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Extra Reading Comprehension Questions

(Unit 1, page 10)

COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

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A. Based on the information in the article, put a (

for a formal dinner in the 1940s. Correct the statements that are false.
 1. A guest should never be late.
 2. Female guests enter the dining room before male guests.
 3. It is proper to sit down in your seat and rise from your seat from the right-hand side.
 4. It is not impolite to start eating before all the guests are served.
 5. You do not need to stay longer than fifteen minutes after dinner is over, but you should
not seem to be in a hurry to leave.

CRITICAL THINKING

B. Based on the information in the Reading, do you agree with the following
statements? Explain your answers.
1. Dinner was a complicated event in 1940.
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2. People were probably very comfortable at formal dinners in the 1940s.

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Top Notch 3, Second Edition Unit 1

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