Badminton Exam
The following are questions about the history, rules, and terminology of badminton. Please circle the answer that best corresponds to each question.
1. In what country was the modern game of badminton developed?
a. United States c. Denmark
b. England d. Japan
2. Which term has not been a previous name for badminton?
a. poona c. feather tennis
b. battledore d. shuttlecock
3. From what game is the modern game of badminton thought to have developed?
a. squash c. poona
b. tennis d. featherball
4. In what part of the world is badminton the most popular?
a. Southern Europe c. The Middle East
b. South America d. Southeast Asia
5. How can the singles playing court best be described?
a. long and narrow c. short and narrow
b. long and wide d. short and wide
6. How can the doubles playing court best be described?
a. long and narrow c. short and narrow
b. long and wide d. short and wide
7. How many points completes a game of men’s singles?
a. 11 c. 21
b. 15 d. 15 or 21, as decided before the match
8. What may touch the net without a fault being called?
a. a racket c. a players body
b. a players clothing d. a shuttle
9. Players hit the shuttle back and forth to each other. What is this called?
a. playing a point c. pinging
b. rallying d. hitting
10. Which term indicates a violation of the rules?
a. fault c. let
b. feint d. replay
11. Which stroke is hit high to the back of the opponent’s court?
a. drop c. clear
b. smash d. drive
12. What shot is hit barely over the net and immediately falls into the opponent’s court?
a. drop c. smash
b. dink d. drive
13. What is the shot called that travels downward with great force?
a. slam c. drive
b. drop d. smash
14. In singles, Player A’s serve to Player B skims the top of the net and lands in the correct service court. What is the decision?
a. point for player A c. point for Player B
b. second service for Player A d. Player B serves
15. How many points completes a game of women’s singles?
a. 6 c. 15
b. 11 d. 21
Answer Key
1. In what country was the modern game of badminton developed?
a. United States c. Denmark
b. England d. Japan
2. Which term has not been a previous name for badminton?
a. poona c. feather tennis
b. battledore d. shuttlecock
3. From what game is the modern game of badminton thought to have developed?
a. squash c. poona
b. tennis d. featherball
4. In what part of the world is badminton the most popular?
a. Southern Europe c. The Middle East
b. South America d. Southeast Asia
5. How can the singles playing court best be described?
a. long and narrow c. short and narrow
b. long and wide d. short and wide
6. How can the doubles playing court best be described?
a. long and narrow c. short and narrow
b. long and wide d. short and wide
7. How many points completes a game of men’s singles?
a. 11 c. 21
b. 15 d. 15 or 21, as decided before the match
8. What may touch the net without a fault being called?
a. a racket c. a players body
b. a players clothing d. a shuttle
9. Players hit the shuttle back and forth to each other. What is this called?
a. playing a point c. pinging
b. rallying d. hitting
10. Which term indicates a violation of the rules?
a. fault c. let
b. feint d. replay
11. Which stroke is hit high to the back of the opponent’s court?
a. drop c. clear
b. smash d. drive
12. What shot is hit barely over the net and immediately falls into the opponent’s court?
a. drop c. smash
b. dink d. drive
13. What is the shot called that travels downward with great force?
a. slam c. drive
b. drop d. smash
14. In singles, Player A’s serves to Player B skims the top of the net and lands in the correct service court. What is the decision?
a. point for player A c. point for Player B
b. second service for Player A d. Player B serves
15. How many points completes a game of women’s singles?
a. 6 c. 15
b. 11 d. 21
Badminton
History
The modern game of badminton was developed in England in the 1860s. The modern game was developed from a game called poona and is most popular in the world in Southeast Asia. Badminton is now considered a lifetime activity. It has been known by many names including; poona, battledore, and shuttlecock.
Terminology
Fault: A violation of the rules.
Clear: A shot hit high and deep into the opponent’s court.
Smash: An offensive shot hit downward with great force.
Drop: A shot that barely clears the net and drops immediately over the net.
Serve: Always hit diagonally and begins the start of each point.
Drive: Sends the birdie low over the net in a straight path, deep into the opponent’s court.
Rally: Players hitting the shuttle back and forth to each other.
Center Line: Line perpendicular to the net that separates the left and right side of the court.
Baseline: Back boundary line at each end of the court that runs parallel to the net.
Let: permits the serve or the point to be replayed under certain circumstances.
Ace: A serve that the opponent is unable to return.
Rules
· Men’s match goes to 15 points while a women’s match only goes to 11 points.
· Serve must be diagonally across the net and must land inside the service box.
· In a single match the court is long and narrow, while the doubles court is short and wide.
· All serves must be contacted below the waist.
· Points are only awarded to the person who is serving. If you win the point but you did not serve then you are just awarded the serve.
· Only the birdie may touch the net.
· A player may not reach over the net to hit the birdie.
· After each point in serving, a player alternates to serve in the opposite serving box.
· A birdie that lands on the line is considered good.
· To determine who serves first the players will take part in a spinning of the racket.