Long Test of Table tennis

I. Multiple Choice

1. How many calories per hour can a professional player burn 1 hour of intense table tennis training?
(Hint, it is equal to running 10 miles)
a. 100 calories b. 300 calories c. 500 calories d. 1000 calories

2. If the ball strikes the net on the serve and passes over the net, it is called a ___________ serve
a. Net b. Let c. Opponent’s score d. No score

3. A rule in table tennis called ________ limits the total time that a match can last. If one game lasts more than 10
minutes, starting the next game, the rallies will be limited to 10 hits each.
a. Game b. Set c. Over-time d. Expedite

4. The most common grip to hold a table paddle is the _______ grip.
a. Shakehand b. Penhold c. Backhand d. Forehand

5. The game of table tennis is won by the player or pair of the following scores.
a. 11 is to 10 b. 14 is to 15 c. 21 is to 19 d. 21 is to 20
6. In regulation table tennis, a match consists of either the best of ___ or the best of ___ games.
a. 1,3 b. 2,3 c. 3,4 d. 3,5
7. When holding the ball for the serve in table tennis, the hand must be ______ with the finger kept together and
the thumb free.
a. Flat b. Touch c. Hold d. Rest
8. A ________ is the result from a serve that hits the net on the way over, but lands in the proper court.
a. Net b. Let c. Serve d. Point
9. The serve passes from one player to another after every ___ points are scored.
a. 4 b. 3 c. 2 d. 1
10. When serving in the game of table tennis the ball must raise at least ____.
a. 10 cm b. 11 cm c. 13 cm d. 16cm
11. If a player touches the table… a point goes their opponent.
a. Player b. Opponent c. Let d. Referee’s decision

12. When the ball is in play between you and your opponent it is called a:
a. Rally b. Game c. Set d. Match
13. If another table's ball lands on your table interrupting game play, a ______ has occured.
a. Lab b. Match c. Let d. Referee’s decision
14. What is an advantage of a side-spin serve?
a. It is very easy to do
b. The ball goes off to the side and off the table
c. It goes deep and fast to your opponent's weak side
d. None of these
15. How can you sometimes tell the way the ball is spinning?
a. By estimating the ball speed
b. By watching the opponent's facial gestures
c. By observing the ball markings
d. None of these
16. How can you tell what types of serve your opponent has trouble with?
a. Ask him before the game
b. Everyone has trouble with the no-spin serve
c. Observe his abilities in your game, as well as in games with others
d. None of these
17. Each serve counts as point each time.
a. 1 point b. 2 points c. 3 point d. It depends
18. If the serve is legal except that it touches the net, it is called a .
a. Good service b. Player’s point c. Foul d. Let
19. A player loses a point...if..
a. hits the ball before it touches his/her side
b. their return barely hits the table on their opponents side
c. they serve one let serve
d. a player makes a good serve
 20. Unsuccessful return and loss of point occurs when:
a. ball hits twice on own half of court
b. ball hits the net and goes over
c. players alternate hitting the ball
d. All of these

II. True or False

1. When serving, the ball must hit the opponent’s court first. False
2. In the game of table tennis, the ball can bounce up to two times in a row. False
3. The server's free hand must be behind his/her end line or an imaginary extension of that line. True
4. A person shall only score a point when they are serving. False
5. While playing table tennis, you have the option of either volleying the ball of letting the ball bounce and hit the
table before returning it. False
6. In doubles play you must alternate the hits between the two partners. True
7. Players are allowed to put one hand on the table while the ball is in play. False
8. If the ball touches the edge of the table it is not a point? False
9. In singles play, each player is allowed two faults before turning the serve over to his/her opponent. False
10. Hitting the ball on the line is considered a fault. False
11. By ITTF rules, if the ball touches any part of the hand holding the paddle, you lose the point. False
12. By ITTF rules, if a player is behind 7 points to zero, he loses the game immediately. This is called a "skunk".
False
13. By ITTF rules, at the moment when the server's paddle makes contact with the ball, the ball must be located: (1)
above the table, and (2) off the end of the table. In other words, the ball cannot be below the level of the table
when it's served, and the ball cannot be directly above the surface of the table when it's served. True
14. By ITTF rules, if player A hits the ball over the net, and the ball hits player B's side of the table, and then, before
player B has hit the ball, the ball travels back over to player A's side of the table, then player A wins the point.
True
15. By ITTF rules, the ball cannot travel around the side of the net to reach the other side of the table. That is, the
ball must travel over the net. False

III. Table tennis equipment and measurements.