PICKLEBALL FINAL PAPER 2025/2026 ALL QUESTIOS AND
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔True - ✔✔Striking the ball in the air (before it bounces) is called a volley.
✔✔False - ✔✔When you win the game, you should immediately jump over the net and
shake your opponent's hand.
✔✔True - ✔✔A common error for beginning players is failing to change their grip to hit a
backhand.
✔✔True - ✔✔The doubles player in the right-hand court will always serve first for his/her
team.
✔✔False - ✔✔When preparing to hit an overhead smash, the body should be square to
the net, i.e. both shoulders should be parallel to the net.
✔✔True - ✔✔Rallying is continuously striking the ball using any strokes by two or more
players.
✔✔True - ✔✔The person serving will serve until the serving team makes a fault, and
then his or her partner will serve, except on the first sequence of serving for the team.
✔✔Upward - ✔✔If the racquet face is open the ball will travel in a ________ direction.
✔✔Poach - ✔✔This occurs in doubles when the net player moves across the court to
cut off a ball that normally would have been played by the partner. This is called a
__________.
✔✔Top spin - ✔✔Your opponent hits the ball and after it touches the floor seems to
move or jump forward toward you. What type of spin did your opponent use?
✔✔11 - ✔✔A game of pickleball is played to ______ points.
✔✔Left Hand - ✔✔(Singles) the score is player A 5 points and player B 4 points. It is
now player A's turn to serve. He/she must serve from the _____ court.
✔✔1965 - ✔✔Pickleball was invented in ________.
✔✔Finish with paddle facing down to ground - ✔✔Cues for the forehand (drive) stroke
include all EXCEPT:
✔✔All are correct - ✔✔All of the following are cues for the backhand (drive) stroke
except:
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔True - ✔✔Striking the ball in the air (before it bounces) is called a volley.
✔✔False - ✔✔When you win the game, you should immediately jump over the net and
shake your opponent's hand.
✔✔True - ✔✔A common error for beginning players is failing to change their grip to hit a
backhand.
✔✔True - ✔✔The doubles player in the right-hand court will always serve first for his/her
team.
✔✔False - ✔✔When preparing to hit an overhead smash, the body should be square to
the net, i.e. both shoulders should be parallel to the net.
✔✔True - ✔✔Rallying is continuously striking the ball using any strokes by two or more
players.
✔✔True - ✔✔The person serving will serve until the serving team makes a fault, and
then his or her partner will serve, except on the first sequence of serving for the team.
✔✔Upward - ✔✔If the racquet face is open the ball will travel in a ________ direction.
✔✔Poach - ✔✔This occurs in doubles when the net player moves across the court to
cut off a ball that normally would have been played by the partner. This is called a
__________.
✔✔Top spin - ✔✔Your opponent hits the ball and after it touches the floor seems to
move or jump forward toward you. What type of spin did your opponent use?
✔✔11 - ✔✔A game of pickleball is played to ______ points.
✔✔Left Hand - ✔✔(Singles) the score is player A 5 points and player B 4 points. It is
now player A's turn to serve. He/she must serve from the _____ court.
✔✔1965 - ✔✔Pickleball was invented in ________.
✔✔Finish with paddle facing down to ground - ✔✔Cues for the forehand (drive) stroke
include all EXCEPT:
✔✔All are correct - ✔✔All of the following are cues for the backhand (drive) stroke
except:
