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    1) Badminton is the world's fastest racket sport, with shuttles capable of speeds over 180 mph. 2) The original name for badminton was battledore. 3) In doubles, players change sides after winning a point. 4) If a player falls, the play is stopped and a let is called.

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    1) Badminton is the world's fastest racket sport, with shuttles capable of speeds over 180 mph. 2) The original name for badminton was battledore. 3) In doubles, players change sides after winning a point. 4) If a player falls, the play is stopped and a let is called.

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    1) Badminton is the world's fastest racket sport, with shuttles capable of speeds over 180 mph. 2) The original name for badminton was battledore. 3) In doubles, players change sides after winning a point. 4) If a player falls, the play is stopped and a let is called.

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    Name ____________________________

    1. When scoring, the opposing sides usually play the best of 3 games. How many
    points are needed by one side to win in doubles or singes?
    a. 10
    b. 15
    c. 20
    d. 25
    2. What are the best shuttles made of?
    a. Pigskin
    b. Alligator skin
    c. Left wing of a goose
    d. Crocodile skin
    3. Badminton is the world’s fastest racket sport. The shuttle has been known to fly at
    speeds as much as what?
    a. 70 miles per hour
    b. 50 miles per hour
    c. 180 miles per hour
    d. 10 miles per hour
    4. What was the original name of Badminton?
    a. Shuttlecock
    b. Poona
    c. Battledore
    d. All of the above
    5. In which year did Badminton become an Olympic sport?
    a. 1985
    b. 1990
    c. 1992
    d. 1998
    6. It is legal for the players to touch the net with a racket?
    a. True
    b. False
    7. In doubles, when do the players of one team change their places?
    a. When they lose a point
    b. When they won a point
    c. When they make a smash
    d. When someone needs to tie their shoe
    8. If a player on the court trips and falls down, what play is called?
    a. Side out
    b. Ace
    c. Play continues
    d. Timeout
    9. What type of game is a male partnered with a female vs. a female partnered with a
    male called?
    a. Coed match
    b. Mixed match
    c. Pairs match
    d. Opposite match
    10. What is the legal height you are allowed to serve from?
    a. Anywhere below your waist
    b. Anywhere above your head
    c. At your shoulders
    d. From your abdominal region
    11. Which of these is a fault when serving?
    a. Hitting the cork of the shuttle first
    b. Hitting the shuttle below the waist
    c. Hitting the feathers of the shuttle first
    d. The racket point downwards at the moment of hitting the shuttle
    12. What is the least amount of points a player must lead by to win the match?
    a. 5
    b. 4
    c. 3
    d. 2
    13. Is the server allowed to lift a foot before the shuttle is struck?
    a. Yes
    b. No
    14. When the shuttle travels flat across the court, it is known as a what?
    a. Smash
    b. Drive
    c. Clear
    d. Drop
    15. If the server serves when the receiver is not ready, the server gets a…?
    a. Fault
    b. Point
    c. Let
    d. None listed
    16. If a player strikes the shuttle, and it bounces on the tape and goes over the net,
    what happens?
    a. Both sides get a point
    b. It is a let
    c. The point is counted
    d. It is a fault
    17. Which of these badminton strokes travel the slowest?
    a. Drive
    b. Smash
    c. Clear
    d. Drop
    18. How must the server serve to obey laws?
    a. Overhand
    b. Underhand
    c. Side hand
    d. Back hand
    19. A coin toss is determines first serve or choice of side?
    a. True
    b. False
    20. In service play, only the serving team may score a point.
    a. True
    b. False

    Matching
    21. Carry shot
    22. Drive shot
    23. Drop shot
    24. Clear shot
    25. Kill/smash shot

    a. a hard, flat shot which makes a horizontal flight across the net
    b. a fast, downward return, which usually cannot be returned
    c. the shuttle soars in a high arc and falls into the back of the court
    d. holding the shuttle on the racket during the execution of a stroke, its illegal
    e. a stroke, which just clears the net and immediately starts to fall in the
    opponent’s court

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