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WorksheetsTable Setting and Dining Etiquette
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 19mins
Soup Spoon
Salad Plate
If you get up from the table during the meal, what do you do with the napkin?
Put it on the table
Take it with you
Give it to someone else at the table
put in on your chair
Which way does the sharp edge of the knife blade face?
inward, toward the plate
outward toward the spoon
It does not matter which way the sharp edge faces.
What do you do if you are served something you do not like?
spit it out
shove it away from you
take a polite bite
offer it to someone else at the table
How is the proper way to cut your meat?
Hold the fork in your right hand; hold the knife in your left hand
Use the side of the fork and your fingers to rip off a piece of meat
Cut the meat with your right hand; hold the fork in your left hand
Use the fork to hold the meat in place, after cutting the meat use the knife to pick it up
If you finish eating before others at the table, you may do the following
politely wait until everyone is done and ask to be excused
jump up and run away from the table
play with your uneaten food
tell others to hurry up and finish
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
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
What should you do with your cell phone or electronic device when introduced to others?
Turn the ringer to its lowest setting
Hold it in your left hand at your side
Put it away or down
Place it in your right hand behind your back
If your fork falls on the floor, apologise to everyone at the table, pick it up, clean it properly with your napkin, and continue using it.
True
False
You should excuse yourself if you must leave the table during a meal.
True
False
It is okay for you to burp throughout the meal as long as you say, “Excuse me,” every time you do so.
True
False
It is okay to blow your nose into your napkin as long as you do this quietly.
True
False
Always go to the bathroom to remove food caught in your teeth.
True
False
It is ___________ to cut all the meat on your plate before starting to eat it.
proper
not proper
sometimes proper
What should you do if you are unsure how to eat something that is served?
Follow the lead of the host
Just don't take any
Google it quick
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
