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Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
We write queen castling in the scoresheet like follows:
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Q-0-0
Choose the right answer:
We write checkmate in the scoresheet like follows:
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What is the author's purpose in writing the second paragraph?
To explain the rules of chess
To compare different types of games
To talk about game pieces
To persuade people to play chess
Which best describes the main idea in the fourth paragraph?
This paragraph argues that players should think less.
This paragraph explains how blitz chess is played.
This paragraph explains time clocks work.
This paragraph describes many different ways to play chess.
How does a game of chess end according to the text?
One player takes all of the other player's pieces.
One player makes it to the end of the board
One player becomes king.
One player loses his or her king.
Which is not a reason that chess is a good workout for the mind according to the text?
Good chess players think about what will happen next.
Good chess players take a lot of risks.
Good chess players take their time.
Good chess players use their brains.
How long have people been playing chess?
Over 100 years
Over 500 years
Over 1000 years
Over 5000 years
Where did the game that chess is based on come from?
Europe
America
India
All of these
How is blitz chess different from regular chess?
Each player has two kings.
Players are blindfolded.
Players only have ten minutes to play.
Players start from a random position.
If it's your turn in blitz chess, what happens when you hit the clock?
Both your clock and the other person's clock keep running.
The other person's clock stops running and yours starts.
Both clocks stop running.
Your clock stops running and the other person's clock begins.
Identify the correct sentence structure: 'The chess player, who was very skilled, won the tournament.'
A) The chess player who was very skilled, won the tournament.
B) The chess player, who was very skilled won the tournament.
C) The chess player who was very skilled won the tournament.
D) The chess player, who was very skilled, won the tournament.
Choose the correct synonym for 'stalemate' in the context of chess.
A) Victory
B) Draw
C) Defeat
D) Checkmate
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'pawn' correctly?
A) The pawn was the most powerful piece on the board.
B) She felt like a pawn in the corporate game.
C) He pawned his queen to win the game.
D) The pawn moved diagonally to capture the rook.
Read the following sentence and identify the grammatical error: 'Each of the chess players have their own strategy.'
A) 'Each' should be 'Every'
B) 'Have' should be 'Has'
C) 'Their' should be 'His or her'
D) No error
In the context of chess, what does the term 'endgame' refer to?
A) The opening moves of a chess game
B) The middle phase of a chess game
C) The final phase of a chess game
D) A strategy to checkmate the opponent
