteria in the juices of raw meats could contaminate fresh fruits and vegetables
and make you sick. - ✔✔True
✔✔Select the one answer from the list that is NOT a way to prevent cross
contamination: - ✔✔Place your fruits on top of your raw meats in the same bag as you
check out.
✔✔A whole turkey is cooked once it turns golden brown. - ✔✔false
✔✔It is important to always follow cooking directions exactly to: - ✔✔Make sure the food
reached the correct end point temperature.
✔✔Soft, fresh fruits and vegetables, such as lettuce and strawberries, should be
_________ before cooking or eating. - ✔✔rinsed thoroughly with cold water
✔✔The best place to take a correct temperature of meat is: - ✔✔In the thickest part of
the meat, away from a bone or the pan.
