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WorksheetsKitchen Safety
Total questions: 94
Worksheet time: 1hrs 25mins
How should you clean a knife?
let it soak in hot, soapy water
keep the knife separate, wash it by hand individually, clean from the dull side
just wipe it with a clean towel in between uses.
put in soapy water with all the other dishes
If anything ever happens in the kitchen, who needs to be told immediately?
Ms. Hayes
Ms. Tanti or any teacher in the room
your classmates
the nurse
Which of the following is the safest way to thaw meat?
Set it on the counter
In hot water in the sink
In the refrigerator
Put it next to a heater
What is this piece of equipment?
Fork
Whisk
Turner/flipper
When lifting the lid from a pot, tip the lid _______________ you to allow the steam to escape.
towards you
away from
Use a ___________ spoon to stir hot objects.
metal
plastic
wooden/silicon
purple
If you break a glass, clean up the tiny pieces with ___________________________.
hand towel
a thick, wet paper towel/cloth
your hands
a shovel
Which of the following is not a safety precaution for preventing cuts?
Using knives to pry open cans
Wearing rubber gloves to pick up broken glass
Disposing of can lids immediately
Keeping knives sharp
To prevent cutting yourself when you use a knife you should:
Cut away from yourself
Keep knives out of the wash water until ready to clean them
Carry with blade turned downward
All options are correct
When you take a pan out of the oven, it is safest to
Use pot holders or oven mitts
Open the door flat and completely pull out the rack
Stand to one side to allow heat and steam to escape
All options are correct
Use a chair to reach a high shelf.
Safe practice
Unsafe practice
Julie used a dull knife to chop so she wouldn't cut her hands or ruin the counter top.
Safe Practice
Unsafe Practice
Theresa stopped using a hand mixer with a frayed cord.
Safe Practice
Unsafe Practice
The action most likely to cause a kitchen fire is
Using electrical appliances when your hands are dry
Using an electrical appliance when standing on a dry floor
Keeping electrical cords out of the way when using an appliance
Putting paper on a cooking surface such as a stove top
The best reason to control long hair is that it may
Catch on fire
Get in the food
Look untidy
Get caught in the garbage disposal
Travis removed hot corn on the cob from the pot using long-handled tongs.
Safe practice
Unsafe practice
When the glass broke on the kitchen floor, Chris put on rubber gloves to pick up the large pieces, swept up the smaller pieces and wiped up the fine pieces with a damp paper towel.
Safe practice
Unsafe practice
Jason was leaning against the gas range while food was cooking on the top burner
Safe practice
Unsafe practice
To prevent burns and scalds you should
Turn the handles of all pots to the front of the stove
Use the rear elements whenever possible
Tip the lid of the pot toward you when removing it
Use a tea towel to remove hot containers
Hazardous products such as bleach or oven cleaner should be stored in
In a locked cupboard/high shelf
A well-ventilated place
Cool place
Dry place
All options are correct
Clayton lifted the lid of a steaming pan towards himself so that the steam went away from his face.
Safe practice
Unsafe practice
Lawrence threw water on a grease fire in a skillet.
Safe practice
Unsafe practice
If grease in a skillet catches on fire you should
Turn off or disconnect the appliance
Smother the fire with baking soda
Put it out with water
People who get food poisoning can
Be slightly ill
Be ill enough to have to go to the hospital
Die
All options are correct
Food poisoning is caused by
Micro-organisms
Parasites
Bacteria
All of the above
Lance wore a long sleeved shirt while preparing food.
Safe practice
Unsafe practice
While cooking, use your apron or smock as a hand towel.
True
False
In order to keep bacteria out of food it is important to
Make sure cooking tools are clean before you use them
Use a disposable tissue if you cough or sneeze
Scrub your hands and fingernails after every trip to the toilet
All options are correct
A clean and sanitary work area will help to control the cross contamination of food during preparation.
True
False
Since cooking kills bacteria, there is no need to wash a tasting spoon before putting it back
True
False
This disease is often caused by micro-organisms found in large containers of improperly cooled soups and gravies served on a steam table or at room temperature.
Trichinosis
Salmonella
Botulism
Prefringins
E coli
People poisoned with staphylococcus may think they have the flu.
True
False
When washing dishes by hand you should
Avoid pre-soaking dirty dishes
Wash glasses last
Never change dirty dishwater
Use soapy hot water and hot bleach rinse water
Bacteria grow fastest at room temperature.
True
False
Food contamination may result from
Unsanitary practices
Mixing potentially unsafe raw foods with cooked foods
Thawing food on the counter
Using food that has come from a rusted or bulging can
All options are correct
Bacterial action is slowed down when food is kept
Below 4° C and above 60 ° C
At room temperature
Lukewarm
Food kept at room temperature will fall in the
Battle zone
Dangerzone
Schoolzone
Speed zone
Hospital zone
The danger zone is the temperature that allows bacteria to
Grow
Die
Freeze
When reheating leftovers they need to be ___ before serving.
Freezing cold
Lukewarm
At least 165° F(hot)
Room temperature
The best place to thaw frozen foods is
On the counter
In the sink
In the refrigerator
In the oven
Outside
To tell if a food has become unsafe to eat you should
Taste it
Smell it
Freeze it until later
None of the above - if in doubt, discard it
Dry storage should be
Above the kitchen stove
Near a radiator
In a cool cabinet or pantry
Above the refrigerator
Food storage in the refrigerator should be kept covered to prevent the food from drying out and to prevent bacteria from multiplying.
True
False
Cats and mice carry many harmful bacteria just as your pet cat and dog may carry bacteria.
True
False
You can use your fingers to clean the blades of dirty mix-masters and blenders.
True
False
Always keep hazardous and poisonous materials locked away from children.
True
False
Some kitchen burns are caused by scalding liquids and spattering grease.
True
False
Keep cabinets and drawers closed as you work in the kitchen.
True
False
To control the spread of bacteria, your hands should be scrubbed when you
Handle raw meat, poultry fish and eggs
Cough.sneeze or touch your hair or face
Play with pet
All of the above
It is safe to use aerosol cans close to heat or open flame.
True
False
Keep foods that will be served as part of a picnic outing cold with insulated containers such as an ice chest.
True
False
Accidents in the kitchen
Are more numerous than in other rooms of the house
Are usually due to carelessness
Will happen less often if equipment and supplies are used correctly
All of the above
When taking a pan of chocolate chip cookies out of the oven, use a
Dish towel
Beach towel
Hand towel
Oven mitt
After using the electric skillet, Joannie pulled the electric plug from the wall socket BEFORE she pulled the plug from the skillet.
Safe
Unsafe
