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Restaurant Host Practice Test

Check what you know about the restaurant host job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
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15 multiple-choice questions on restaurant host knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15Quote waits:
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Answer: A little long. Practice.

Question 2 of 15Rotation means:
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Answer: Seating servers in turn. Seating.

Question 3 of 15Avoid:
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Answer: Double seating a section. Pacing.

Question 4 of 15A no-show is:
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Answer: A reservation that doesn’t come. Term.

Question 5 of 15Check back with waiting guests:
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Answer: Before they come to you. Service.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “One guest served.”
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Answer: Cover. Cover: One guest served.

Question 7 of 15What does “Section” mean?
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Answer: Assigned tables.. Section: Assigned tables.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Guest without reservation.”
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Answer: Walk-in. Walk-in: Guest without reservation.

Question 9 of 15What does “No-show” mean?
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Answer: Reservation that doesn’t come.. No-show: Reservation that doesn’t come.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Estimated wait.”
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Answer: Quote time. Quote time: Estimated wait.

Question 11 of 15What does “VIP” mean?
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Answer: Special guest.. VIP: Special guest.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Kitchen areas.”
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Answer: Back of house. Back of house: Kitchen areas.

Question 13 of 15What does “Floor plan” mean?
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Answer: Table map.. Floor plan: Table map.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Customer areas.”
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Answer: Front of house. Front of house: Customer areas.

Question 15 of 15What does “Pager” mean?
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Answer: Buzzer for waiting guests.. Pager: Buzzer for waiting guests.

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