Instructional Materials for ServSafe food safety class for ABE learners
ServSafe course
ServSafe is a course of study with textbooks and core instructional materials provided by the National Restaurant Association. Their materials are available for purchase at The ServSafe course leads to a national ServSafe exam.
A ServSafe certificate is awarded to those who pass the exam, which in turn is used to obtain a state license as a Certified Food Manager (CFM). Information about the Minnesota CFM license is available at
Instructors teaching ServSafe must be certified by the National Restaurant Association. The ServSafe exam can be administered at any site by an instructor or staff person certified as a proctor by the National Restaurant Association. Information on becoming certified as an instructor and/or proctor is available at
ServSafe for adult basic education learners
The course outlined here uses theServSafe Manager Sixth Editiontextook and the ServSafe instructor tools (available free online at both from the National Restaurant Association.
In order to provide effective instruction to adult learners who are either English language learners or native speakers with lower reading levels, a 60-hour course has been developed along with supplemental materials that provide vocabulary development and study tools for mastering course content. Those supplemental materials are available to the public for free use on this website (see side bar to the right).
Vocabulary practice games, content practice games, vocabulary quizzes and content quizzes have been created in Quia and are also available via this website (see side bar to the right).
Target learners
We recommend the following criteria for participation in this ServSafe course: TABE Reading 6.0 or above; or CASAS Reading 226 or above.
Curriculum Overview
One-page overview of curriculum in a 12-week session.
Note: Can also be delivered in an 8-9 week session - increase pace, decrease activities unrelated to content needed to pass exam.
Curriculum Overview
Plans and materials to guide the ABE learner in mastering ServSafe content
Each Chapter document includes a list of all ServSafe and ABE supplemental materials/activities available; and ready-to-use materials for the ABE classroom. (Find referenced ServSafe materials online at
Getting Started
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Exam Preparation
On-line Vocabulary Practice Games
Practice ServSafe vocabulary with on-line flashcards and games.
To access the activities, students may simply use them from this website, or the instructor may copy the URL and provide it to learners.
If the instructor wants to track student use of the activities, the ServSafe instructor must set up a Quia account – see($49/year subscription fee).
The instructor then sets up a class in Quia with a roster of students in the class.Quia will create a username and password for each student.
The instructor can then go to any Quia activity, chooseCopy this to my accountin the Quia toolbox, and thenAssignit to the class.Quia will provide an on-line gradebook for the instructor that records student time spent on the activity.
Any questions, contact Quia on-line via the website.
Chapter 1 Vocabulary Games
Chapter 2 Vocabulary Games
Chapters 3 & 4 Vocabulary Games
Chapters 5 & 6 Vocabulary Games
Chapter 7 Vocabulary Games
Chapters 8 & 9 Vocabulary Games
Chapter 10 Vocabulary Games
On-line practice of ServSafe Content
Practice ServSafe content with on-line games and activities.
To access the activities, students may simply use them from this website, or the instructor may copy the URL and provide it to learners.
If the instructor wants to track student use of the activities, the ServSafe instructor must set up a Quia account – see($49/year subscription fee).
The instructor then sets up a class in Quia with a roster of students in the class.Quia will create a username and password for each student.
The instructor can then go to any Quia activity, chooseCopy this to my accountin the Quia toolbox, and thenAssignit to the class.Quia will provide an on-line gradebook for the instructor that records student time spent on the activity.
Any questions, contact Quia on-line via the website.
Chapter 1 Content Game
Chapter 2 Content Game
Chapter 3 Content Game
Chapter 4 Content Game
Chapter 5 Content Game
Chapter 6 Content Game
Chapter 7 Content GameA
Chapter 7 Content GameB
Chapter 8 Content GameA
Chapter 8 Content GameB
Chapter 9 Content Game
Chapter 10 Content Game
Temperatures - Review Game
On-line Vocabulary Quizzes
Each quiz has 30 items
- 15 items give a definition and you must choose the vocabulary word that matches that definition.
- 15 items give a sentence with a word missing and you must choose the vocabulary word that fits in the sentence.
When you finish the quiz, you will receive an immediate report of all items you got correct and incorrect and your percentage correct.
To access the quizzes, the ServSafe instructor must set up a Quia account – see($49/year subscription fee).
The instructor then sets up a class in Quia with a roster of students in the class.Quia will create a username and password for each student.
The instructor can then go to any Quia quiz on this site, chooseCopy this to my accountin the Quia toolbox, and thenAssignit to the class.Quia will provide an on-line gradebook for the instructor that records student performance on each quiz.
Any questions, contact Quia on-line via the website.
Chapter 1 Vocabulary Quiz
Chapter 2 Vocabulary Quiz
Chapters 3 & 4 Vocabulary Quiz
Chapters 5 & 6 Vocabulary Quiz
Chapter 7 Vocabulary Quiz
Chapters 8 & 9 Vocabulary Quiz
Chapter 10 Vocabulary Quiz
On-Line Chapter Content Quizzes
Each quiz has 20 multiple-choice questions.
When you finish the quiz, you will get an immediate report showing each correct and incorrect answer and your percentage correct.
To access the quizzes, the ServSafe instructor must set up a Quia account – see($49/year subscription fee).
The instructor then sets up a class in Quia with a roster of students in the class.Quia will create a username and password for each student.
The instructor can then go to any Quia quiz on this site, chooseCopy this to my accountin the Quia toolbox, and thenAssignit to the class.Quia will provide an on-line gradebook for the instructor that records student performance on each quiz.
Any questions, contact Quia on-line via the website.
Chapter 1 Content Quiz
Chapter 2 Content Quiz
Chapter 3 Content Quiz
Chapter 4 Content Quiz
Chapter 5 Content Quiz
Chapter 6 Content Quiz
Chapter 7 Content Quiz
Chapter 8 Content Quiz
Chapter 9 Content Quiz
Chapter 10 Content Quiz
On-line review quizzes
These quizzes require you to answer questions from several chapters in one quiz.
These are helpful in preparing for the final ServSafe exam.
To access the quizzes, the ServSafe instructor must set up a Quia account – see($49/year subscription fee).
The instructor then sets up a class in Quia with a roster of students in the class.Quia will create a username and password for each student.
The instructor can then go to any Quia quiz on this site, chooseCopy this to my accountin the Quia toolbox, and thenAssignit to the class.Quia will provide an on-line gradebook for the instructor that records student performance on each quiz.
Any questions, contact Quia on-line via the website.
Review Quiz - Chapters 1 - 5
Review Quiz - Chapters 6 - 10