P.E. Final Test (Volleyball and Pickleball)
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What was volleyball originally known as? - CORRECT ANSWER - Mintonette
Who came up with the spot volleyball/mintonette and when? - CORRECT ANSWER -
William G. Morgan (an American man) in 1895.
Volleyball was designed to be a combination of which sports? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Basketball, baseball, tennis and handball.
When and where did volleyball make it's Olympic debut? Who won? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Volleyball made its Olympic debut at Tokyo in 1964. The USSR took the
men's gold and the host nation winning the women's competition.
When and where did beach volleyball begin? - CORRECT ANSWER - On the beaches of
California in 1930.
When was beach volleyball included into the Olympics? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1966.
How does a team score a point in volleyball? - CORRECT ANSWER - The team winning
a rally scores a point (Rally Point System).
What is the objective of volleyball? - CORRECT ANSWER - For each team to send the
ball over the net to ground it on the opponent's court, and to prevent the ball from being
grounded on its own court. The ball is put into play by the serving player.
Most matches are divided up into ____. A typical match may be a best of _ ____ where the first
team to win _ ____ wins the match. In each ___, the first team to __ points wins as long as they
are _ points ahead. - CORRECT ANSWER - sets. 5 sets. 5 sets. set. 25. 2.
, What is used as a reference to an absolute rule? This is when only the serving team can score. -
CORRECT ANSWER - A side out. Although, now the meaning of side out has changed.
A side out now referred to when the receiving team gets to serve even if they get a point or not.
What was the scoring system changed to? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Rally System.
What is a rally? - CORRECT ANSWER - A sequence of playing actions that decides each
point from the moment the ball is served until the ball is out of bounds. While the ball is in play
it is said to be a "rally".
What happens if the serving team wins the rally? - CORRECT ANSWER - They continue
to serve.
What happens if the receiving team wins the rally? - CORRECT ANSWER - They receive
the opportunity to serve.
What is rally scoring? - CORRECT ANSWER - When a team gets a point when the other
team fails to return the ball over the net, or when the ball goes out of bounds, commits an
infraction or makes a service error.
What is sideout scoring? - CORRECT ANSWER - When the opposing team fails to return
the ball over the net, hit the ball out of bounds, commits an infraction or make a service error, the
serving team scores a point. This also counts for the receiving team.
To win, a team must have won _ out of _ ____. - CORRECT ANSWER - 3. 5 sets.
The last set goes up to __ points and a team must have a _ point lead to win the set. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 15. 2.
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What was volleyball originally known as? - CORRECT ANSWER - Mintonette
Who came up with the spot volleyball/mintonette and when? - CORRECT ANSWER -
William G. Morgan (an American man) in 1895.
Volleyball was designed to be a combination of which sports? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Basketball, baseball, tennis and handball.
When and where did volleyball make it's Olympic debut? Who won? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Volleyball made its Olympic debut at Tokyo in 1964. The USSR took the
men's gold and the host nation winning the women's competition.
When and where did beach volleyball begin? - CORRECT ANSWER - On the beaches of
California in 1930.
When was beach volleyball included into the Olympics? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1966.
How does a team score a point in volleyball? - CORRECT ANSWER - The team winning
a rally scores a point (Rally Point System).
What is the objective of volleyball? - CORRECT ANSWER - For each team to send the
ball over the net to ground it on the opponent's court, and to prevent the ball from being
grounded on its own court. The ball is put into play by the serving player.
Most matches are divided up into ____. A typical match may be a best of _ ____ where the first
team to win _ ____ wins the match. In each ___, the first team to __ points wins as long as they
are _ points ahead. - CORRECT ANSWER - sets. 5 sets. 5 sets. set. 25. 2.
, What is used as a reference to an absolute rule? This is when only the serving team can score. -
CORRECT ANSWER - A side out. Although, now the meaning of side out has changed.
A side out now referred to when the receiving team gets to serve even if they get a point or not.
What was the scoring system changed to? - CORRECT ANSWER - The Rally System.
What is a rally? - CORRECT ANSWER - A sequence of playing actions that decides each
point from the moment the ball is served until the ball is out of bounds. While the ball is in play
it is said to be a "rally".
What happens if the serving team wins the rally? - CORRECT ANSWER - They continue
to serve.
What happens if the receiving team wins the rally? - CORRECT ANSWER - They receive
the opportunity to serve.
What is rally scoring? - CORRECT ANSWER - When a team gets a point when the other
team fails to return the ball over the net, or when the ball goes out of bounds, commits an
infraction or makes a service error.
What is sideout scoring? - CORRECT ANSWER - When the opposing team fails to return
the ball over the net, hit the ball out of bounds, commits an infraction or make a service error, the
serving team scores a point. This also counts for the receiving team.
To win, a team must have won _ out of _ ____. - CORRECT ANSWER - 3. 5 sets.
The last set goes up to __ points and a team must have a _ point lead to win the set. - CORRECT
ANSWER - 15. 2.
