wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Table Manners

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where should you place your napkin?

a)

On the table

b)

Under your chair

c)

On your lap

2.

To eat soup, you should do all of the following except...

a)

Pick up the bowl and drink the soup

b)

Wait to eat your soup until everyone is served

c)

Fill the spoon about half full and bring it up to your mouth

3.

When you are served food, what should you say?

a)

"Cool!"

b)

"Thank you"

c)

"Gross!"

4.

If someone asks you a question while your mouth is full of food, you should...

a)

Answer them right away, even with food still in your mouth

b)

Ignore the question

c)

Hold up your index finger to indicate "wait a minute" and once you are done chewing/swallowing, then answer the question.

5.

What do you do before sitting at the table?

a)

Pet a dog

b)

Wash your hands

c)

Wash your clothes

6.

What can you use when eating sandwiches?

a)

Fork

b)

Hands

7.

What can you use when eating pasta?

a)

Hands

b)

Spoon and Fork

8.

What can you do if the salt is far away from you?

a)

Reach over someone to grab it

b)

Ask someone to pass it

9.

Should you chew with your mouth open?

a)

No

b)

Yes

10.

Do you take small or big bites?

a)

Big bites

b)

Small bites

11.

Should you eat loud or quiet?

a)

Loud

b)

Quiet

12.

What should you say when you leave the table?

a)

Please

b)

Excuse Me

13.

Where on the place setting is the salad fork placed?

a)

At the top of the plate

b)

On the left side of the dinner fork

c)

On the right side of the dinner fork

d)

On the right side of the plate

14.

Where on the place setting are the glasses placed?

a)

On the top left side of the plate

b)

On the top right side of the plate

c)

One on the left side of the plate and the other on the right side of the plate

d)

On top of the plate in the center

15.

If you are sitting at the dinnner table and need some salt...

a)

Yell, "Give me the salt!"

b)

Walk around the table and get it yourself

c)

Ask the person near the salt to please pass it to you

d)

Skip the salt

16.

You are at a party and it is time to eat dinner. What do you do?

a)

Sit down and do nothing

b)

Serve yourself and start eating

c)

Wait for everyone else to get food too before you start eating

17.

When you are served food, what should you say?

a)

"Cool!"

b)

"Thank you"

c)

"Gross!"

18.

When should you start eating?

a)

When you get to the table

b)

When everyone has been served

c)

When the host finishes talking

19.

How fast should you eat your food?

a)

At your own pace

b)

As fast as possible

c)

Time it so that you finish when the next course is served

d)

Try to pace yourself with the others

20.

Which fork do you use and when?

a)

From the outside-in

b)

From the inside-out

c)

Biggest fork first

d)

Smallest fork first

21.

What should you do if you are served something you do not like?

a)

Shove it away from you

b)

Take a polite bite

c)

Offer it to someone else at the table

22.

To indicate that you are finished, where should you place your fork and knife?

a)

Fork on the left, knife on the right

b)

Knife on the left, fork on the right

c)

Beside the plate on the table

d)

Together on the plate

23.

If you finish eating before others at the table, you may do the following...

a)

Politely wait until everyone is done and ask to be excused

b)

Tell others to hurry up and finish

c)

Play with your uneaten food

24.

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 someone to serve you

25.

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