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Mastering the Game of Chess

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the piece that moves in an L-shape?

a)

Bishop

b)

Rook

c)

Queen

d)

Knight

2.

How many squares can a rook move in one turn?

a)

16

b)

14

c)

10

d)

12

3.

What is the objective of the game of chess?

a)

Promote a pawn to a queen.

b)

Capture all opponent's pieces.

c)

Control the center of the board.

d)

Checkmate the opponent's king.

4.

Which piece can only move diagonally?

a)

Bishop

b)

Rook

c)

Knight

d)

Queen

5.

How do you set up the chessboard at the beginning of the game?

a)

Put the king in the corner and the queen in the center

b)

Place all pieces randomly on the board

c)

Set up all pieces on the first two rows

d)

The chessboard is set up with rooks in the corners, knights next to rooks, bishops next to knights, the queen on her color, the king next to the queen, and pawns in the front row.

6.

What is the name of the piece that can move any number of squares in any direction?

a)

Knight

b)

Rook

c)

Bishop

d)

Queen

7.

What is it called when a king is under threat of capture?

a)

standoff

b)

check

c)

checkmate

d)

capture

8.

What is the term for a game that ends with no winner?

a)

loss

b)

victory

c)

stalemate

d)

draw

9.

Which piece is the most powerful on the board?

a)

Knight

b)

Bishop

c)

Queen

d)

Rook

10.

What is the first move commonly played by many players?

a)

1.c4

b)

1.e4

c)

1.Nf3

d)

1.d4

11.

How many pawns does each player start with?

a)

10

b)

12

c)

6

d)

8

12.

What happens when a pawn reaches the opposite side of the board?

a)

The pawn can only move backward.

b)

The pawn is promoted to a higher piece.

c)

The pawn is removed from the game.

d)

The pawn becomes a king.

13.

What is the term for putting the opponent's king in checkmate?

a)

Stalemate

b)

Check

c)

Capture

d)

Checkmate

14.

What is the maximum number of pieces a player can have on the board at the start?

a)

16

b)

12

c)

14

d)

20

15.

What is the name of the move where a king and rook move simultaneously?

a)

Castling

b)

En passant

c)

Checkmate

d)

Promotion