Table Manners and Etiquette

What should you do before sitting at the table?

• Pet a dog

• Wash your hands

• Wash your clothes

Where should you place your napkin?

• On the table

• On your lap

• Tucked into your shirt

• Under your chair

When you need to use the restroom, you should?

• Get up and go

• Say, "excuse me."

• Run out of the room

• Announce to the table that you need to use the bathroom

How much of your food should you cut at one time?

• All of it

• One piece

• A few pieces

• Don't cut it

What should you do if you need something from across the table?

• Get up and get it

• Reach across the table

• Ask for someone to pass it

• Pass your plate and tell someone to serve you

If the bread basket is in front of you, you should...

• Take a piece for yourself

• Take as much as you want

• Throw everyone a piece of bread

• Take a piece and pass the basket

How should you hold your utensils?

• In your fist

• You don't need utensils

• Use your fingers

• Like a pencil

When is an appropriate time to take a drink?

• When your mouth is empty

• Whenever you are thirsty

• While you're chewing

• While you're talking

If you have something stuck in your teeth, you should...

• Use a toothpick at the table

• Wait until you are finished eating and go to the restroom to remove it

• Use your finger

• Use your napkin

During dinner it is your job to...

• Tell jokes

• Eat as much as you can

• Sing

• Socialize with your neighbors/table-mates