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Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 49mins

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Class
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1.

is a racket sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles), who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net.

a)

Table Tennis

b)

Badminton

c)

Net ball

d)

Beach Volley

2.

How can Badminton be played?

a)

Dubbles

b)

Singles or doubles

c)

Singels

d)

Singels or Dubbles

3.

What is the object of the game?

a)

Win 2 sets faster than your opponent or opposing team

b)

Get the least number of points

c)

Get the most amount of points

d)

Win 5 sets faster than your opponent or opposing team

4.

How do you win a set?

a)

1st to 21 points and be at least 2 points ahead

b)

1st to 11 points and be at least 2 points ahead

c)

1st to 20 points and be at least 2 points ahead

d)

1st to 30 points and be at least 2 points ahead

5.

How do you win points?

a)

Land the shuttlecock on your opponents floor

b)

Hit the net

c)

Land the shuttlecock your opponents floor

d)

Hit the shuttlecock out of opponents floor

6.

How do you start the game?

a)

Serve below waist

b)

Serve above waist

c)

Serve with your waist

d)

Serve to your waist

7.

What happens if the shuttlecock lands on the line?

a)

Counts as being in

b)

Counts as being out

c)

Replay

d)

Let

8.

What happens if you win a point?

a)

You win the serve

b)

It's your opponent's serve

c)

Nothing

d)

Replay point

9.

What can't you do in badminton?

a)

Hit the shuttle out of the play area

b)

Hit the shuttle twice in a row

c)

Touch the net with racquet or body

d)

Hit shuttle into the net

e)

Must serve legally

10.

What happens if you do one of these things from the previous question?

a)

Lose a point

b)

Gain a point

c)

Celebrate

d)

Commiserate

11.

Forehand, Backhand, slice, touch and smash are all types of what?

a)

shots

b)

swimming strokes

c)

serves

d)

points

12.

When the shuttle goes back and forth it is known as a __________?

a)

rally

b)

serve

c)

point

d)

match

13.

In the game of badminton, what do you hit over the net?

a)

large ball

b)

tennis ball

c)

birdie/shuttlecock

14.

How many players participate per side in a badminton game?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

6

15.

How does a rally start in badminton?

a)

an underhand serve

b)

an overhand serve

c)

the official throws the birdie up in the middle

16.

A server can try again if they make a mistake on their first serve?

a)

True

b)

False

17.

If you win the rally in badminton, you get the point and the serve.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Players may touch the net with their racket.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Two hits may be used to get the birdie over the net as long as it is not the same person.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

A rally is over when the birdie touches the ground or gets caught in the net.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

After the serve, all hits must be underhand.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

net

a)
b)
c)
d)
23.

rackets

a)
b)
c)
d)
24.

in

a)
b)
c)
d)
25.

out

a)
b)
c)
d)
26.

doubles

a)
b)
c)
d)
27.

birdie

a)
b)
c)
d)
28.

singles

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

How many points do you need to win a game?

a)

21

b)

50

c)

28

d)

16

e)

34

30.

What are the dimensions of an official badminton court?

a)

5.5m x 1.6m

b)

6.1m by 13.4m

31.

If your first serve doesn't go to plan, you can have a second serve.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Which serve is correct?

a)

Overarm

b)

Underarm

33.

How tall should the net be?

a)

2m

b)

1.3m

c)

1.55m

d)

2.33m

34.

What's the official name of the item used as a "ball" in badminton?

a)

Ball

b)

Ping Pong

c)

Shuttlecock

35.

How many feathers should be on a shuttlecock?

a)

16

b)

20

c)

24

d)

13

36.

When did badminton become an Olympic sport?

a)

1867

b)

1992

c)

1965

d)

1999

37.

What was the original name of badminton?

a)

Shuttlecock

b)

Poona

c)

Battledore

d)

All of these

38.

When the shuttlecock travels flat across the court, it's known as what?

a)

Fly

b)

Drive

c)

Miss

d)

Runner

39.

Which of these badminton strokes travels the slowest?

a)

Drive

b)

Clear

c)

Smash

d)

Drop

40.
How many games does a match consist of?
a)
5
b)
7
c)
3
d)
2
41.
Badminton is an Olympic sport.
a)
A. True
b)
B. False
42.

The team that serves FIRST will have how many players serve?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

43.

What is it called when you make a mistake?

a)

wrong

b)

out

c)

strike

d)

fault

44.

Where is the doubles service court located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

45.

Where is the singles court located?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

46.

Where is the short serve line?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

47.

What happens if the server fails to deliver a legal serve, or the serving side loses the rally?

a)

A. neither team is awarded a point

b)

B. the next player in the service rotation will serve

c)

C. the receiving team gets the point

d)

D. both A and B are correct

48.

Singles games are played to _____ points; and doubles games are played to _____ points.

a)

5:10

b)

21:21

c)

11:21

d)

11:15

49.

If a player is serving from the right service court...

a)

A. the birdie must pass beyond the short service line

b)

B. the birdie must travel to the service court diagonal from the server

c)

C. only the receiver in the diagonal court may return the serve

d)

D. all of the answers are correct

50.

The serve must be an __________ stroke, and the shuttle must make contact with the racquet _________ the server’s waist.

a)

overhand; above

b)

underhand; below

c)

underhand; above

d)

overhand; below

51.

The server cannot serve until the receiver is ready.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

If the score is 10 - 6, the serve should come from the left service court.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

There can be more than one hit by the same player or partner on one side.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

The roots of badminton came from a children's game in __________?

a)

Korea

b)

England

c)

India

d)

China

55.

Badminton uses rally style scoring.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

In badminton, the serve MUST be made___________.

a)

above the waste

b)

below the waste

c)

on the side of the body

d)

in front of the chest

57.

In badminton, the birdie may be touched once by both players on each side of the net.

a)

True

b)

False

58.

Table Tennis was modeled after what outdoor game?

a)

badminton

b)

volleyball

c)

tennis

d)

bocce ball

59.

In both Badminton and Table Tennis, either player may return the serve.

a)

True

b)

False

60.

Table Tennis can also be known as __________.

a)

Ball Slap

b)

Ping Pong

c)

Hand Ping

d)

Paddle Pong

61.

Which service box does the serve begin?

a)
b)
62.

When serving from the left service box, you must serve into your opponents...

a)

right service box

b)

left service box

63.

An exchange of shots while the shuttle is in play is known as...

a)

Rally

b)

Serve

64.

The part of the racket that is circled is called the:

a)

Handle

b)

Stick

65.

The part in the green circle is called the:

a)

Head

b)

Eye