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Grade 12 Food and beverage service

Hospitality practice questions and a worked example

Grade 12 Hospitality Studies questions on food and beverage service come from the final NSC exam. The questions here ask you about service styles and table service, from clearing plates and crumbing down to the order in which guests are served at a formal function, wine types, labels and serving temperatures, liquor licences, and the rules for preparing cocktails and mocktails. They come from the Department of Basic Education’s Grade 12 Hospitality Studies NSC papers for November 2023, November 2024 and November 2025, each with the answer from the marking guideline.

Worked example

SECTION D: SECTORS AND CAREERS; FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE QUESTION 6 Study the picture below and answer the questions that follow. 6.1.1 Justify why the wine in the picture above is classified as a sparkling wine.

Answer

It contains large carbon dioxide bubbles / large bubbles

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SECTION A: SHORT QUESTIONS QUESTION 1 1.1.4 The type of information that is NOT required when making a reservation: A Income and expenses B Number of guests C Identity number D Contact information Write only the letter.

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    SECTION A: SHORT QUESTIONS QUESTION 1 Choose the service style from COLUMN B that matches the service method shown in the picture (COLUMN A). Which letter matches: 1.2.2 the service method in the picture?
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    SECTION A: SHORT QUESTIONS QUESTION 1 Choose the service style from COLUMN B that matches the service method shown in the picture (COLUMN A). Which letter matches: 1.2.3 the service method in the picture?
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    SECTION A: SHORT QUESTIONS QUESTION 1 Choose the service style from COLUMN B that matches the service method shown in the picture (COLUMN A). Which letter matches: 1.2.4 the service method in the picture?
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    SECTION A: SHORT QUESTIONS QUESTION 1 Choose the service style from COLUMN B that matches the service method shown in the picture (COLUMN A). Which letter matches: 1.2.5 the service method in the picture?

Common mistakes

  • Clearing plates before everyone has finished. The marking guideline says to wait until all the guests at the table are done and to clear all the plates at the same time.
  • Mixing up on-consumption and off-consumption licences. A bottle store’s off-consumption licence only allows liquor to be drunk elsewhere.
  • Stirring a built (layered) drink. The ingredients are floated on top of each other and the finished mocktail is not stirred.

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Aligned to CAPS Grade 12 Hospitality — Food and beverage service. Curriculum source: CAPS for the FET Phase, Department of Basic Education.

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