Victoria RSA Practice Test 2026: Practice test 2

Practice test 2 of 3 for the Victoria RSA Practice Test: 25 more questions with answers and explanations.

Alcohol server
Victoria
80 questions
Checked October 11, 2026

Question 1 of 25
What do the Australian alcohol guidelines advise for a person who is pregnant or planning a pregnancy?
- Have no more than 4 drinks a day
- Limit drinking to weekends
- Drink only wine
- Do not drink alcohol
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Answer: D. Do not drink alcohol
People who are pregnant or planning a pregnancy should not drink alcohol, because any amount can harm an unborn baby.
Question 2 of 25
About how much red wine (13.5%) makes one standard drink?
- 100 ml
- 150 ml
- 50 ml
- 250 ml
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Answer: A. 100 ml
A 100 ml serve of red wine is about 1 standard drink, which is smaller than most glasses poured in venues.
Question 3 of 25
In Victoria, Queensland and WA, the legal test for intoxication looks at four things. Which list is correct?
- Time, place, price and brand
- Clothing, voice, money and friends
- Age, height, weight and sex
- Speech, balance, coordination and behaviour
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Answer: D. Speech, balance, coordination and behaviour
These states treat a person as intoxicated when their speech, balance, coordination or behaviour is noticeably affected and you reasonably believe alcohol is the cause.
Question 4 of 25
At a BAC of 0.15 to 0.30, what can happen to a person?
- They feel talkative and relaxed only
- They become more alert
- They can drive safely
- They may be unable to walk without help, have trouble breathing or lose consciousness
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Answer: D. They may be unable to walk without help, have trouble breathing or lose consciousness
At 0.15 to 0.30 a person may need help to walk, have difficulty breathing and may lose consciousness. Above 0.30, coma and death can occur.
Question 5 of 25
When is the best time to refuse service?
- After one last drink
- Only when they become violent
- Early, while the customer can still be reasoned with
- At closing time
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Answer: C. Early, while the customer can still be reasoned with
Act early, while the person can still be reasoned with. Do not wait for another drink.
Question 6 of 25
Why should you write down refusals of service in the venue's incident register or log book?
- Because customers ask for a copy
- Only to track drink sales
- So you can bar the customer for life
- To keep a record, especially when there were threats or aggression
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Answer: D. To keep a record, especially when there were threats or aggression
Record refusals, especially those involving threats or aggression. A record helps show the venue acted responsibly.
Question 7 of 25
Which of these drinks contains the most standard drinks?
- A 30 ml nip of spirits (40%)
- A 100 ml glass of white wine
- A 285 ml glass of full-strength beer
- A 330 ml high-strength pre-mixed spirit (7%)
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Answer: D. A 330 ml high-strength pre-mixed spirit (7%)
A 330 ml high-strength ready-to-drink at 7% is about 1.8 standard drinks. The others are each about 1 or less.
Question 8 of 25
A customer has had a lot to drink, has trouble breathing and cannot be woken. What should you do?
- Put them in a taxi
- Call an ambulance straight away and stay with them
- Let them sleep it off in a corner
- Give them coffee
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Answer: B. Call an ambulance straight away and stay with them
Difficulty breathing and loss of consciousness are signs of a dangerous BAC. Get medical help at once.
Question 9 of 25
About how many standard drinks are in a 375 ml can of mid-strength beer (3.5%)?
- 0.5
- 1.0
- 1.4
- 1.8
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Answer: B. 1.0
A 375 ml mid-strength beer is about 1 standard drink.
Question 10 of 25
What must an acceptable proof-of-age document show?
- Only the person's name
- A photo of the person and their date of birth
- A signature only
- Only the person's address
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Answer: B. A photo of the person and their date of birth
Accepted ID must be current and include the person's photo and date of birth, which must show they are 18 or over.
Question 11 of 25
A customer keeps fumbling their money and spilling drinks. Which type of sign is this?
- Appearance
- Age
- Speech
- Coordination
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Answer: D. Coordination
Fumbling money, dropping or spilling drinks and struggling to find the mouth with a glass are coordination signs.
Question 12 of 25
How does alcohol affect the brain?
- It speeds the brain up
- It only affects the stomach
- It slows the brain down
- It has no effect on the brain
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Answer: C. It slows the brain down
Alcohol slows down the brain and affects almost every part of the body, including how a person thinks, feels and acts.
Question 13 of 25
When checking a physical ID, which of these should you do?
- Compare the photo with the person's face and check the hologram
- Check only the name
- Check only the expiry date
- Only look at the colour of the card
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Answer: A. Compare the photo with the person's face and check the hologram
Compare the photo with the person, look for holograms and other security features, and feel for tampering.
Question 14 of 25
Which organ removes most of the alcohol from the body?
- The kidneys
- The lungs
- The skin
- The liver
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Answer: D. The liver
The liver removes most of the alcohol in the body by breaking it down.
Question 15 of 25
A customer hands you their ID inside a wallet with a plastic window. What should you do?
- Read it through the plastic
- Keep the wallet
- Ask them to take it out so you can hold and check it
- Accept it without looking
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Answer: C. Ask them to take it out so you can hold and check it
Ask the customer to remove the ID from their wallet, then check it in good light for tampering.
Question 16 of 25
About how many standard drinks are in a 30 ml nip of straight spirits at 40%?
- 3
- 0.5
- 1
- 2
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Answer: C. 1
A 30 ml serve of 40% spirits is about 1 standard drink.
Question 17 of 25
Which of these is a behaviour sign of intoxication?
- Asking for a glass of water
- Becoming loud, argumentative or annoying other customers
- Checking the time
- Sitting quietly with friends
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Answer: B. Becoming loud, argumentative or annoying other customers
Behaviour signs include being loud, argumentative or aggressive, annoying others, using offensive language and losing inhibitions.
Question 18 of 25
A young-looking customer says the door staff already checked their ID. What should you do?
- Serve them only a light beer
- Check it yourself: do not assume someone else did
- Ask another customer to vouch
- Serve them because the door checked
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Answer: B. Check it yourself: do not assume someone else did
Do not assume someone else has checked ID. Re-entry stamps can also be passed to other people.
Question 19 of 25
An intoxicated customer cannot safely leave yet. What can you offer them?
- Nothing: they must leave at once
- Water, food and time, and help to call a taxi or a friend
- A free drink to calm down
- A walk alone to the train station
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Answer: B. Water, food and time, and help to call a taxi or a friend
Offer non-alcoholic drinks, water, food or a phone call to a taxi or friend so the person can get home safely.
Question 20 of 25
In NSW, Victoria, Queensland and WA, how old must a person be to buy alcohol?
- 21
- 18
- 19
- 16
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Answer: B. 18
In all four states it is against the law to sell or supply alcohol to anyone under 18.
Question 21 of 25
Why is it hard to count standard drinks for home brew or other unlabelled drinks?
- You do not know the alcohol strength
- The glass is always too small
- Home brew has no alcohol
- Standard drinks only apply to beer
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Answer: A. You do not know the alcohol strength
If you do not know the alcohol concentration, you cannot work out the number of standard drinks.
Question 22 of 25
Why might a customer who has had only one drink in your venue already be intoxicated?
- They may have been drinking before they arrived
- It is not possible
- Your drinks are stronger than elsewhere
- One drink always makes people intoxicated
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Answer: A. They may have been drinking before they arrived
Staff only see what is drunk in their venue. People may arrive already affected, so look at signs, not just the drinks you served.
Question 23 of 25
Under the Australian alcohol guidelines, what is the most a healthy adult should drink on any one day?
- 6 standard drinks
- 2 standard drinks
- 4 standard drinks
- 8 standard drinks
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Answer: C. 4 standard drinks
Healthy adults should have no more than 4 standard drinks on any one day to reduce the risk of harm.
Question 24 of 25
You refuse to serve an intoxicated customer who still has half a drink in front of them. What should happen to that drink?
- Let them finish it if they eat something
- Let them finish it slowly
- Do not let them finish it
- Top it up with water and let them drink it
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Answer: C. Do not let them finish it
It is an offence to allow an intoxicated person to keep drinking alcohol, so do not let them finish drinks they already have.
Question 25 of 25
Is there a set number of drinks that makes everyone intoxicated?
- Yes, 5 drinks for everyone
- Yes, 10 drinks for everyone
- No, the amount varies from person to person
- Yes, 3 drinks for everyone
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Answer: C. No, the amount varies from person to person
The amount of alcohol needed to become intoxicated varies between people, so judge each person on their signs.

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