Table Etiquette

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 side of the dinner plate

• to the right side of the dinner plate

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

• above the dinner plate

• left of the dinner plate

• right of the dinner plate

• on the dinner plate

What is item 8 in the place setting?

• butter knife

• dinner knife

• teaspoon

• soup spoon

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

• above the forks, to the upper left

• above the knife, to the upper left

• lower left, beside the forks

• toward the center, above the dinner plate

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

• beverageware

• dinnerware

• flatware

• hollowware

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

When you have two or more forks:

• use the one closet to your plate

• use the one on your left side

• use the one farthest from your plate

• use the biggest one first

Place setting:

• the knives, forks and spoons for eating.

• a particular order in which to set a table

• arrangement of tableware for one person

Food is served on each person's plate and then brought to the table.

• plate service

• family style

• buffet style