Remind the waiter

[MDC]

Test No. incompl/inter-12 "At the Restaurant", question 8

We got very bad service today and had to ......... the waiter three times about the drinks.

(a) remember
(b) order
(c) reminder
(d) remind

Test No. incompl/inter-12 "At the Restaurant", answer 8

We got very bad service today and had to remind the waiter three times about the drinks.

Correct answer: (d) remind

Your answer was: incorrect
We got very bad service today and had to order the waiter three times about the drinks.
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Why the correct answer is not order?

[Alan]

The point is that you do not order the waiter but you order the meal and the waiter kept forgetting. That's why we had to remind him.
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English as a Second Language
You can read my ESL story Too Many Words

[Babi]

What's the difference between remember and remind?