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Baker Practice Test

Check what you know about the baker job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
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15 multiple-choice questions on baker knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15Proofing is:
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Answer: Letting dough rise. Proofing lets dough rise.

Question 2 of 15Lamination creates:
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Answer: Flaky layers. Butter layers make flakes.

Question 3 of 15Baker’s percentage is based on:
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Answer: Flour weight. Flour is 100%.

Question 4 of 15A crumb coat:
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Answer: Traps crumbs. It seals in crumbs.

Question 5 of 15Gluten gives dough:
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Answer: Structure. Gluten provides structure.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Ingredient weights expressed as a percent of flour.”
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Answer: Baker’s percentage. Baker’s percentage: Ingredient weights expressed as a percent of flour.

Question 7 of 15What does “Scaling” mean?
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Answer: Weighing ingredients.. Scaling: Weighing ingredients.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Slowing fermentation by chilling.”
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Answer: Retarding. Retarding: Slowing fermentation by chilling.

Question 9 of 15What does “Leavening” mean?
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Answer: Agents that make dough rise.. Leavening: Agents that make dough rise.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Cutting dough before baking.”
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Answer: Scoring. Scoring: Cutting dough before baking.

Question 11 of 15What does “Bench rest” mean?
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Answer: Letting dough relax before shaping.. Bench rest: Letting dough relax before shaping.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Proteins that give dough structure.”
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Answer: Gluten. Gluten: Proteins that give dough structure.

Question 13 of 15What does “Crumb” mean?
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Answer: The interior texture of bread.. Crumb: The interior texture of bread.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “A sourdough starter.”
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Answer: Levain. Levain: A sourdough starter.

Question 15 of 15What does “Lamination” mean?
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Answer: Folding butter into dough for layers.. Lamination: Folding butter into dough for layers.

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