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Chess: The Chessmen

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How does a queen move?

a)

Diagonally

b)

Horizontally

c)

Vertically

d)

only one step per move

2.

How does a rook move?

a)

Horizontally

b)

Vertically

c)

In an L shape

d)

Diagonally

3.
How does a bishop move?
a)
Diagonally
b)
In an L shape
c)
It doesn't
d)
Anywhere it chooses
4.
How does the king move?
a)
1 square in any direction
b)
It moves to any space
c)
It can't
d)
In an L shape
5.
How does the knight move?
a)
An L shape
b)
Vertically
c)
Horizontally
d)
One space forward
6.

How does the pawn move?

a)

1 space forward

b)

Horizontally

c)

2 spaces forward on the first move, 1 after

d)

An L shape

7.
What is special about how the pawn takes pieces?
a)
It can't
b)
Only the pieces next to it
c)
It can attack diagonally forward
d)
Only the piece in front of it
8.

In the rules of chess, which color always goes first?

a)

Light

b)

Dark

9.

How many pawn[s] does each player start with?

a)

8

b)

16

c)

2

d)

1

10.

How many Queen[s] does each player start with?

a)

3

b)

2

c)

8

d)

1

11.

Which is the most powerful piece in chess ?

a)

King

b)

Rook

c)

Queen

d)

Bishop

12.

Which is the most important piece in chess ?

a)

Queen

b)

King

c)

Knight

d)

Rook

13.
This is the ONLY piece that can jump over another piece.
a)
Pawn
b)
Knight
c)
Bishop
d)
Rook
14.

Usless Piece

a)

Pawn

b)

None

c)

King

d)

Queen

15.

What piece is worth the most points?

a)

Rook

b)

Knight

c)

Queen

d)

Bishop

16.

What color square is on the bottom right corner of the chess board?

a)

Dark like a Shark

b)

Light on the Right

17.

Which Piece goes on its own color when setting up the game?

a)

King

b)

Queen

18.

When you set the game up, which piece do you put on either side of the king and queen?

a)

Rook

b)

Knight

c)

Bishop

19.

What piece moves on the rank and file only?

a)

Queen

b)

Rook

c)

Bishop

20.

Which piece cannot move backward?

a)

King

b)

Pawn

c)

Rook

21.

The pawn captures by attacking the opponent's piece on...

a)

the square directly in front of it

b)

the square directly in back of it

c)

the square diagonally to it

22.

Which piece moves diagonally only?

a)

Rook

b)

Knight

c)

Bishop

23.

What piece is the most valuable next to the king?

a)

Rook

b)

Knight

c)

Queen

d)

Bishop

24.

Which piece can become another piece when it reaches the opposite end of the board?

a)

Pawn

b)

Queen

c)

Knight

d)

King

25.

You capture a piece by...

a)

jumping the piece and removing it

b)

sliding into the square of the piece and removing it

26.

How many pieces can you capture at one time?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

27.

The knight moves a total of three squares. In what direction does it move?

a)

U shape

b)

L shape

c)

C shape

28.

Which piece can move only one square at a time?

a)

King

b)

Knight

c)

Bishop

d)

Rook

29.

Which piece can jump over other pieces?

a)

Pawn

b)

King

c)

Knight

30.

The pawn can move one or two spaces forward....

a)

anytime during the game

b)

on its first move

c)

at the end of the game

31.

Can you change a move after playing it?

a)

Yes

b)

No

32.

What is the name of this piece?

a)

rook

b)

bishop

c)

pawn

d)

queen

33.

What is the name of this chess piece?

a)

rook

b)

pawn

c)

knight

d)

bishop

34.

What is the name of this chess piece?

a)

knight

b)

bishop

c)

pawn

d)

king

35.

What is the name of this chess piece?

a)

knight

b)

pawn

c)

rook

d)

bishop

36.

What is the name of this chess piece?

a)

king

b)

bishop

c)

queen

d)

knight

37.

What is the name of this chess piece?

a)

knight

b)

queen

c)

pawn

d)

bishop

38.

What is The King value?

a)

10

b)

5

c)

3

d)

The Whole Game

39.

Which piece moves like a "L" in chess ?

a)

Horse

b)

Knight

c)

Night

40.

Which piece can move diagonally only in chess ?

a)

Bishop

b)

Rook

c)

Queen

d)

King

41.

The moves of Rook+Bishop=______________

a)

King

b)

Queen

c)

Knight

d)

Pawn

42.

Which piece can move to all directions but only one step in chess ?

a)

Pawn

b)

Queen

c)

King

d)

Bishop

43.

Which of these pieces cannot move diagonally in chess ?

a)

Queen

b)

Knight

c)

Bishop

44.

Which piece can only move forward one step . At it's starting it can move one step or two steps in chess ?

a)

Pawn

b)

Queen

c)

King

d)

Rook

45.

Which piece can capture diagonally only but only moves forward in chess ?

a)

Bishop

b)

Knight

c)

Pawn

d)

Queen

46.

How many chessmen on the chessboard{Dark & Light}

a)

32

b)

23

c)

12

d)

16

47.

How does the Knight move in chess ?

a)

1 step to 1 direction and 2 steps to another direction

b)

2 steps in 1 direction and 1 step to another direction

c)

2 steps in one direction and 2 steps in another direction

48.

Which Chessmen are called pieces?

a)

King and Queen

b)

Bishops

c)

Rooks

d)

Knights

e)

Pawns

49.

Pawns are called "pawns" not "pieces."

a)

True

b)

False