TABLE MANNERS
● Traditionally _____________meals were a source of social skills and
manners.
● Learning manners allows you to be __________________ in any situation.
● Young __________________ may be tested, by the _____________, by
being put into a social situation. If you are comfortable they will be better
able to function with a __________________.
● ________________ come off at the door.
● Wait until everyone is at the table before being _________________.
● Don’t place large __________________ on the table.
● Your _________________ should be in your lap when seated, placed on
your chair if you get up, and on the table at the end of the meal.
● Keep your hands in your ________, if you’re not eating, until the
_________ of the meal.
● No _________________ on the table until the meal is done.
● Try to stay interested in the ____________________ around you.
● Wait for the _______________ to indicate the time to begin eating.
● Taste some of each dish unless you are __________________.
● Ask for items to be _________________, don’t reach.
● Pass salt and pepper _________________.
● Take _______________ amounts so everyone gets some.
● Wait until _______________ helpings are offered. Don’t _______ yourself.
● If done first, wait _______________ for others to finish.
● Don’t ____________ foods directly into bowls of sauces or _________, put
a small amount on your plate. No double _______________.
● Put ______________ on your plate, spread only bite size pieces at a time.
● Sip from the side of the ______________.
● Push spoon __________________ from you as you scoop up a spoonful.
● Never ____________ on your spoon.
● Leave your spoon on your ____________ not in your empty __________.
● ____________ food to your mouth rather than ________________ down.
● Don’t ____________ the food in your mouth, chew with your mouth
_____________.
● Wait until your mouth is ______________ before drinking.
● Don’t drink from a can or a bottle, have your beverage in a _____________.
● Don’t use __________________ at the table.
● If something is stuck in your _______________, excuse yourself and go to
the washroom to remove it.
● Seeds, pits, and _______________ should be removed discreetly and placed
on the _____________ of your plate.
● Cross your ________________ if you’re taking a break.
● At the end of the meal place your _________________ at the five o’clock
position with the fork ___________ down.
● Don’t push your _______________ away.
● The meal is not _______________ until the host places his/her napkin on the
__________________.
● Don’t stand up until the _______________ has risen.