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