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Volleyball Basics

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many players are on each side of the court at the same time?

a)

4

b)

6

c)

8

d)

10

2.

How many players play the front row for a team at one time?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

3.

Players rotate clockwise when they win the serve back from the other team.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

How many points can be earned during each rally?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

5.

What are the main types of hits in volleyball?

a)

Bump

b)

Set

c)

Spike

d)

Kick

6.

What are ways to score a point in volleyball?

a)

Ball landing in opponent's court.

b)

Opponent bumps the ball and it goes out of play.

c)

Opposing player hits the ball two times in a row.

d)

Opponent catches or lifts the ball while it is in play.

7.

The line marking the court is considered out of play.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Which of these are rules of volleyball?

a)

You cannot hit the ball twice in a row

b)

A block at the net does not count as a hit

c)

You can use any body part to contact the ball

d)

You cannot catch, carry, lift, or throw the ball

9.

How many points does a team need in order to win a game of volleyball?

a)

15

b)

21

c)

25

d)

29

10.

How many players play the back row for a team at the same time?

a)

3

b)

4

c)

5

d)

6

11.

Players rotate clockwise when they win the serve back from the other team.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

A single player can hit the ball ________ times in a row (unless it is a block).

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

13.
The ball is put into play by a ________________.
a)
Serve
b)
Volley
c)
Bump
d)
Spike
14.
A two-armed forearm pass. Used to pass the ball to a teammate, while maintaining control is called a ___________.
a)
Serve
b)
Set
c)
Spike
d)
Bump
15.
What type of pass is it when a player extends their arms above their head
a)
Set
b)
Dig
c)
Serve
16.

If the ball hits the out of bounds line it is...

a)

Out

b)

In

c)

Green

d)

Blue

17.

What position on the floor are you if your located in the middle front row?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

18.

This is the act of aggressively hitting the ball with and overhead attack while jumping as high as you can.

a)

Block

b)

Pass

c)

Set

d)

Spike

19.

This is a defensive maneuver when you dive on floor to play a ball that is hit from an offensive spike or attack.

a)

Blocking

b)

Digging

c)

Passing

d)

Setting

20.

This is when you jump up and deflect the opponent's attack before it even crosses the net.

a)

Block

b)

Bump

c)

Dig

d)

Spike

21.

A player may touch the line under the net as long as they do not touch the net or their foot does not fully cross the line.

a)

True

b)

False

22.

3 hit sequence a team tries to execute when on offense

a)

tip, set, spike

b)

spike, set, bump

c)

bump, set, spike

d)

set, spike, bump

23.

The only time it is legal to touch the net is during a Block

a)

True

b)

False

24.

What are the two defensive skills in volleyball?

a)

Serve and Receive

b)

Set and Spike

c)

Block and Dig

25.

The aim of the game is to score points by grounding the ball on the other team's court under set rules.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

26.
What kind of scoring is primarily used in volleyball?
a)
Rolling
b)
Rally
c)
Blocking
d)
Clock
27.
A rally is begun by a server serving the ball into play ____ the net to the opposing team.
a)
around
b)
over
c)
under
d)
into
28.
The opponent gets a maximum of ___ hits to return the ball back over the net.
a)
3
b)
4
c)
2
d)
0
29.
How many players does a team need?
a)
3
b)
8
c)
6
d)
4
30.
The front row players mainly ___ and ___.
a)
hit/block
b)
bump/slide
c)
pass/dig
d)
dig/block
31.
The back row players mainly ___ and ___.
a)
hit/block
b)
bump/slide
c)
pass/dig
d)
dig/block
32.
The _______ is what begins the game. It can be done over-handed or under-handed.
a)
Serve
b)
Pass
c)
Set
d)
Spike
33.
________ or bumping the ball is the skill that's performed by the player receiving the ball.
a)
Serving
b)
Passing
c)
Setting
d)
Digging
34.
_______ is the action of playing the ball to at teammate, usually done overhead making a diamond shape with the index fingers and thumbs using the pads of the fingers.
a)
Serving
b)
Digging
c)
Spiking
d)
Setting
35.
________ is the action of sending the ball over the net to the opponent's court, usually done one-handed, by hitting the ball with the palm by an approach & jump.
a)
Digging
b)
Setting
c)
Blocking
d)
Spiking
36.
A ________ is the action of trying to prevent the ball from crossing the net into your court using both hands.
a)
Spiking
b)
Serving
c)
Digging
d)
Blocking
37.
_________ is the action of playing the ball in a way that prevents the ball from touching the court after an attack by the opponents.  This is usually done by sliding on your knee pads to bump the ball.
a)
Digging
b)
Passing
c)
Spiking
d)
Serving