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Table Setting and Dining Etiquette

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following is an appropriate way to use a napkin? 
a)
Put the napkin on your chair when leaving your seat.
b)
Using the napkin to wipe your lips.
c)
Placing the napkin in your lap as soon as you sit down.
d)
Snapping open the napkin.
2.
Which of the following is a proper manner when having a conversation during the meal? 
a)
Talking and eating at the same time.
b)
Keeping eye contact with the person you are addressing.
c)
Making any comments about the meal, positive or negative.
d)
Talking about sensitive topics.
3.
Etiquette is defined as which of the following?
a)
instrument or container for cutting and carrying food 
b)
wait staff who are responsible for welcoming guests, assigning tables and taking reservations 
c)
talking while chewing
d)
proper behavior among members of a culture or society 
4.
a)

Soup Spoon

b)

Salad Plate

5.

If you get up from the table during the meal, what do you do with the napkin?

a)

Put it on the table

b)

Take it with you

c)

Give it to someone else at the table

d)

put in on your chair

6.

Which way does the sharp edge of the knife blade face?

a)

inward, toward the plate

b)

outward toward the spoon

c)

It does not matter which way the sharp edge faces.

7.

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

a)

spit it out

b)

shove it away from you

c)

take a polite bite

d)

offer it to someone else at the table

8.

How is the proper way to cut your meat?

a)

Hold the fork in your right hand; hold the knife in your left hand

b)

Use the side of the fork and your fingers to rip off a piece of meat

c)

Cut the meat with your right hand; hold the fork in your left hand

d)

Use the fork to hold the meat in place, after cutting the meat use the knife to pick it up

9.

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)

jump up and run away from the table

c)

play with your uneaten food

d)

tell others to hurry up and finish

10.

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

a)

above the forks, to the upper left

b)

above the knife, to the upper left

c)

lower left, beside the forks

d)

toward the center, above the dinner plate

11.

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?

a)

ask the family to get American foods so the student can eat in another room

b)

decline to eat anything that looks unfamiliar

c)

eat with the same rules as followed at home

d)

watch the host or hostess and follow how he/she eats

12.

What should you do with your cell phone or electronic device when introduced to others?

a)

Turn the ringer to its lowest setting

b)

Hold it in your left hand at your side

c)

Put it away or down

d)

Place it in your right hand behind your back

13.

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.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

You should excuse yourself if you must leave the table during a meal.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

It is okay for you to burp throughout the meal as long as you say, “Excuse me,” every time you do so.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

It is okay to blow your nose into your napkin as long as you do this quietly.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Always go to the bathroom to remove food caught in your teeth.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

It is ___________ to cut all the meat on your plate before starting to eat it.

a)

proper

b)

not proper

c)

sometimes proper

19.

What should you do if you are unsure how to eat something that is served?

a)

Follow the lead of the host

b)

Just don't take any

c)

Google it quick

20.

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