B1 The manners quiz

My father always said things like ‘Little words go a long way.’ And things of the kind. We were always expected to say ‘thank you’ and ‘please’ and you’d easily see your grown-ups throw a fit when this was not the case because having good manners was something that was required from children and adults. But what exactly are good manners? Do you think it is important to be polite? And most importantly, do you agree that the idea of being a polite person depends on the culture? I mean, can you think of something that is considered extremely rude in one culture, but in another one is totally different. For instance, burping at the table or not tipping a restaurant service?

I’ll be posting more contents related to manners later on, but for the time being, you might want to find out if your manners would pass the test or rather than this, you need to go on an intensive course in order to get them checked.

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How good are your manners?

How do you behave when among people? Do you consider yourself a polite and well-mannered person or couldn't you care less about what other people think?

Here's a tongue-in-cheek quiz for you to measure your manners.

Quiz by Serena

You’re at an art exhibition and you love some of the paintings that are on show. There is a notice saying that taking pictures is forbidden, but you really looked forward to posting them on your wall. What do you do?

Ask a friend if they can take a picture of you putting yourself right next to the paintings.

You would never disobey such a notice board.

Take pictures anyway. Publicity is good for business!

You're organising a party at your office. Not all your colleagues are 'your cup of tea'. ¿What do you do?

You invite them in the last minute, making sure they won't be able to come along.

You invite them anyway. After all, the office is a place where they also work.

You "accidently" forget to invite the ones you don't like.

A friend of yours has had a hair cut that doesn't suit her/him. You ...

tell them that they look hideous.

don't say anything or rather, try to say something nice.

say that they look nice, while you pull faces.

You’re walking to work with your usual plastic cup of coffee, but you’ve finished it on the way. You can’t find any bins nearby to dump it in and you are in a hurry. What do you do?

Ask a kid or somebody to put it in a bin somewhere. After all, knowing how to delegate is a skill.

Looking the other way, you "accidently" drop it somewhere and pretend you haven't noticed anything.

Take the cup to work with you and leave it in a bin there.

You've stopped at your local pub to have a drink with some friends. When it comes to paying you ...

pay just for your drink (as a rule).

suddenly feel an urge to go to the toilet. Unfortunately, by the time you get back to the table, the bill has already been paid.

offer to pay.

You’ve invited a nice couple to have dinner at your house and they bring a horrible looking cake for dessert. What do you do?

It looks disgusting, but you make a compliment anyway as the cook has surely made an effort.

You quickly say that it looks delicious, but unfortunately you've surprisingly developed a food allergy.

You start making jokes about it.

You've got a date! You're at a restaurant with this gorgeous special person. You're in the middle of telling this person a really funny anecdote, when suddenly your spaghetti bolognese arrives. What do you do?

You start eating in silence. The end of the story can wait until you have finished.

You start eating and continue telling your story spraying your date with drops of tomato sauce.

You continue telling your story and eat your spaghetti after.

After a really hard day at work , you’re on your way home in a train. You’ve managed to get a seat in the crowded train and can relax a bit. Suddenly a pregnant woman gets on the train and there are no more seats available and she’s right next to you. What do you do?

You immediately get up offering her your seat.

You pretend to be asleep.

Wait to see if anybody else offers their seat and if they don't give her yours.

You're at a meeting and one of your colleagues is giving a presentation. You have some messages on your phone. Do you…?

Immediately answer. You're not interested in the presentation.

Ignore your phone. You can always catch up later.

Sneakily have a look. Nobody will notice.

You're with a friend at a cafe. She's telling you that she's going through a difficult time because she has just broken up with her partner. Suddenly, your phone goes off. You...

ignore the phone call. You can call back later.

take the call leaving your friend half way through the story.

quickly pick up the call saying that you'll call back later.

Your best friends have prepared a surprise birthday party for you. They've also prepared your favourite birthday cake, but there isn't enough for everybody. What do you do?

You immediately make your way to the table and put all the portions on your own plate. Hard luck! After all it's your birthday, isn't it?

You take one helping and secretly wish that there will be some left at the end of the party.

You hide the cake where nobody will find it. At the end of the party, you can always "voluteer" to take it back home with you (as a favour!)

You're queued up to pay at the supermarket. You're in a horrible rush when suddenly another cashier opens and says 'Please, you may come respecting the order of the queue.' There are people in front of you. What do you do?

You start whistling and looking the other way, while you barge your way to the first position.

You allow those that arrived earlier to take their place at the till.

You race full speed knocking everybody over on your way breaking the latest Guinness record.

You’ve been invited to dinner at a restaurant. You’ve just discovered a fly in your soup. What do you do?

Call the waiter/waitress over and shout at him/her.

While your colleague isn’t looking, swap dishes.

Quietly call the waiter/waitress to your table and ask them to change your dish.

You ‘re eating at a restaurant with your workmates. You’re starving because you have been doing workouts at the gym. The waiter has already served you, but nobody else has their meal yet. What do you do?

You start eating immediately. You're starving and can't wait and your colleagues can always catch up after.

You don't start eating your meal, but you devour all the bread and olives that are within reach.

Wait until everybody has been served (even when your stomach seems to be playing a death metal hit).

2 thoughts on “B1 The manners quiz”

Yes! I created the powerpoint version some years ago when I was first teaching B1 and my classes almost split their sides! I’ve now figured out how to create this type of quiz with this plugin that I bought so I’ve managed to post it on the blog and hope to get round to creating some more quizzes of this type.

I love It. It is really funny. Happy New Year, Serena! ❤️

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