What´s Badminton?
Badminton is an interesting racquet sport… Let´s watch
the video…
For better undertanding, read the next multiple-choice questions:
- True, as in Table
Tennis
- True, as in
Tennis
- False, just in diagonal
- None of the above
- Fault
- Let
- Serve
- Shuttlecock
An
official Badminton field is…
- 6.1 meters wide by 13.4 meters long
- 28 meters wide by
15 meters long
- 16 meters wide by
8 meters long
- 18 meters wide by
9 meters long
An
official Badminton net is…
- 1.55 m high
- 2.44 men and 2.38
women m high
- 3.05 m high
- 1 yard
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
- Stepping on or
over the line on a serve.
- Reaching under
the net and crossing the line.
- Hitting the shuttlecock
twice in a row.
- Serving the shuttlecock over the net.
- It is out
- It is a re-do
- Rock, paper,
scissors to see who gets the point
- It is in
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 5
- Tip the
shuttlecock over the net
- Touch the net
- Volley the shuttlecock
- Drop the shuttlecock
- Player or Team A
- Player or Team B
An
official Badminton set is…
- Score 21 points and be at least 2 points ahead
- Score 18 points
and be at least 2 points ahead
- Score 21 points and be at least 1 point ahead
- None of the above
An
official Badminton match are…
- 3 sets, so the first team in win 2 of them
B.
5 sets, so the first team in win 3 of them
C.
All of the above
D.
none of the above
Which is an example of a violation of the rules?
- Slinging
- hitting net with
racquet
- hitting shuttle
out of bounds
- all of the above
What is the shot called that travels downward with great force?
- slam
- drive
- drop
- smash
Which overhead shot should barely clear the net and immediately fall into
the opponent’s court?
- Drop
- Smash
- Hairpin
- Let
How can singles playing court best be described?
- long and narrow
- long and wide
- short and narrow
- short and wide
Players hit the shuttle back and forth to each other. What is this called?
- playing a point
- pinging
- rallying
- none of the above
In singles and doubles, a player/team wins the game when he/she has scored
- 15 points
- 21 points
- 21 points, win by 2
- 15 points, win by
2
Which underhand shot should barely clear the net and immediately fall into
an opponent’s court?
- smash
- hairpin
- drop
- let
The score is 5-4 in a singles game.
From which court should the next point be served?
- the right court
- the left court
- impossible to
determine from the information given
- none of the above
The score is 8-3 in a singles between A and B. A has 3 points. Who is serving?
- A is serving
- B is serving
- either could be
serving; depends on 1st server
- either could be serving; depends on last point
In singles, player A serves the shuttle over the net to player B. The shuttle lands in the area between the net
and short service line. What is the
ruling?
- point the player
A
- point for player
B
- player B now
serves
- B and C
In the first rally of a doubles game, the server serves a fault. What is the procedure?
- the server serves
a 2nd serve
- the server’s
partner serves
- opponent in right
service court serves
- opponent in left service court serves
For the serve in doubles, when may players on the receiving team change
service courts?
- after losing the
rally
- after the serving
team loses 1st serve
- after winning the
rally for serve
- never
Which of the following are considered faults.
- hitting the net
during play
- wrong receiver
hitting the shuttle
- hitting shuttle
to wrong court
- all of the above
The racquet head must be lower than the hip on the serve.
- True
- False
If the shuttle lands on the line during play that is considered to be “in”.
- True
- False
What is the most important shot for a player to be able to hit in
badminton?
- Smash
- Serve
- Drop
- Drive
In singles, where should the shuttle be hit most frequently?
- directly at the
opponent
- away from the opponent
- to the front of
the court
- to the back of
the court
To what area of the court should a player generally try to avoid hitting a
shot?
- Left
- Right
- Middle
- Back
What happens when the shuttle touches the net as it goes over the net
during play?
- a let is called
- the point is
replayed
- play is continued
- the point is
ended
In Spanish Badminton, Who is the best player ever?
- Gemma Mengual
- Mireia Belmonte
- Garbiñe Muguruza
- Carolina Marín