TheoryServSafe Study Guide
Study for the ServSafe with exam topics, practice questions, a free PDF, video walkthrough and timed mock exam links.
How to study for ServSafe
- Read the topic list so you know what the exam is likely to cover.
- Answer the free practice questions and read every explanation.
- Download the PDF for offline review.
- Use timed mock exams when your untimed practice feels comfortable.
Topics to review
- Core formulas and field calculations
- Codes, standards and compliance
- Safe work practices and PPE
- Tools, materials and on-site reference
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Q1Food handlers should keep their fingernails
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✓ Correct answer: Short and unpolished
Food handlers should keep their fingernails short and unpolished.
Q2To help employees understand the local ordinances of food safety, the following actions are recommended:
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✓ Correct answer: Post signs that detail the basic food safety techniques
Posting signs that detail the basic food safety techniques will help employees understand the local ordinances of food safety.<br/><br/>Much of the time, companies that supply your cleaning agents will have these signs and will give them to you.<br/><br/>While they are not extensive, they serve as the best method to remind people of their food handling responsibilities.<br/><br/>While this answer is the best choice, having daily discussions regarding food safety will also help tremendously.
Q3A food handler sneezes on a salad
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✓ Correct answer: Poor personal hygiene
A food handler sneezes on a salad is an example of poor personal hygiene.
Q4In a restaurant, hand sanitizer can be used after:
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✓ Correct answer: Washing hands
Hand sanitizer can be used only after washing your hands.<br/><br/>Since there is no substitute for washing your hands, the only logical time you could use hand sanitizer is during a time when it will not affect the ability to kill germs; in particular, after washing your hands.
Q5Food service workers should change single use gloves:
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✓ Correct answer: All of the Above
Single use gloves are meant to be used for a single task and should be changed for each new task a food service worker performs, or when the gloves are torn and dirty. Each time single use gloves are changed, food service workers need to wash their hands with soap and water before putting on a new pair of gloves.
Q6A running faucet below the rim of a sink is an example of:
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✓ Correct answer: Cross-connection
A cross-connection is any physical connection between safe water and dirty water.<br/><br/>In this example, the water level in the sink could rise above the faucet and cause back-flow of unsafe water into the clean water supply.
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