Safety, Security & Stock Control is one of 9 topics in the Grade 11 Hospitality Studies CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. What does security and access control involve?
Limiting who can enter certain areas of the establishment, such as stock rooms, to authorised staff
Allowing any guest to freely enter every area of the establishment without restriction
Removing all locks from every door in the establishment
Preventing staff from accessing any area of the building at all
Answer: Limiting who can enter certain areas of the establishment, such as stock rooms, to authorised staff — Security and access control involves limiting who can enter certain areas of the establishment, such as stock rooms or staff-only areas, to authorised staff.
Easy
2. What should staff know in advance about a fire emergency?
The location of fire extinguishers, alarm systems and evacuation routes
Nothing, since fire emergencies are always handled entirely by emergency services with no staff role
Only how to operate the kitchen equipment, with no connection to fire safety
How to prevent all guests from leaving the building during a fire
Answer: The location of fire extinguishers, alarm systems and evacuation routes — Handling a fire emergency requires knowing the location of fire extinguishers, alarm systems and evacuation routes.
Medium
3. Name the preventive safety measure of clearly marking which areas are staff-only, public, or require special caution such as a wet floor.
Answer: demarcation of areas — Demarcation of areas involves clearly marking which areas are for staff only, which are public, and which require special caution, such as a wet floor or a hot surface.
