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volleyball

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This is the most important skill in playing volleyball. If the player can’t do this after a serve, then the team can’t make a point.

a)

Passing (Receive)

b)

Digging

c)

Setting

d)

Spiking

2.

To serve the ball, the player should toss the ball above the head and hit it by extending the arm.

a)

Overhand Serve

b)

Underhand Serve

c)

Sidearm Serve

3.

When the team wins the point, then they go to serve.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The player holds the ball in one hand. Swing the right arm backward transfer weight to the front foot and strikes the ball from the bottom with a fist.

a)

Overhand Serve

b)

Underhand Serve

c)

Sidearm Serve

d)

Float Serve

5.

In volleyball games, a player is not allowed the touch twice the ball in a row, but they are allowed to hit the ball on the first and third contact.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

In playin volleyball, the opponent team is permitted a maximum of four touches before sending the ball back over the net.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The official volleyball court measurement must be 18 meters by 9 meters.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

He created the sport “Volleyball” on 1895.

a)

Abner Doubleday

b)

James Naismith

c)

William G. Morgan

d)

George Hancock

9.

It is a team sport in which two teams of six players tries to score points by grounding the ball on the other teams court.

a)

Volleyball

b)

Soccer

c)

Basketball

d)

Softball

10.

Which of the following terms is NOT related to Volleyball?

a)

Dribbling

b)

Spike

c)

Set

d)

Dig

11.

YOUR PROFESSOR'S NICKNAME

(a)  

12.

WHAT KIND OF SKILL DID THE PLAYER EXECUTED?

(a)  

13.

WHAT KIND OF SKILL DID THE PLAYER EXECUTED?

(a)  

14.

WHAT KIND OF SKILL DID THE PLAYER EXECUTED?

(a)  

15.

NUMBER 6

a)

GOOD

b)

BAD

16.

NUMBER 3

a)

GOOD

b)

BAD

17.

write BONUS

(a)  

18.

...............keeps the muscles flexible, strong, and healthy, and we need that flexibility to maintain a range of motion in the joints. Without it, the muscles shorten and become tight.

a)

WARM UP

b)

STRETCHING

19.

It is very important to perform a proper ............. before any type of physical activity.The purpose of a .............. is to prevent injury by increasing the body’s core and muscle temperature.

a)

WARM UP

b)

STRETCHING

20.

size of the front line

(a)  

21.

NUMBER 2

a)

GOOD

b)

BAD

22.

Kicking: It is LEGAL to hit the ball with any part of the body, the foot and leg included.

a)

FALSE

b)

TRUE

23.

NUMBER 4

a)

GOOD

b)

BAD

24.

NUMBER 5

a)

GOOD

b)

BAD

25.

NUMBER 8

a)

GOOD

b)

BAD

26.

Players are NOT allowed to catch, hold or throw the ball.

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

maybe

d)

none of the above

27.

Team has 6 players on the court. • ......... players are front row players and.......... of them are back row players.

(a)  

28.

wears a different color shirt.

(a)  

29.

- a tactical skill in which a ball is directed to a point where a player can spike it in the opponent’s court.

a)

DROP

b)

DIG

c)

SET

d)

PANCAKE

30.

an action taken by players by standing or jumping at the front of the net to stop or alter an opponent’s attack.

a)

SERVE

b)

DIG

c)

BLOCK

d)

NET

31.

Morgan called the sport “ (a)   ,” until a professor from Springfield College in Massachusetts noted the volleying nature of play and proposed the name of “volleyball.”

32.

- the attempt by a team to properly handle the opponent’s serve or any form of attack.

a)

DIG

b)

SERVE

c)

PASS

d)

BLOCK

33.

Volleyball was invented in 1895 by (a)   , physical director of the Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) in Holyoke, Massachusetts.

34.

A team is allowed only (a)   touches of the ball before it must be returned over the net.

35.

Volleyball, game played by (a)   , usually of six players on a side, in which the players use their hands to bat a ball back and forth over a high net, trying to make the ball touch the court within the opponents’ playing area before it can be returned.

36.
a)

Misconduct penalty

b)

Warning

c)

Expulsion

d)

Disqualification

37.
a)

Time out

b)

Judgement call

c)

End of set

d)

cross over

38.
a)

team rotate

b)

substitution

c)

Change court

d)

Change position

39.
a)

Blocking fault

b)

time out

c)

hand held

d)

stop

40.
a)

Ball Catch

b)

Ball out

c)

out of service

d)

carry

41.
a)

Ball in

b)

Ball point

c)

inside

d)

team point

42.
a)

illegal block

b)

spike

c)

Attach hit fault

d)

team to serve

43.
a)

Ball touched

b)

Ball Tip

c)

time out

d)

touching

44.
a)

service

b)

team to serve

c)

Net Touched

d)

Reaching beyond the net

45.
a)

Holding

b)

over the net

c)

line violation

d)

Net touched

46.
a)

Four Hits

b)

Four points

c)

Fourth contact

d)

For service

47.

Identify this hand signal.

a)

2 points

b)

two strike

c)

Double contact

d)

Two hit

48.

Identify this hand signal.

a)

Ball not tossed or released

b)

catching

c)

lifting

d)

dig pass

49.

What is this hand signal?

a)

8 touched

b)

Jersey number

c)

Delay in service

d)

team points

50.

What is this hand signal?

a)

Lift

b)

Carry

c)

Catch

d)

Up

51.

Team A just served to Team B and Team A lost the point. Which team gets to serve the ball now?

a)

team A

b)

team B

52.

A downward hit into the opponents court is known as a

a)

bump

b)

spike

c)

set

d)

serve

53.

During game play, it is LEGAL to:

a)

Tip the ball over the net

b)

Touch the net

c)

Lift the ball from underneath with the palms of your hands

d)

Bump the ball with two contact points

54.

A volleyball that touches any part of the boundary lines is in?

a)

true

b)

false

55.

The volleyball can touch the net on a serve before it reaches the other side of the court

a)

true

b)

false

56.

A player can hit the volleyball two consecutive times in a row?

a)

true

b)

false

57.

A serve that is not returnable AND results in a point is considered:

a)

ace

b)

block

c)

fault

d)

assist

58.

The three hits used in volleyball are which of the following:

a)

Spike, jab, push

b)

Bump, set, block

c)

Bump, set, spike

d)

Set, spike, block

59.

In volleyball, this is the contact that sets up the spike:

a)

dig

b)

block

c)

set

d)

tip

60.

When receiving a serve, you ideally want the first pass to be which of the following:

a)

set

b)

attack

c)

block

d)

bump

61.

When do you rotate as a team?

a)

at the end of the game

b)

when you hit it out

c)

when the ball hits the net

d)

when your team wins a point when the other team is serving

62.

If you are the server, what position on the court are you?

a)

right back

b)

center front

c)

right front

d)

center back

63.

What is another name for an attack or hit used in volleyball?

a)

slice

b)

slap

c)

slam

d)

spike

64.

What are the three most common types of hits used in the game of volleyball?

a)

Set

b)

Spike

c)

Bump

d)

All of the above

65.

Read carefully the following statement. Choose the correct answer.


What is the maximum number of hits a team can have when the volleyball is on their side?

a)

2 hits

b)

3 hits

c)

4 hits

d)

5 hits