TIPS Certification Examination – Training for Intervention Procedures – Health Communications, Inc. (HCI) – 2026/2027 edition practice questions with verified solutions

TIPS Certification Examination – Training for Intervention Procedures – Health Communications, Inc. (HCI) – 2026/2027 edition practice questions with verified solutions Q: Behavioral cues Answer inhibitions, judgment, reactions, coordination Q: Inhibitions Answer relaxed and talkative and could display mood swings Q: Judgment Answer overly friendly, dancing or singing Q: Reactions Answer Lose their train of thought, glassy, unfocused eyes, slurred speech Q: Coordination Answer stagger, stumble, spill drinks Q: Intoxication Rate Factors Answer size, gender, rate of consumption, strength of the drink, drug use, food intake Q: 1/2 oz pure alcohol Answer 12 oz beer, 5 oz wine, 1 oz 100-proof liquor Q: Why does alcohol differ from food and other beverages? Answer your body does not have to digest it before absorbing it. It can be absorbed directly into the blood stream Q: BAC: Blood Alcohol Content Answer measurement of the amount of alcohol in a person's blood Q: What is the only thing that can lower a person's BAC level? Answer Time Q: What can make assessing behavioral cues more difficult? Answer Tollerance Q: Aspirin Answer causes damage to the stomach lining and possibly internal bleeding Q: Antibiotics Answer There are too many variations to be specific Q: Antihistamines Answer Depress the central nervous system and can cause drowsiness Q: Narcotics Answer Depress the CNS and respiratory functions. May cause loss of consciousness Q: a 150-pound male drinking for 1 hour on an empty stomach Answer 2 drinks=.05BAC 4 drinks=.10BAC 8 drinks=.20BAC 12 drinks=.30BAC Q: To prevent intoxication in guests, you need to make what? Answer reasonable effort Q: Common negligence Answer these laws set a minimum standard for the actions a reasonable person should take to prevent problems Q: Dram shop liability Answer makes servers of alcohol beverages responsible for sales to persons under the legal drinking age or those who are visibly intoxicated Q: Acceptable form of ID must have Answer photo and dob Q: Steps to check ID Answer ask guest to remove from wallet, determine validity, communicate by asking questions, ask for second form of ID, know where the alcohol is going, don't make the sale if you still have doubts Q: People skills are? Answer observing how people act, hearing what they say, judging their needs, responding appropriately Q: Alcohol helps us relax because it is a Answer depressent Q: To effectively refuse service: Answer say no, give reasons, don't back down Q: Evaluating cue levels Answer Level 1: no problem/drinking responsibly Level 2: potential risk Level 3: definitely intoxicated Q: Evaluating response levels Answer Level 1: Ineffective response Level 2: moderately effective Level 3: most effective response Behavioral Cues of Intoxication Answer inhibitions impaired judgement slowed reactions loss of coordination inhibitions Answer relaxed and talkative + could display mood swings. Judegement Answer overly friendly, dancing or singing reactions Answer thinking process has been affected. glassy/unfocused eyes. slurred speech . lost their train of thought coordination Answer spill drinks, stumble, stagger. may have a difficult time handling their silverware. Intoxication Rate Factors Answer *affect how quickly a person becomes intoxicated and displays behavioral cues. size, gender, rate of consumption, strength of the drink, drug use, food intake. size Answer larger people may be able to drink more without being as affected as smaller people gender women are typically smaller, with a higher percentage of body fat, and tend to become intoxicated faster than men rate of consumption the faster a person drinks the alcohol, the more quickly he or she will become intoxicated. strength of drink a straight up drink will be absorbed most quickly. a drink diluted with water will be absorbed more slowly. * any carbonated mixer may increase the absorption rate. drug use there is no way to predict how prescription and non prescription drugs will react with alcohol. *can have an unpredictable effect. food intake food in the stomach delays delays the absorption of alcohol into the bloodstream. A person with a full stomach will not become intoxicated as quickly as will a person drinking on an empty stomach. 1/2 oz. of pure alcohol 12 oz beer. 5 oz wine. 1 oz 100-proof liquor Why does alcohol differ from food and other beverages? your body does not have to digest it before absorbing it. it can be absorbed directly into the blood stream. BAC (blood alcohol content) measurement of the amount of alcohol in a person's blood can be determined by Breathalyzer or blood test: what is the only thing that can lower a person's BAC level? time what can make assessing behavioral cues more difficult? tolerance aspirin causes damage to the stomach lining and possibly internal bleeding antibiotics there are too many variations to be specific; consult your doctor antihistamines depress the central nervous system (CNS) and can cause drowsiness narcotics depress the CNS and respiratory functions. May cause loss of consciousness how can you determine the % of pure alcohol in liquor based on the proof. the % of pure alcohol in liquor is 1/2 the proof. EX: 100-proof liquor contains 50% pure alcohol. 80-proof liquor contains 40% pure alcohol. to prevent intoxication in guests, you need to make what? reasonable effort a 150-pound male drinking for 1 hour on an empty stomach 2 drinks-.05BAC 4 drinks-.10BAC 8 drinks-.20BAC 12 drinks-.30BAC common negligence these laws set a minimum standard for the actions a reasonable person should take to prevent problems dram shop liability makes servers of alcohol beverages responsible for sales to persons under the legal drinking age or those who are visibly intoxicated acceptable forms of ID must have photo and date of birth steps to check ID- ask guest to remove from wallet, determine validity, communicate by asking questions, ask for a second form of ID, know where the alcohol is going, don't make the sale if you still have doubts. people skills are? observing how people act, hearing what they say, judging their needs, responding appropriately alcohol helps us relax because it is a depressant to effectively refuse service: say no give reasons dont back down evaluating cue levels level 1: no problem/ drinking responsibly level 2: potential risk level 3: definitely intoxicated evaluating response levels level 1- ineffective response level 2- moderately effective level 3- most effective response tips program goal- to empower participants to follow acceptable standards of practice for serving alcohol beverages alcohol vs. pure alcohol the liver eliminated 3/4 oz of pure alcohol per hour reasonable efforts- requires that you, as a servers of alcohol, makes a reasonable effort to prevent intoxication in guests, prevent alcohol sales to minors, and intervene if a guests does become visibly intoxicated Examples of reasonable efforts: offering foods, providing alternate transportation, cutting off a guest, checking IDS, Becoming trained in responsible alcohol service, calling the police, measuring drinks, serving complimentary water or soda. 3 types of illegal alcohol sales- 1. underage- guests under 21 2. third party- guests who are buying for someone underage 3. visibly intoxicated underage warning behaviors hesitation, ask for secondary ID, unusual drink order, nervous, gets upset when asked for ID max Blood alcohol content (legal) .08 % common negligence laws 1. Not specific to alcohol 2. Can involve illegal alcohol sales 3. Based on Court Cases 4. Sets a standard for what "reasonable person would do" 5. Every jurisdiction dram shop liability laws 1. Specific to alcohol sales. 2. Applies to owners of license and their employees. 3. Explain expectations for preventing illegal alcohol sales 4. Set monetary limits for financial judgements in lawsuits 5. Some jurisdictions penalties for underage alcohol sales include fines arrest jail time financial judgments if you sell to an underage customer You are responsible for your own actions and will be held accountable. Your employer is not required to cover your fines..etc. Good incident report forms include -name/description of the guest -date and time of incident -description of the incident -reasonable efforts and intervention strategies used -witnesses to the incident -employees and managers on duty during the incident From fastest to slowest how quickly are liquor drinks (and mixers) absorbed Straight shot Carbonated mixer Water mixer Juice mixer