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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
In tennis, scoring is not in traditional numerical order. Scoring points go as follows
love-15-30-40-game
love-15-35-40-game
love-15-30-45-game
love-15-20-30-game
A series of balls hit after a bounce in the game of tennis is known as
let
lob
rally
volley
When a player steps over the baseline when serving can be called as
fault
oops
foul
error
Deuce means?
loser
winner
love
tie
If two teams are tied at 40-40 and the serving side scores the next point, what is the next point called
deuce
tie
advantage
winner
What is it called when you don't have any points in Tennis
zero
tie
love
deuce
How many opportunities does a server get
1
2
3
4
What is it called when the ball hit the net on a serve
foul
fault
let
error
Two missed serves when the score is 30-30
opponent receives a point
The server may serve again
Game ends
opponent switches sides with server
Any part of the ball that hits the line is
in
out
lineball
undecide
The player that delivers the ball is known as the
server
receiver
coach
umpire
The end boundaries of the court
service line
boundary line
baseline
sideline
The act of striking the ball with a racket
stroke
set
lob
volley
There are many courtesies, or unspoken rules of etiquette in tennis. For example, if there is any doubt in calling a ball out of bounds
keep playing
tell the referee
replay the point
replay the game
A service which eludes the receiver is known as a/an
deuce
match
ace
lob
A volley in tennis is
When the ball is hit back and forth with another player
A ball that is hit before it touches the ground
A ball that is hit after one bounce
A ball that bounces twice in tennis
A missed first serve is called
volley
rally
fault
let
The number of times a ball can bounce in the court before being hit
1
2
3
4
A famous tennis tournament played during the summer in London, England
US open
Wimbledon
ATP
Summer Open
A stroke performed on your dominant side
overhead
underhand
forehand
backhand
A stroke made on your least dominant side is
forehand
underhand
backhand
overhead
In what continent does Tennis have its origin
France
Europe
Germany
Asia
How was the ball contacted originally
with hand
with bat
with stick
with head
Why did the game become so popular in France throughout the 16th and 18th centuries
Soldiers started to play the game
It was an inexpensive game to play
Americans started to play it
The royal family started to play it
What was the original name of tennis
lawn tennis
tennez
"jeu de paumme"
tennis
In what year were the first rules of Tennis created
1872
1974
1874
1674
In 1874 who acquired the rights to the equipment and rules for the game that would come to be known as Tennis
Major Walter Wingfield
The Royal Family
Harry Gem
Monks
Oldest championships for Tennis
US Open
Wimbledon
Australian Open
Chinese Open
Which of the following tournaments is not a part of what is called the Grand Slam or the Majors
US Open
German Open
Wimbledon
French Open
When receiving a ball a player goes from a parallel position to a ___________ position to strike the ball
perpendicular
parallel
flat
low
standard size of court in doubles game
78ft x27ft
78ft x26ft
78ft x 36ft
78ft x 37ft
Standard tennis court size in singles
78ft x 27ft
78ft x 28ft
78ft x 26ft
78ft x 29ft
Which of the following is not a permanent fixture
chair umpire
seats for spectator
side stop and backstop
ball
If a ball gets broken during play, what can be done?
call for replacement
ask for another ball
point shall be replayed
change of court
Is a player allowed to use more than one racket at any time during play?
yes
no
maybe yes
maybe no
Is the receiver allowed to stand outside the lines of the court?
yes
no
maybe yes
maybe no
In choosing ends and service, do both players/teams have the right to new choices if the warm-up is stopped and the players leave the court?
maybe no
maybe yes
no
yes
When does change of ends takes place
in every even number
after each point
in every odd number
after each set
Is one member of a doubles team allowed to play alone against the opponents?
no
maybe yes
yes
maybe no
Which of the following is not considered as foot fault
Change position by walking or running
Touching the baseline or the court with either foot
Touching the area outside the imaginary extension of the sideline with either foot
slight movements of the feet
Which of the following is not a service fault
The server misses the ball when trying to hit it;
the server decides not to hit the ball and catches it instead.
The ball served touches a permanent fixture, singles stick or net post before it hits the ground;
The ball served touches the server or server’s partner
Which of the following is not a good return
The ball touches the net, net posts/singles sticks, cord or metal cable, strap or band, and passes over any of them and hits the ground within the correct court;
The ball is returned outside the net posts, either above or below the level of the top of the net,
The ball passes under the net cord between the singles stick and the adjacent net post without touching either net,
The player hits the ball in play, which hits another ball lying in the wrong court
Is an unintentional double hit a hindrance?
yes
maybe yes
maybe no
no
the racket shall not exceed ____________ in overall length
26in
27in
28in
29in
A line umpire calls a ball “Out” and then the player argues that the ball was good. Is the chair umpire allowed to overrule the line umpire?
yes
no
maybe yes
maybe no
Play cannot be stopped or suspended at any time the chair umpire decides it is necessary or appropriate
true
false
maybe
sometimes
If the ball in play touches a permanent fixture after it has hit the correct court, the player who hit the ball____________
loses a point
wins the game
wins the point
loses a game
If the ball in play touches a permanent fixture before it hits the ground, the player who hit the ball _____________
loses the point
loses the game
wins the point
wins the game
the first man to play tennis
King Henry X
King Louis X
King Philip X
King Napoleon X
"Tenez" means
games of palms
to recieve
to throw
To shoot
