A BE20 CAPT ON A CHK RIDE DOESN'T SET THE ALTIMETER; AND IS 400 FT OFF OF ASSIGNED ALT.

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I WAS BEING GIVEN A 297 CHK. IT WAS MY FIRST ONE AS CAPT. THE EXAMINER AND I DID NOT DISCUSS WHO WOULD DO WHAT. I WAS EXPECTING HIM TO RUN CHKLIST; AND HE APPARENTLY WAS EXPECTING ME TO ACT AS A SINGLE PLT. AS IT TURNED OUT; NEITHER OF US SET THE CORRECT ALTIMETER; AS A RESULT OF EACH OF US EXPECTING THE OTHER TO DO IT. AS I LEVELED OFF AT OUR ASSIGNED ALT OF 5000 FT; THE CTLR QUERIED US; AS TO OUR ALTIMETER SETTING; AND MENTIONED WE HAD TFC AT 11 O'CLOCK AND 2 MI. HE GAVE US THE CURRENT ALTIMETER SETTING; AND WE DSNDED DOWN TO 5000 FT FROM 5400 FT AS THE OTHER ACFT PASSED OVER US. I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS AND HESITANT TO INSIST THAT THE EXAMINER RUN THE CHKLIST. I SHOULD HAVE BRIEFED HIM AS TO WHAT I EXPECTED FROM HIM; EVEN THOUGH HE WAS THE EXAMINER; I WAS THE CAPT. IN THE FUTURE; I WILL BRIEF THE EXAMINER AS TO WHAT MY EXPECTATIONS OF HIM ARE DURING MY PREFLT BRIEFING. I WAS MORE CONCERNED WITH PASSING MY CHKRIDE AND NOT 'BOTHERING' THE EXAMINER WITH SETTING UP THE COCKPIT AS ALL OF THE FO'S DO.