P.E!!! GRADE A fully answered
Alley - (correct answer)- side-extension of the court by l½ feet on both sides that is used
for doubles play.
Back Alley - (correct answer)Area between the back boundary line and the long service
line for doubles.
Backcourt - (correct answer)the back third of the court, in the area of the back boundary
lines.
Baseline - (correct answer)Back boundary line at each end of the court, that runs
parallel to the net.
Bird or birdie - (correct answer)another name for the shuttlecock
Carry - (correct answer)An illegal tactic, also called a sling or throw, in which the shuttle
is caught and held on the racket and then slung during the execution of a stroke.
Center Line - (correct answer)Line perpendicular to the net that separates the left and
right service courts.
Clear - (correct answer)A shot hit deep to the opponent's back court.
Court - (correct answer)Area of play, as defined by the outer boundary lines.
Drive - (correct answer)A fast and low shot that makes a horizontal flight over the net.
, Drop - (correct answer)A shot hit sohly and with finesse to fall rapidly and close to the
net on the opponent's side.
Fault - (correct answer)A violation of the playing rules, either in serving, receiving, or
during play (see common faults listed below).
Flick - (correct answer)A quick wrist and forearm rotation that surprises an opponent by
changing an apparently soft shot into a faster passing one; used primarily on the serve
and at the net.
Forecourt - (correct answer)Front third of the court, between the net and the short
service line.
Hairpin Net Shot - (correct answer)- Shot made from below and very close to the net
with the shuttle rising, just clearing the net, and then dropping sharply down the other
side. The shuttle's flight approximates the shape of a hairpin.
Halfcourt Shot - (correct answer)A shot hit low and to midcourt, used effectively in
doubles against the up-and-back formation.
Kill - (correct answer)Fast, downward shot that cannot be returned; a "putaway."
Let - (correct answer)A legitimate cessation of play to allow a rally to be replayed.
Long service line - (correct answer)In singles, the back boundary line. In doubles a line
2 l/2 feet inside the back boundary line. The serve may not go past this line.
Match - (correct answer)A series of games (at U.S. Olympic Festival-'93 it is three out of
five), to determine a winner. Midcourt - The middle third of the court, halfway between
the net and the back boundary line.
Alley - (correct answer)- side-extension of the court by l½ feet on both sides that is used
for doubles play.
Back Alley - (correct answer)Area between the back boundary line and the long service
line for doubles.
Backcourt - (correct answer)the back third of the court, in the area of the back boundary
lines.
Baseline - (correct answer)Back boundary line at each end of the court, that runs
parallel to the net.
Bird or birdie - (correct answer)another name for the shuttlecock
Carry - (correct answer)An illegal tactic, also called a sling or throw, in which the shuttle
is caught and held on the racket and then slung during the execution of a stroke.
Center Line - (correct answer)Line perpendicular to the net that separates the left and
right service courts.
Clear - (correct answer)A shot hit deep to the opponent's back court.
Court - (correct answer)Area of play, as defined by the outer boundary lines.
Drive - (correct answer)A fast and low shot that makes a horizontal flight over the net.
, Drop - (correct answer)A shot hit sohly and with finesse to fall rapidly and close to the
net on the opponent's side.
Fault - (correct answer)A violation of the playing rules, either in serving, receiving, or
during play (see common faults listed below).
Flick - (correct answer)A quick wrist and forearm rotation that surprises an opponent by
changing an apparently soft shot into a faster passing one; used primarily on the serve
and at the net.
Forecourt - (correct answer)Front third of the court, between the net and the short
service line.
Hairpin Net Shot - (correct answer)- Shot made from below and very close to the net
with the shuttle rising, just clearing the net, and then dropping sharply down the other
side. The shuttle's flight approximates the shape of a hairpin.
Halfcourt Shot - (correct answer)A shot hit low and to midcourt, used effectively in
doubles against the up-and-back formation.
Kill - (correct answer)Fast, downward shot that cannot be returned; a "putaway."
Let - (correct answer)A legitimate cessation of play to allow a rally to be replayed.
Long service line - (correct answer)In singles, the back boundary line. In doubles a line
2 l/2 feet inside the back boundary line. The serve may not go past this line.
Match - (correct answer)A series of games (at U.S. Olympic Festival-'93 it is three out of
five), to determine a winner. Midcourt - The middle third of the court, halfway between
the net and the back boundary line.
