Table Setting & Manners

When setting the table for a formal meal, where should the knife be placed?

• above the dinner plate

• left of dinner plate

• right of dinner plate

• on the dinner palte

When used in the table setting along with a salad plate, where should the bread-and-butter plate be placed?

• above the fork, to the upper left

• above the knife, to the upper left

• lower left, beside the fork

• toward the center, above the dinner plate

Cups and glasses used for drinking are considered what classification of tableware?

• beverageware

• dinnerware

• flatware

• holloware

Soup tureens and gravy boats are considered what classification of tableware?

• beverageware

• dinnerware

• flatware

• holloware

A cup and saucer are needed for an informal meal. Where should they be placed?

• above the dinner plate

• above the salad plate

• to the left of the dinner plate

• to the right of the dinner plate

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

Judy was pruning houseplants when her mother called her to dinner. Which guideline for good table manners should Judy use?

• be seated at the table, then get up after the salad course and go wash her hands

• finish working with the plants before going to the table

• wash her hands before going to the table

• wipe her hands on the table napkin before eating

Having received poor service while eating out, a group of teens became noisy and refused to 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

A salad is served as a first course, and the main part of the meal will be served later. Two forks are part of the place setting. Good table manners guidelines indicate that a person should use what utensil to eat the salad?

• fork farthest from the plate

• fork next to the plate

• largest fork

• small fork above the plate