Supper is a main meal

[Tinkoko1985]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #159 "Basic Meals (1)", question 2

......... is a main meal that people have at about 6:00 pm. This is a large meal and can include items like mashed potatoes and gravy.

(a) Brunch
(b) Snacks
(c) Supper
(d) Lunch

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #159 "Basic Meals (1)", answer 2

Supper is a main meal that people have at about 6:00 pm. This is a large meal and can include items like mashed potatoes and gravy.

Correct answer: (c) Supper

Your answer was: incorrect
Brunch is a main meal that people have at about 6:00 pm. This is a large meal and can include items like mashed potatoes and gravy.
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What I understand about the Supper is the meal which is taken about midnight or after midnight. What does Supper exactly mean?

[Beeesneees]

It's a light evening meal.
It is worth bookmarking a Learner's Dictionary for such enquiries:
http://www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com/dictionary/supper
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Cheers m' dears!

[Tinkoko1985]

Thank you very much Beeesneees for your quick and kind response. Just one more confusion is that why does the explanation sentence say "a large meal" if the meaning of supper is a light evening meal?

[Beeesneees]

Hi Tinkoko,

Did you read the dictionary definition and the usage notes that go along with it, particularly these points:

The last meal of the day, either a main meal, usually smaller and less formal than dinner, or a snack eaten before you go to bed.

People use the words dinner, lunch, supper and tea in different ways depending on which English-speaking country they come from. In Britain it may also depend on which part of the country or which social class a person comes from.
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Cheers m' dears!

[Tinkoko1985]

Thank you so much again Beeesneees. It is well worth explanation and very clear now in my mind with the definition of that word.

Cheers,,,,,,,,

[Mister Micawber]

In the US, supper is the evening meal and is generally not light at all!
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Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's

[Tinkoko1985]

Thank you very much for your addition Mister Micawber.