Year 7 Food Safety and hygiene Test MHS

When should you wash your hands?

• Before starting to cook
• After Cooking
• In between different foods
• Whenever you need to

If you are preparing food and the knife drops, what should you do?

• Try to catch it
• Let it fall
• Scream and panic
• Pick it up and continue to use it

Which is safest - a dull (blunt) knife or a sharp knife?

• Sharp
• Dull
• Either is fine

If an oil fire starts, what should you NOT do?

• Put a lid on it
• Put water on it
• Put a damp cloth on it
• Leave it to go out on its own

How can you prevent burns?

• Crouch when opening the oven
• Turn pan handles to the side
• Use oven gloves
• All of these

Food poisoning is when you get ill from eating food contaminated with bacteria

• True
• False

Cross contamination is...

• When you don't cook food properly
• When bacteria is transferred from one food to another
• When someone gets really angry in the kitchen
• Not really worth worrying about

Which is NOT one of the 4 C's of storing food safely?

• Chill
• Clean
• Carbohydrate
• Cook thoroughly

Where in the fridge should you store raw meat?

• On the top shelf
• On the bottom shelf
• On the door
• Anywhere, it doesn't matter

What should you use to take food out of a hot oven?

• Oven gloves
• A damp tea towel
• A dry tea towel
• Your friend