Foods I Objective 5.02

David is having dinner with his elderly grandfather. Which guideline for table manners should David use?

• pull out the chair and help his grandfather be seated

• seat himself and wait for his grandfather to find his chair and be seated

• serve as the host for the table and keep the table conversation moving

• Serve himself first, then pass dishes to his grandfather

Jason is hungry but takes only one serving of meat, leaving seven pieces for the other seven guests at the table. Which example of good manners is Jason following?

• Coming clean and neat to the table

• Honoring the elders

• taking no more than one's share

• working from the outside in

Fresh carrots, celery, broccoli, and cauliflower with ranch dip, fried chicken, oven fries and a cookie are served at a picnic. What flatware would be needed to eat this informal meal?

• Dinner fork and steak knife

• dinner knife and teaspoon

• no utensils are needed

• salad fork and dinner knife

When a group of teens were eating out and received poor service, they became noisy and did not leave a tip. What type of behavior did the teens display?

• Acceptable

• Formal

• Inappropriate

• Informal

An exchange student notes that meals with her host family are quite different from meals at home. What general guideline should be followed to avoid insulting the host family.

• ask the family to get American foods so the student can eat in another room

• decline to eat anything that looks unfamiliar

• eat with the same rules as followed at home

• watch the host or hostess and follow how he/she eats

What should a person do to have a pleasant dining experience?

• Cut his/her food into small bites and chew with one's mouth closed

• lay his/her fork on the top of the refolded napkin indicate one is finished eating

• Text his/her friends throughout the meal as one sits while at the dinner table

• Refold his/her napkin and lay it over the knife and spoon to indicate one is ready to talk

How would family members potentially describe the behavior of other leaving the table before everyone has finished eating?

• as acceptable behavior

• as formal behavior

• as informal behavior

• as rude behavior

David helps his grandfather to the table and pulls out the chair to help him be seated. Which good table manner example is David using?

• coming to the table clean and neat

• Honoring the elders

• serving as the host

• serving himself first

While eating fish, Sarah felt a bone in her mouth. Which guideline for good table manners should Sarah use?

• call 911

• Rush to the restroom to remove the bone in private

• swallow the bone to avoid making unpleasant scene

• use a napkin to remove the bone as discretely as possible

Aaron is visiting another country on vacation and eating in a restaurant. He notices that many around him are using their hands to eat and slurping their soup. What should he do?

• ask the waitress what to do

• decline to eat anything that doesn't look familiar

• eat the way he is accustomed

• watch others in the restaurant and eat as they do