PICKLEBALL ACTUAL EXAM SETS 2025/2026 ALL QUESTIOS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Half Volley - ✔✔a type of hit where the player hits the ball immediately after it has
bounced in an almost scoop like fashion
✔✔Head - ✔✔the part of the paddle above the handle that is used to hit the ball
✔✔Kitchen - ✔✔an affectionate name for the no volley zone
✔✔Let Serve - ✔✔a serve that touches the top of the net and lands in the proper
service court (it is replayed without penalty)
✔✔Line Calls - ✔✔Line calls are to be made by players on their side of the net
✔✔Lob Shot - ✔✔A shot that sends the ball high overhead and deep, forcing the
opponent back to the baseline
✔✔Midcourt - ✔✔the area between the no volley zone and backcourt
✔✔Non-Volley zone - ✔✔A seven-foot area adjacent to the net within which you may
not volley the ball. The non-volley zone usually includes all lines around it.
✔✔Open Face - ✔✔The top of the paddle face is angled upward about 30 degrees from
vertical
✔✔oPA! - ✔✔often shouted after the flapjacks have been played and open volleying
begins
✔✔Overhead Shot - ✔✔a shot made with the paddle over head height. often
synonymous with smash or slam, although it can refer to any shot made at that height,
whether hard or soft
✔✔Paddle - ✔✔pickleball is played with a paddle not a racket. a paddle can be made
with wood, graphite, or other composite material but cannot have holes drilled in it. a
racket has holes as in a tennis or badminton racket.
✔✔Passing Shot - ✔✔shot that passes beyond the reach of the net player and lands in
bounds. typically played against an opponent who is advancing on the non-volley zone
or who is already there
✔✔Pickle! - ✔✔Shouted by the server pre-serve to alert the playing field of the serve
✔✔Pickledome - ✔✔The court on which the Championship Game is played on
, ✔✔Pickler - ✔✔A certified pickleball player who may or may not become addicted in the
next 10 minutes or less
✔✔Poach - ✔✔In doubles, to cross over into your partner's area to play a ball.
✔✔Punch - ✔✔a short, quick shot without significant backswing or follow through,
usually during a volley
✔✔Put away - ✔✔a ball hit such that the opponent cannot return it. a winning shot
✔✔Ready Position - ✔✔when receiving the ball on a serve or waiting for the return of a
ball, players should have their weight on the balls of their feet and their paddle straight
out in front so they are ready to go to their forehead or backhand as soon as they pick
up the ball off the opposing players paddle
✔✔Rally - ✔✔Hitting the ball back and forth between opposite teams.
✔✔Rally Point Scoring - ✔✔In this system, the team that wins the rally gets a point and
the serve.
✔✔Scoring Sequence - ✔✔the proper way of announcing score is your score, their
score and server number. the server must announce the score or the other team can
refuse to serve until they do. it is only proper etiquette to announce the score. if the
wrong score is announced the receiver can let the ball go and declare a let serve.
✔✔Serve (Service) - ✔✔An underhand lob or drive stroke used to put a ball into play at
the beginning of a point.
✔✔Server number - ✔✔When playing doubles, either "1" or "2," depending on whether
you are the first or second server for your side. This number is appended to the score
when it is called. As in, the score is now 4 - 2 - second server.
✔✔Service Side Out Scoring - ✔✔pickleball is the last net, racket, paddle sport to use
the service side out rule in scoring. this means that you must get the serve to win a
point or you can only get a point if you are serving. you must get the serve back from
the other team if you want to score a point
✔✔Shadowing - ✔✔moving in tandem with your partner so you stay about 10 feet from
each other and avoid leaving open spaces on your half of the court
✔✔Shot - ✔✔the flight of the ball after it leaves the paddle
✔✔Sideline - ✔✔the line at the side of the court denoting in- and out-of-bounds
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Half Volley - ✔✔a type of hit where the player hits the ball immediately after it has
bounced in an almost scoop like fashion
✔✔Head - ✔✔the part of the paddle above the handle that is used to hit the ball
✔✔Kitchen - ✔✔an affectionate name for the no volley zone
✔✔Let Serve - ✔✔a serve that touches the top of the net and lands in the proper
service court (it is replayed without penalty)
✔✔Line Calls - ✔✔Line calls are to be made by players on their side of the net
✔✔Lob Shot - ✔✔A shot that sends the ball high overhead and deep, forcing the
opponent back to the baseline
✔✔Midcourt - ✔✔the area between the no volley zone and backcourt
✔✔Non-Volley zone - ✔✔A seven-foot area adjacent to the net within which you may
not volley the ball. The non-volley zone usually includes all lines around it.
✔✔Open Face - ✔✔The top of the paddle face is angled upward about 30 degrees from
vertical
✔✔oPA! - ✔✔often shouted after the flapjacks have been played and open volleying
begins
✔✔Overhead Shot - ✔✔a shot made with the paddle over head height. often
synonymous with smash or slam, although it can refer to any shot made at that height,
whether hard or soft
✔✔Paddle - ✔✔pickleball is played with a paddle not a racket. a paddle can be made
with wood, graphite, or other composite material but cannot have holes drilled in it. a
racket has holes as in a tennis or badminton racket.
✔✔Passing Shot - ✔✔shot that passes beyond the reach of the net player and lands in
bounds. typically played against an opponent who is advancing on the non-volley zone
or who is already there
✔✔Pickle! - ✔✔Shouted by the server pre-serve to alert the playing field of the serve
✔✔Pickledome - ✔✔The court on which the Championship Game is played on
, ✔✔Pickler - ✔✔A certified pickleball player who may or may not become addicted in the
next 10 minutes or less
✔✔Poach - ✔✔In doubles, to cross over into your partner's area to play a ball.
✔✔Punch - ✔✔a short, quick shot without significant backswing or follow through,
usually during a volley
✔✔Put away - ✔✔a ball hit such that the opponent cannot return it. a winning shot
✔✔Ready Position - ✔✔when receiving the ball on a serve or waiting for the return of a
ball, players should have their weight on the balls of their feet and their paddle straight
out in front so they are ready to go to their forehead or backhand as soon as they pick
up the ball off the opposing players paddle
✔✔Rally - ✔✔Hitting the ball back and forth between opposite teams.
✔✔Rally Point Scoring - ✔✔In this system, the team that wins the rally gets a point and
the serve.
✔✔Scoring Sequence - ✔✔the proper way of announcing score is your score, their
score and server number. the server must announce the score or the other team can
refuse to serve until they do. it is only proper etiquette to announce the score. if the
wrong score is announced the receiver can let the ball go and declare a let serve.
✔✔Serve (Service) - ✔✔An underhand lob or drive stroke used to put a ball into play at
the beginning of a point.
✔✔Server number - ✔✔When playing doubles, either "1" or "2," depending on whether
you are the first or second server for your side. This number is appended to the score
when it is called. As in, the score is now 4 - 2 - second server.
✔✔Service Side Out Scoring - ✔✔pickleball is the last net, racket, paddle sport to use
the service side out rule in scoring. this means that you must get the serve to win a
point or you can only get a point if you are serving. you must get the serve back from
the other team if you want to score a point
✔✔Shadowing - ✔✔moving in tandem with your partner so you stay about 10 feet from
each other and avoid leaving open spaces on your half of the court
✔✔Shot - ✔✔the flight of the ball after it leaves the paddle
✔✔Sideline - ✔✔the line at the side of the court denoting in- and out-of-bounds
