Foods Safety Test Practice

Which of the following should you Not do to a grease fire?

• Pour salt on the flames

• Pour baking soda on the flames

• Pour water on the flames

• Put a lid over the flames to smother them

When you use a knife,

• cut towards your body

• cut away from your body

• cut towards others who may be near

• drop it in sudsy water for your kitchen partner to pull out and wash

What should you use to remove a hot pan from the stove?

• an oven mitt

• a towel

• a dish cloth

• nothing, just bare hands

When uncovering a pan, to avoid burns from escaping steam, you should

• lift the lid so the opening is toward you

• lift the lid so the opening is away from you like a shield

• lift the lid straight up

Which of the following would most likely cause an accident?

• using an electrical appliance when your hands are dry

• using an electrical appliance when you are standing on a dry floor

• plugging several electrical appliances in one outlet

• keeping the cord of an appliance out of the way when using it

The four steps to correctly use a fire extinguisher are…

• pull pin, squeeze handle, aim at the top of the flame, spray

• squeeze handle, aim at the base of the flame, pull pin, sweep side to side

• pull pin, aim at the base of the flame, squeeze handle, sweep side to side

• any of the above

If you break a glass in a sink full of water, you should first…

• use tongs to lift the drain plug slightly and then lift the glass out with tongs

• use your hand to remove broken glass

• none of the above

When a fire starts in a pan on top of the range but you do not have a fire extinguisher, you should first turn off the heat; then put out the fire by using any of the following methods EXCEPT...

• pour salt on the flames

• pour baking soda on the flames

• pour baking powder on the flames

• put a cover on the pan

What term describes using a knife to cut raw vegetables after cutting raw meat?

• bacteria

• cross-contamination

• illness and some cases death

• all of the above

Food may be safely thawed using any of the following methods EXCEPT ….

• thawing in the refrigerator

• thawing in the sink with cold water

• thawing in the microwave

• thawing on the counter