Answer these questions to find out if your observation of 5 Star Table Etiquette is sound.Eating out can be a delightful experience but if you’re going to a classy restaurant or a 5-star hotel, don’t get caught on the wrong foot, or with a wrong fork!Answer these questions to find out if your 5-star table manners are sound.1. You are invited to a formal meal. How will you dress up?a. Wear casual clothes like jeansb. Wear something formal2.When you enter the restaurant,a. You go right in and find your way throughb. Wait for the maitre d’/hostess to escort you to your table3. If you are wearing a sweater and you wish to remove it, what would you do?a. Keep it on the table next to your plateb. Drape it on the back of your chair4. What will you do with the napkin on the table? Will you...a. Tuck it under your chinb. Spread it on the lap5. You are given the menu. Will you...a. Give your order directlyb. Wait for the host to ask you6. You are served drinks. Will you...a. Gulp your drink downb. Sip it slowly7. If your drink has a stirrer with a cherry on top, you eat the cherry, stir your drink and place the stirrer.a. On the tableb. On the side plate8. You have very little soup left in your bowl. Will you ...a. Drink it directly from the bowlb. Fill the spoon with soup by tilting the bowl away from you and then drink it9. When you have finished eating, will you ...a. Keep the knife, fork, spoon, etc anywhere on the plateb. Place the cutlery close together perpendicular to the edge of the table or at an angle towards the right10. What will you do with the napkin once you are through with the meal?a. Crumple it and place it on your plateb. Place it on the tableNOTE:Score ONE point if you had chosen option B and ZERO if you had chosen A. If your score is between 8 and 10, you table manners are excellent. If your scores are between 5 and 7, your table manners are not bad. But, you have to brush them up a bit. But, if your scores are below 5, you have take the matter seriously and learn the table etiquette in time
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