Name: ______

Badminton Unit Test

Matching:

A. BackhandB. BirdC. Carry

D. ClearE. CourtF. Center or Base Position

G. DoublesH. DriveI. Drop

J. FaultK. ForehandL. Match

M. RacquetN. RallyO. Serve

P. Service CourtQ. ShuttlecockR. Short Service Line

S. Smash

1. ______A series of games to determine a winner.

2. ______A shot hit deep to the opponent’s court.

3. ______A shot hit softly to fall rapidly and close to the net on the opponent’s side.

4. ______Stroke used to put the shuttlecock into play at the start of a rally.

5. ______Hard-hit overhead shot that forces the shuttle sharply downward.

6. ______Location in the center of the court to which a singles player tires to return after each shot.

7. ______another term for shuttle.

8. ______The stroke used to return a ball hit to the right of a right-handed player and to the left of a left-handed player.

9. ______Instrument used by the player to hit the shuttlecock.

10. ______The line 6 ½ feet from the net which a serve must reach to be legal.

11. ______The stroke used to return balls hit to the left of a right-handed player and to the right of a left-handed player.

12. ______An illegal stroke in which the shuttle is not hit, but caught and held on the racket before being released.

13. ______Area of play, as defined by the outer boundary lines.

14. ______A game where a team of two players play against another team of two.

15. ______A fast and low shot that makes a horizontal flight over the net.

16. ______A violation of the playing rules, either in serving, receiving, or during play.

17. ______Exchange of shots while the shuttle is in play.

18. ______Area into which the serve must be delivered.

19. ______Official name for the object that the players must hit.

Multiple Choice:

20. ______Matches comprise the best of how many games?

  1. one
  2. three
  3. five
  4. seven

21. ______15 points wins a game in?

  1. women’s singles
  2. men’s singles
  3. double events
  4. both b & c

22. ______The most common type of fault is what?

  1. shuttle is struck higher than the waist on the serve
  2. server attempts to serve and misses the bird completely
  3. a player fails to hit the shuttlecock over the net
  4. a player reaches over the net to play the bird

23. ______Singles serving court is?

  1. long and narrow
  2. short and narrow
  3. long and wide
  4. short and wide

24. ______Doubles serving court is?

  1. long and narrow
  2. short and narrow
  3. long and wide
  4. short and wide

Fill in the Blank:

25. In men’s singles or doubles events if the score reaches 14-14, the side that first

reached 14 can choose either to play to ______, or to set the game to

______points.

26. In singles play serve from the right side when the server’s score

______and from the left side when their score is ______.

27. When serving to the other team you must serve the birdie ______

across the court.

True to False:

28. ______In the classic scoring format only the serving side can score.

29. ______In women’s singles the winning team needs 11 points to win.

30. ______In the Rally Point scoring format only the serving side can score.

31. ______The Rally Point scoring format was adopted in 2010.

32. ______In Rally Point scoring teams play to 15 points.

33.______In Rally scoring at 20 all the side that gains a 1 point lead first wins.

34. ______During game play you can hit the net with your racket as long as you are making a play on the birdie.

35. ______Each person on a side can strike the shuttle once (total of two hits) before it crosses over the net.

36. ______The shuttlecock hitting the ceiling is counted as a fault.

37. ______The shuttle landing on the line is out.

38. ______When serving the shuttle must be struck below your waist.

39. ______In doubles each time the serving team scores a point, the same server serves the next serve from the other side of their court.

40. ______The serving team changes service courts only after scoring a point.

41. ______The receiving team always changes courts after a serve.

42. ______Only the player served to may receive the serve.

43. ______A shuttle hitting the net is good and play continues if all other aspects of the play is legal.

Label the Badminton Court:

A. E.

B. F.

C. G.

D.