Washington Food Worker Card Practice Test 2026: Test de práctica 4

1. Pregunta 1 de 25

   When must a food worker wash their hands?

   • AAfter touching their hair or face
   • BOnly when hands look dirty
   • COnly at the start of the shift
   • DOnly after eating lunch
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   Respuesta: A. After touching their hair or face

   Wash after touching hair or face, using the restroom, handling raw meat, taking out garbage, eating, drinking, smoking, and more.

2. Pregunta 2 de 25

   How many major food allergens are recognized in the United States?

   • A14
   • B6
   • C12
   • D9
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   Respuesta: D. 9

   The nine major food allergens are milk, eggs, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans and sesame.

3. Pregunta 3 de 25

   What is one of the best ways to keep pests out?

   • AKeep garbage cans open
   • BLeave food uncovered overnight
   • CLeave the back door open for fresh air
   • DKeep doors and windows closed or screened and seal holes
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   Respuesta: D. Keep doors and windows closed or screened and seal holes

   Deny pests access, food and shelter: seal openings, cover food and keep garbage in tightly covered cans.

4. Pregunta 4 de 25

   Which illness is one that a food worker must report if a doctor diagnoses it?

   • ASeasonal pollen allergy
   • BHepatitis A
   • CA tension headache
   • DAthlete's foot
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   Respuesta: B. Hepatitis A

   Diagnoses that must be reported include norovirus, hepatitis A, Shigella, Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, typhoid fever and nontyphoidal Salmonella.

5. Pregunta 5 de 25

   Meat that has been injected with a marinade or brine must be cooked to at least what temperature?

   • A145°F for 15 seconds
   • B155°F for 17 seconds
   • C135°F for 15 seconds
   • D125°F for 1 minute
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   Respuesta: B. 155°F for 17 seconds

   Injecting or tenderizing pushes germs from the surface into the meat, so it must reach 155°F for 17 seconds.

6. Pregunta 6 de 25

   Can food workers touch ready-to-eat food, such as sandwich bread, with bare hands?

   • ANo, they must use utensils, deli tissue or single-use gloves
   • BYes, if they wear a hat
   • CYes, if their hands look clean
   • DYes, if the food will be served cold
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   Respuesta: A. No, they must use utensils, deli tissue or single-use gloves

   Bare hands can spread germs. Ready-to-eat food will not be cooked again, so it must be handled with gloves or utensils.

7. Pregunta 7 de 25

   In this diagram, what does marker 4 show?

   • A135°F, the hot holding temperature
   • B41°F, the cold holding temperature
   • C32°F, the freezing point of water
   • D165°F, the cooking temperature for poultry and reheated food
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   Respuesta: D. 165°F, the cooking temperature for poultry and reheated food

   Marker 4 is the green line at 165°F, used for poultry, stuffed foods and reheating food for hot holding.

8. Pregunta 8 de 25

   When dishes are sanitized with hot water in a three-compartment sink, the water must be at least what temperature?

   • A100°F
   • B110°F
   • C171°F
   • D135°F
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   Respuesta: C. 171°F

   For hot water sanitizing in a manual sink, the Food Code requires water of at least 171°F, with items immersed for at least 30 seconds.

9. Pregunta 9 de 25

   When a customer orders a raw or undercooked animal food, such as a rare burger, what must the menu have?

   • AA written consumer advisory
   • BThe cook's name
   • CA price discount
   • DA picture of the food
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   Respuesta: A. A written consumer advisory

   A consumer advisory tells customers that eating raw or undercooked meat, seafood or eggs may increase their risk of foodborne illness.

10. Pregunta 10 de 25

    A food worker has a small cut on a finger. What should they do?

    • ALeave it open so it heals faster
    • BKeep working without telling anyone
    • CCover it with a bandage and wear a single-use glove over it
    • DCover it with tape only
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    Respuesta: C. Cover it with a bandage and wear a single-use glove over it

    A bandage plus a glove keeps germs from the wound out of food. Tell the person in charge about an infected wound.

11. Pregunta 11 de 25

    Under the Food Code, what must at least one supervisor or manager in most food establishments hold?

    • AA college degree in chemistry
    • BFood protection manager certification
    • CA commercial driver's license
    • DA pest control license
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    Respuesta: B. Food protection manager certification

    The Food Code requires at least one employee with supervisory and management responsibility to be a certified food protection manager.

12. Pregunta 12 de 25

    Who publishes the Food Code that most states base their food safety rules on?

    • AThe Internal Revenue Service
    • BThe U.S. Department of Transportation
    • CEach restaurant owner
    • DThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
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    Respuesta: D. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

    The FDA Food Code is a model that state, local, tribal and territorial governments can adopt as their own rules.

13. Pregunta 13 de 25

    How long should you scrub your hands with soap during handwashing?

    • A10 to 15 seconds
    • B1 to 2 seconds
    • CNo scrubbing is needed
    • D45 to 60 seconds
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    Respuesta: A. 10 to 15 seconds

    Scrub for 10 to 15 seconds, including between fingers, under fingernails and wrists, as part of the 20-second wash.

14. Pregunta 14 de 25

    Under time as a public health control, how long can TCS food be kept without temperature control before it must be served or thrown out?

    • A4 hours
    • B8 hours
    • C24 hours
    • D12 hours
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    Respuesta: A. 4 hours

    When a written plan uses time instead of temperature, the food is marked and must be used or discarded within 4 hours.

15. Pregunta 15 de 25

    A worker vomits in the dining room. What should be used to clean it up?

    • AA disinfectant that works against norovirus, following written cleanup steps
    • BA dry mop only
    • CPlain water and a towel
    • DThe same sanitizer used on cutting boards
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    Respuesta: A. A disinfectant that works against norovirus, following written cleanup steps

    Kitchen sanitizers do not kill norovirus well. Follow the written procedure and use a disinfectant that works against norovirus.

16. Pregunta 16 de 25

    Which group of people is most likely to get very sick from a foodborne illness?

    • ATeenagers who play sports
    • BHealthy adults between 20 and 40 years old
    • CPeople who work in restaurants
    • DYoung children, older adults, pregnant women and people with weak immune systems
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    Respuesta: D. Young children, older adults, pregnant women and people with weak immune systems

    These groups are called a highly susceptible population (HSP). Their bodies have a harder time fighting off germs.

17. Pregunta 17 de 25

    Which is the right way to dry your hands after washing?

    • AA shared cloth towel
    • BYour apron
    • CA single-use paper towel or an air dryer
    • DThe side of your pants
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    Respuesta: C. A single-use paper towel or an air dryer

    Use paper towels or a hand dryer. Aprons and shared towels can put germs back on clean hands.

18. Pregunta 18 de 25

    Who should a food worker tell when they are sick?

    • AThe delivery driver
    • BA regular customer
    • CNo one, if they feel well enough
    • DThe person in charge
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    Respuesta: D. The person in charge

    Food workers must report certain symptoms and diagnoses to the person in charge so the right action can be taken.

19. Pregunta 19 de 25

    In this diagram, which marker shows where the tip of the probe should be?

    • AMarker 2
    • BMarker 3
    • CMarker 1
    • DMarker 4
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    Respuesta: C. Marker 1

    Marker 1 is the center of the thickest part. Markers 2 and 3 are the bone and the tray, which the probe must not touch.

20. Pregunta 20 de 25

    Leftover cooked food that will be held hot must be reheated to what temperature?

    • A165°F for 15 seconds
    • B145°F for 15 seconds
    • C120°F for 1 minute
    • D135°F for 15 seconds
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    Respuesta: A. 165°F for 15 seconds

    Cooked and cooled TCS food that will be hot held must be reheated to 165°F for 15 seconds.

21. Pregunta 21 de 25

    Which is a sign that pests may be in the kitchen?

    • AA full soap dispenser
    • BA clean floor
    • CCold food at 38°F
    • DDroppings and gnaw marks
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    Respuesta: D. Droppings and gnaw marks

    Droppings, gnawed packages, nests and dead insects are signs of pests. Tell the person in charge right away.

22. Pregunta 22 de 25

    At what temperature must hot TCS food be held?

    • A120°F or hotter
    • B100°F or hotter
    • C135°F or hotter
    • D110°F or hotter
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    Respuesta: C. 135°F or hotter

    Hot holding means keeping TCS food at 135°F or hotter.

23. Pregunta 23 de 25

    Chicken salad was made on Monday. Monday counts as day 1. What is the last day it can be served?

    • AWednesday
    • BSunday
    • CThe next Monday
    • DSaturday
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    Respuesta: B. Sunday

    Day 1 is Monday, so day 7 is Sunday. After that, the food must be thrown out.

24. Pregunta 24 de 25

    Ready-to-eat food from a sealed commercial package, such as canned chili, must be heated to what temperature for hot holding?

    • A165°F
    • B155°F
    • C100°F
    • D135°F
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    Respuesta: D. 135°F

    Commercially processed ready-to-eat food from an intact package only needs to reach 135°F for hot holding.

25. Pregunta 25 de 25

    What is the difference between cleaning and sanitizing?

    • AThey mean the same thing
    • BCleaning kills germs; sanitizing removes dirt
    • CCleaning removes food and dirt; sanitizing reduces germs to safe levels
    • DSanitizing is only for floors
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    Respuesta: C. Cleaning removes food and dirt; sanitizing reduces germs to safe levels

    Clean first with soap and water, then sanitize with heat or an approved chemical.

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El examen real: Pass the Washington State food safety exam (score not published on the DOH page)