Question 1

At meal times,an adult should sit and eat with each group of children in order to:

Accepted Answer

A)  meet socialization goals.
B)  keep the children from acting up.
C)  report to parents what they ate.
D)  none of the above. A

Question 2

When feeding an infant,the baby should be held to promote one-on-one contact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Food is such a small part of a center's operating expenses that monitoring its cost is not worth the effort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Sometimes children are allergic to specific foods,such as peanuts.If a parent says that her daughter has a food allergy,you should:

Accepted Answer

A)  tell the parent that he or she will have to bring food for the child.
B)  make sure that the item in question never appears on the menu.
C)  tell the parent that you can't prepare special foods for every child.
D)  ask for physician's statement confirming the allergy and then post a note alerting the staff not to serve that food to the child.

Question 5

In Reggio Emilia,the practice with meals is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  send the children home for lunch.
B)  eat at tables,with the children in charge of table settings and seating arrangements.
C)  have the children bring sack lunches from home.
D)  have the children serve themselves cafeteria-style.

Question 6

What is a primary reason for assigning a primary caregiver to each infant or toddler in care?

Accepted Answer

A)  Babies get nervous when they're around a lot of people.
B)  Babies need extended contact with the same caregiver.
C)  Babies can get sick if too many people handle them.
D)  none of the above.

Question 7

Menus that have a predictable 15- to 20-day sequence of foods that are offered over and over are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  boring menus.
B)  vegetarian menus.
C)  cycle menus.
D)  South Beach menus.

Question 8

The parents of one of the children at your center insist that they do not want their child to eat the center's food.Instead,they send food with the child.Unfortunately,the meals that they send consistently fail to meet the nutritional guidelines that you have to follow.What is the best thing for you to try first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ignore the situation: if they send inadequate food,it's their problem.
B)  Report the family for suspected neglect.
C)  Discuss the problem with the parents.
D)  Secretly give the child extra food.

Question 9

If a child does not want to eat the food put before her at your center,you should:

Accepted Answer

A)  tell her that she cannot play with the others until she finishes her meal.
B)  offer her a special treat if she does eat the meal.
C)  threaten to tell her parents.
D)  none of the above

Question 10

Mandatory minimum standards for the nutritional content of meals in a childcare facility have been set by:

Accepted Answer

A)  NAEYC.
B)  each state legislature.
C)  each county board of commissioners.
D)  USDA.

Question 11

It is important to consider a family's cultural background when dealing with food-related issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Before deciding on kitchen and other food service equipment,you should always know what might be required by your state's licensing regulations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

When they begin kindergarten,children who have been in childcare are much more likely to be obese than children who have not been in child care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A parent's insistence that her child eat only vegetarian meals can create a conflict that requires imagination to resolve.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When it comes to decisions about what children should eat,advertising and peer pressure are much less potent forces than the guidance of parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Managing Food Service

At meal times,an adult should sit and eat with each group of children in order to:

When feeding an infant,the baby should be held to promote one-on-one contact.

Food is such a small part of a center's operating expenses that monitoring its cost is not worth the effort.

Sometimes children are allergic to specific foods,such as peanuts.If a parent says that her daughter has a food allergy,you should:

In Reggio Emilia,the practice with meals is to:

What is a primary reason for assigning a primary caregiver to each infant or toddler in care?

Menus that have a predictable 15- to 20-day sequence of foods that are offered over and over are known as:

If a child does not want to eat the food put before her at your center,you should:

Mandatory minimum standards for the nutritional content of meals in a childcare facility have been set by:

It is important to consider a family's cultural background when dealing with food-related issues.

Before deciding on kitchen and other food service equipment,you should always know what might be required by your state's licensing regulations.

When they begin kindergarten,children who have been in childcare are much more likely to be obese than children who have not been in child care.

A parent's insistence that her child eat only vegetarian meals can create a conflict that requires imagination to resolve.

When it comes to decisions about what children should eat,advertising and peer pressure are much less potent forces than the guidance of parents.