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WorksheetsKitchen Safety and Sanitation
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 14mins
Select EACH item that is true: (Hint: There’s more than one correct answer)
You should wear gloves if you have a cut or an open sore on your hand when cooking
You don’t need to cover or pull your hair back when working in the kitchen
You should keep electrical appliances away from water.
When taste-testing a food, a clean spoon should be used and it should only be used once.
It is okay to defrost foods by leaving them at room temperature.
Select EACH item that is true (Hint***: There will be more than one):
It is not important to keep cleaning supplies away from food.
A large majority of Foodborne illnesses can be preventing by practicing proper hand-washing.
Never place cooked food on a plate that has previously held raw meat, poultry, or seafood.
Always wash your hands and cutting boards with hot soapy water after they come in contact with raw meat, poultry, or seafood.
Cleaning supplies should be transferred to a new container before use.
Select EACH item that is true: The following are appropriate ways to put out a grease fire.
Use a fire extinguisher
Smother the fire by putting a lid on it
Sprinkle baking soda over the fire
Pour water on it.
Select the correct answer: To care for a first-degree burn, you should:
Place the burned area under cool, running water
Apply butter, oil, or mayonnaise to the burn
Break any blisters that form
Wrap the burned area tightly with a bandage.
Select the correct answer: In case of electric shock, you should first:
Disconnect the main power source
Pull the victim away from the source of the shock
Freak out and run around screaming!
Dance in a puddle of water and then try to help.
Select the correct answer: Which of the following could cause an electrical shock?
Using an electrical appliance only when you are standing on dry floor
Using electrical appliances only when your hands are dry
Plugging too many appliances into an electrical outlet
Keeping all electrical appliances away from water
How should you lift the lid off of a pan that is full of hot, steamy food?
Lift the lid so the steam is directed away from you
Lift the lid so steam is directed toward you
Lift the lid straight up
Lift and fan the lid over the steam to re-direct the air
Select the correct answer: Dull knives are
More dangerous to use than sharp ones
Not a problem in the kitchen
Okay to use if you are good at using knives
When taking care of a severe cut, the first step is to
Apply direct pressure to the cut
Faint!
Place under cool, running water
Scrub with hot, soapy water
Select the correct answer: The minimum amount of time you should spend washing your hands before cooking is
20 seconds
5 seconds
10 seconds
15 seconds
Select EACH correct item: You should wash your hands
After using the restroom or changing a diaper
Before and after handling raw meat, poultry, or eggs
After coughing or sneezing
Every other day
Only when the moon is full
Select the most correct answer: To avoid falling in the kitchen
Use a step-stool when things are too high to reach
clean any spills as soon as they happen
Store heavy items on the lower shelves
All of these answers are correct
Select EACH correct answer: Bacteria need these things to grow
Food
Acid
Time
Amount
Fresh
Select EACH correct answer: Bacteria need these things to grow
Temperature
Oxygen
Moisture
Teamwork
Masks
Finish the following phrase: When in doubt
(a)
Select the correct item: The danger zone is between
41°-135° F
51°-145° F
61°-155° F
71°-165° F
Select the correct item: Foods should not be left in the danger zone for more than ____ hours
2
1
3
4
Select THREE safe ways to defrost frozen foods
In a sink of cold water
On the counter during the day
On a counter overnight
In the fridge for 2-3 days
In the microwave
Select EACH item that is correct: Which population groups are most vulnerable to Foodborne illness?
Young children (babies)
Older adults (the elderly)
Pregnant women
People with weakened immune systems
Teenagers
Select the correct item: You should store utensils and equipment that touches food at least ____ inches off the floor.
6
4
2
8
Select each item that is correct: Which of the following are types of microbes?
Bacteria
Fungi
Virus
Germs
Infections
Select the correct answer: What is cross contamination?
When bacteria are transferred from one surface to another
When bacteria break down to do a rap
When microbes make friends with bacteria
When microbes combine with yeast and transfer bacteria
