Table Manners & Etiquette-Objective 5

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

Soup tureens and gravy boats are considered what classification of tableware?

• beverageware

• dinnerware

• flatware

• holloware

Having received poor service while eating out, a group of teens became noisy and refused to leave a tip. What type of behavior did the teens display?

• acceptable

• formal

• inappropriate

• informal

How would family members potentially describe the behavior of others leaving the table before everyone has finished eating?

• as acceptable behavior

• as formal behavior

• as informal behavior

• as rude behavior

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

Judy was pruning houseplants when her mother called her to dinner. Which guideline for good table manners should Judy use?

• be seated at the table, then get up after the salad course and go wash her hands

• finish working with the plants before going to the table

• wash her hands before going to the table

• wipe her hands on the table napkin before eating