Sports · Unit 9

Racket Sports

Tennis, badminton, table tennis and squash

Racket sports are all variations on hitting an object into a court your opponent must reach, and the differences come from the object, the court and the scoring.

The unit covers tennis rules and scoring, the Grand Slams, badminton, table tennis, and squash and padel.

This unit breaks down into 21 short steps and 120 questions, starting at difficulty 2 and building to 3. Below you can see exactly what it covers, how the path is structured, and worked examples with explanations.

Steps: 21
Questions: 120
Difficulty: 2-3

What this unit covers

Tennis Rules and Scoring
The Grand Slams
Badminton
Table Tennis
Squash and Padel

Where this fits

Follows Ball Games.

Where people slip

Tennis scoring - fifteen, thirty, forty - has a disputed origin and no logical basis. It has to be learned rather than derived.

How the unit is structured

Racket Sports runs as 21 short steps that unlock in order. 15 are practice rounds and 6 are challenge rounds that pull together everything before them. Questions start at difficulty 2 and climb to 3 as you progress.

Step 1 · easierStep 21 · harder

Challenge rounds

Example questions

30 real questions from this unit, with the answer and the reason behind it, grouped by what they practise. There are 120 in the unit altogether.

Badminton

Build the sentenceLevel 2
1. Build a true sentence about badminton.
Answer: Badminton is played with a shuttlecock
Badminton is played with a shuttlecock instead of a ball.
Choose all that applyLevel 2
2. Which of these are true about badminton? (pick all)
- The shuttlecock can have featherscorrect
- Games are played to 21 pointscorrect
- Players use a heavy metal bat
- The shuttlecock must bounce on the floor first
The shuttlecock can have feathers and games go to 21 points; players use a light racket and never let the shuttle bounce.
Fact or fibLevel 2
3. A badminton shuttlecock can be made with real feathers.
Answer: True
True, top level shuttlecocks are made with real goose or duck feathers set into a cork base.
Fill the blankLevel 2
4. In badminton, the net stretches across the ____ of the court.
- middlecorrect
- corner
- sideline
- baseline
The badminton net runs across the middle of the court, dividing the two sides.
Guess the numberLevel 2
5. How many points do you need to win a badminton game, assuming you lead by two?
Answer: 21 points
A badminton game is won at 21 points, so long as the winner is ahead by two.
Match the pairsLevel 2
6. Match each racket sport to the object you hit in it.
Answer: Tennis = Fuzzy tennis ball; Badminton = Shuttlecock; Squash = Small rubber ball
Tennis uses a fuzzy ball, badminton a shuttlecock, and squash a small rubber ball.

Squash and Padel

Build the sentenceLevel 2
7. Build a true sentence about squash.
Answer: Squash is played against a front wall
Squash is played by hitting the ball against a front wall.
Fact or fibLevel 2
8. Squash is played on an enclosed court surrounded by walls.
Answer: True
True, a squash court has walls all around, and the walls are part of the game.
Fill the blankLevel 2
9. In squash the ball is small, hollow, and made of ____.
- rubbercorrect
- cork
- foam
- leather
A squash ball is a small hollow ball made of rubber that warms up as you play.
Multiple choiceLevel 2
10. In squash, what do players take turns hitting the ball against?
- The front wallcorrect
- A net
- The floor only
- Each other's rackets
Squash is played by hitting the ball against the front wall of an enclosed court.
Choose all that applyLevel 3
11. Which statements about squash are true? (pick all)
- Players hit a ball against the front wallcorrect
- The ball is small and rubberycorrect
- Players use a shuttlecock
- The court is open with no walls
Squash uses a small rubber ball hit against the front wall, not a shuttlecock, and its court has walls.
Odd one outLevel 3
12. Which of these is NOT a racket sport?
- Curlingcorrect
- Squash
- Padel
- Racquetball
Curling is a sliding ice sport, while squash, padel, and racquetball all use rackets.

Table Tennis

Build the sentenceLevel 2
13. Build a true sentence about the table tennis serve.
Answer: A table tennis serve must bounce on both sides
A legal table tennis serve must bounce once on each side of the table.
Choose all that applyLevel 2
14. Which of these are true about table tennis? (pick all)
- It uses a small, light ball
- It is played on a table with a netcorrect
- The ball is bigger than a soccer ball
- Players wear ice skates
Table tennis uses a small light ball on a table with a net, and players do not ride horses or wear ice skates.
Fill the blankLevel 2
15. A modern game of table tennis is usually played to ____ points.
- 11correct
- 15
- 21
- 9
Table tennis games go to 11 points, so long as a player leads by two.
Multiple choiceLevel 2
16. In modern table tennis, how many points do you need to win a game (leading by two)?
- 11correct
- 21
- 15
- 10
A modern table tennis game goes to 11 points, and you must be ahead by at least two.
Odd one outLevel 2
17. Which of these is NOT used in table tennis?
- A shuttlecockcorrect
- A small ball
- A paddle
- A net
A shuttlecock is used in badminton, while table tennis uses a small ball, a paddle, and a net.
Fact or fibLevel 3
18. In modern table tennis, a match is often the best of five or best of seven games.
Answer: True
True, table tennis matches are usually best of five or best of seven games.

Tennis Rules and Scoring

Build the sentenceLevel 2
19. Build a true sentence about tennis.
Answer: A tennis match is made up of sets
A tennis match is made up of sets, which are made of games and points.
Fact or fibLevel 2
20. In tennis, you get three serves to start each point.
Answer: False
False, a tennis player gets two serves, and missing both is a double fault.
Fill the blankLevel 2
21. A tennis match is divided into points, games, and ____.
- setscorrect
- rounds
- innings
- quarters
Points build into games, and games build into sets that make up the match.
Multiple choiceLevel 2
22. What does the score 'love' mean in tennis?
- Zero pointscorrect
- One point
- Fifteen points
- A tie
In tennis, 'love' is the friendly word for a score of zero points.
Odd one outLevel 2
23. Which of these is NOT a tennis court surface?
- Sandcorrect
- Grass
- Clay
- Hard court
Tennis is played on grass, clay, or hard courts, but not on sand.
Match the pairsLevel 3
24. Match each racket sport to its world governing body.
Answer: Tennis = ITF; Table tennis = ITTF; Badminton = BWF
Tennis is run by the ITF, table tennis by the ITTF, and badminton by the BWF.

The Grand Slams

Choose all that applyLevel 2
25. Which of these are tennis Grand Slam tournaments? (pick all)
- Wimbledoncorrect
- US Opencorrect
- The Masters
- The Stanley Cup
Wimbledon and the US Open are Grand Slams, while the Masters is golf and the Stanley Cup is ice hockey.
Fact or fibLevel 2
26. The Australian Open is the first Grand Slam of the tennis calendar year.
Answer: True
True, the Australian Open is played in January, opening the Grand Slam season.
Fill the blankLevel 2
27. There are ____ Grand Slam tournaments in tennis each year.
- fourcorrect
- three
- five
- two
The four Grand Slams are the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open.
Guess the numberLevel 2
28. How many Grand Slam tournaments are held each year in tennis?
Answer: 4 tournaments
There are four Grand Slams every year: the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open.
Match the pairsLevel 2
29. Match each Grand Slam to the city where it is played.
Answer: Wimbledon = London; French Open = Paris; US Open = New York
Wimbledon is in London, the French Open in Paris, and the US Open in New York.
Multiple choiceLevel 2
30. Which Grand Slam tournament is played on grass courts?
- Wimbledoncorrect
- French Open
- US Open
- Australian Open
Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam still played on natural grass.

Where these questions come from. Each unit starts as a plan of the concepts it should cover and the difficulty it should span. Questions are written against that plan with AI assistance, then checked by a validator that rejects anything without a single defensible answer, an explanation, or plausible wrong options. How we write questions sets out the whole process, and corrections are fixed in the bank and reach the site and the app the same day.

How you practise

This unit mixes 14 different question formats, so you are recalling and applying rather than recognising the same layout every time.

Build the sentence
Choose all that apply
Fact or fib
Fill the blank
Guess the number
Match the pairs
Multiple choice
Odd one out
Picture question
Put in order
Sort into groups
Spell it
True or false
Type the answer

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120 questions across 21 steps. Start with step one and crawl at your own pace.

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