Question

Setting a formal table involves completing a few basic steps. First, place the dinner plate in the center of each place setting. Then, put the soup bowl in the center of the plate. Place the knife to the right of the plate, and the soup spoon to the right of the knife. Place the dinner fork to the immediate left of the plate, followed by the salad fork. Put the dessert fork or spoon above the plate and pointing to the right. The bread plate and knife belong at the top left of the setting, and the water glass belongs at the top right. Fold the napkin in a double diamond, and place it in the soup bowl.

Which annotation would be most helpful for remembering an important detail?

underlining the final step to make sure all the previous steps are completed
drawing a dinner fork and a salad fork at the top to show the difference
circling “in the center of each place setting” to make sure the starting point is correct
highlighting the first sentence to keep focused on the goal for the set of instructions

Answer 1

Circling “in the center of each place setting” — it marks the key starting point (where the dinner plate goes), which determines the correct placement of all other items.