TIPS certification exam with correct
answers 2026 update
Behavioral Cues of Intoxication -Correct Answer ✔-inhibitions
impaired judgement
slowed reactions
loss of coordination
inhibitions -Correct Answer ✔-relaxed and talkative + could display mood swings.
Judegement -Correct Answer ✔-overly friendly, dancing or singing
reactions -Correct Answer ✔-thinking process has been affected.
glassy/unfocused eyes. slurred speech . lost their train of thought
coordination -Correct Answer ✔-spill drinks, stumble, stagger. may have a difficult
time handling their silverware.
Intoxication Rate Factors -Correct 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 -Correct Answer ✔-larger people may be able to drink more without being as
affected as smaller people
gender -Correct Answer ✔-women are typically smaller, with a higher percentage
of body fat, and tend to become intoxicated faster than men
rate of consumption -Correct Answer ✔-the faster a person drinks the alcohol, the
more quickly he or she will become intoxicated.
, strength of drink -Correct Answer ✔-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 -Correct Answer ✔-there is no way to predict how prescription and non
prescription drugs will react with alcohol.
*can have an unpredictable effect.
food intake -Correct Answer ✔-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 -Correct Answer ✔-12 oz beer.
5 oz wine.
1 oz 100-proof liquor
Why does alcohol differ from food and other beverages? -Correct Answer ✔-your
body does not have to digest it before absorbing it. it can be absorbed directly
into the blood stream.
BAC (blood alcohol content) -Correct Answer ✔-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? -Correct Answer ✔-
time
what can make assessing behavioral cues more difficult? -Correct Answer ✔-
tolerance
answers 2026 update
Behavioral Cues of Intoxication -Correct Answer ✔-inhibitions
impaired judgement
slowed reactions
loss of coordination
inhibitions -Correct Answer ✔-relaxed and talkative + could display mood swings.
Judegement -Correct Answer ✔-overly friendly, dancing or singing
reactions -Correct Answer ✔-thinking process has been affected.
glassy/unfocused eyes. slurred speech . lost their train of thought
coordination -Correct Answer ✔-spill drinks, stumble, stagger. may have a difficult
time handling their silverware.
Intoxication Rate Factors -Correct 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 -Correct Answer ✔-larger people may be able to drink more without being as
affected as smaller people
gender -Correct Answer ✔-women are typically smaller, with a higher percentage
of body fat, and tend to become intoxicated faster than men
rate of consumption -Correct Answer ✔-the faster a person drinks the alcohol, the
more quickly he or she will become intoxicated.
, strength of drink -Correct Answer ✔-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 -Correct Answer ✔-there is no way to predict how prescription and non
prescription drugs will react with alcohol.
*can have an unpredictable effect.
food intake -Correct Answer ✔-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 -Correct Answer ✔-12 oz beer.
5 oz wine.
1 oz 100-proof liquor
Why does alcohol differ from food and other beverages? -Correct Answer ✔-your
body does not have to digest it before absorbing it. it can be absorbed directly
into the blood stream.
BAC (blood alcohol content) -Correct Answer ✔-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? -Correct Answer ✔-
time
what can make assessing behavioral cues more difficult? -Correct Answer ✔-
tolerance
