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SSCMS TABLE MANNERS

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
When you need to use the restroom you should...
a)
Get up and go
b)
Say "excuse me"
c)
Run out of the room
d)
Announce to the table you need to Use the bathroom
2.
Where should you leave your spoon when you've finished a cup of coffee or food served in a bowl?
a)
In the cup or bowl.
b)
On the saucer or plate under bowl.
3.
How should you hold your utensils?
a)
In your fist
b)
You don't need utensils - use your fingers!
c)
Like a pencil
4.
What is not a rule about eating?
a)
Don't use your spoon like a shovel
b)
Avoid making gross noises
c)
Chew with your mouth closed
d)
Eat as quickly as you can
5.
What should you do if you need something from across the table?
a)
Get up and get it
b)
Reach across the table
c)
Ask for someone to pass it
d)
Pass your plate and tell them to serve you
6.
How should you hold your utensils?
a)
In your fist
b)
You don't need utensils - use your fingers!
c)
Like a pencil
7.
If the bread basket is in front of you, you should...
a)
Take a piece for yourself
b)
Take as much as you want
c)
Throw everyone a piece of bread
d)
Take a piece and pass the basket
8.
During dinner it is your job to...
a)
Tell jokes
b)
Eat as much as you can
c)
Sing
d)
Socialize with your neighbors
9.
Where should you place your napkin?
a)
On the table
b)
On your lap
c)
Tucked into your shirt
d)
Under your chair
10.
How much of your food should you cut at one time?
a)
All of it
b)
One piece
c)
A few pieces
d)
Don't cut it
11.
When is the appropriate time to take a drink?
a)
When your mouth it empty
b)
Whenever you're thirsty
c)
While you're chewing
d)
While you're talking
12.
If you have something stuck in your teeth you should...
a)
Use a toothpick at the table
b)
Wait till you're finished eating and go to the restroom
c)
Use your finger
d)
Use your napkin
13.
Which represent(s) good manners?
a)
Cut salad with knife.
b)
Tip back on chair at table.
c)
Use toothpick in public. 
14.
It is proper to drink soup served in a cup or a bowl with handles. 
a)
True
b)
False
15.
Which would you do if you had a fish bone in your mouth?
a)
Slip it onto fork or fingers and put on edge of your plate.
b)
Slip it onto fork or fingers and put in your napkin.
16.
After a meal your napkin should be
a)
placed neatly on your chair
b)
placed neatly beside your plate.
17.
Which is proper?
a)
Cut all meat on your plate at one time.
b)
Cut only a bite or two of the meat on your plate at one time. 
18.
In a restaurant, if your silverware or glass is not clean, it is better to wipe it off with your napkin than to ask for a replacement.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
If you accidentally squirt peas or other food off your plate, which is proper?
a)
Pick food up with fingers
b)
Pick food up with clean spoon.
20.
When you have finished eating leave your fork and knife?
a)
resting on edge of your plate with handles on table.
b)
resting side by side on center of your plate.
21.
In passing your plate to head of table for seconds, which is proper?
a)
Leave your knife and fork on your plate.
b)
Remove your knife and fork from your plate.
22.
Which is proper when eating corn on the cob?
a)
Butter and eat 2 or 3 rows at a time.
b)
Butter whole ear, then eat it.
23.
It is proper to tuck your napkin in your belt or under your chin.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
The general rule to follow about which piece of silverware to use is
a)
start from  the outside and work in.
b)
start from the inside and work out.
25.
It is proper to rest elbows on the table before or after eating. 
a)
True
b)
False
26.
When eating soup, which is the proper direction to tip your spoon?
a)
Towards you.
b)
Away from you.
27.
Food at the table should be passed to the 
a)
left.
b)
right.
28.
Which is proper?
a)
Cut a roll apart with a knife
b)
Break a roll apart with your fingers
29.
Goblets or glasses with stems should be held by the 
a)
stem.
b)
bowl.
30.
When you need to use the restroom you should...
a)
Get up and go
b)
Say "excuse me"
c)
Run out of the room
d)
Announce to the table you need to Use the bathroom
31.
How much of your food should you cut at one time?
a)
All of it
b)
One piece
c)
A few pieces
d)
Don't cut it
32.
What should you do if you need something from across the table?
a)
Get up and get it
b)
Reach across the table
c)
Ask for someone to pass it
d)
Pass your plate and tell them to serve you