Lesson 5

Question 1

Your partner opens 1 Heart. What do you tell your partner by the following bid?
2 Hearts

Answer 1

6-9 HCP and 4+ Hearts

Question 2

Your partner opens 1 Heart. What do you tell your partner by the following bid?
1NT

Answer 2

6-9 HCP, no 4 card Heart or 4 card Spade suit.

Question 3

Your partner opens 1 Heart. What do you tell your partner by the following bid?
3 Hearts

Answer 3

10-12 HCP and 4+ Hearts

Question 4

Your partner opens 1 Heart. What do you tell your partner by the following bid?
1 Spade

Answer 4

6-28 HCP, 4+ Spades and fewer than 4 Hearts

Question 5

Your partner opens 1 Heart. What do you tell your partner by the following bid?
2 Diamonds

Answer 5

10+ HCP, (or meets the rule of 14), 4+ diamonds, (may have 4 Spades, but if so must have 5+ Diamonds)

Question 6

The opening bid is 1 Heart.is Responders bid shown forcing?
1 Heart - 3 Hearts

Answer 6

Not forcing. It is a limit bid.

Question 7

The opening bid is 1 Heart. Is Responders bid shown forcing?
1 Heart - 1 Spade

Answer 7

Forcing a new suit shows 6-28 HCP. An unlimited bid.

Question 8

The opening bid is 1 Heart. Is Responders bid shown forcing?
1 Heart - 2 No Trumps

Answer 8

Not forcing. It is a limit bid.
10-12 HCP

Question 9

The opening bid is 1 Heart.is Responders bid shown forcing?
1 Heart - 2 Diamonds

Answer 9

Forcing - a new suit at the 2 level shows 10+ HCP (OR MEETS THE RULE OF 14) and maybe as much as 28 HCP. An unlimited bid.

Question 10

What does Responder know about Openers hand after these bidding sequences?
Opener. Responder
1 Heart. 1 Spade
1 No Trump

Answer 10

Opener has 15-16 HCP and a balanced hand. She has not supported your Spades so she does not have 4 Spades. This bid is NOT forcing.

Question 11

What does Responder know about Openers hand after these bidding sequences?
Opener. Responder
1 Heart. 1 Spade
2 No Trump

Answer 11

Opener has 17-18 HCP and a balanced hand. He does not have 4 Spades otherwise he would have supported your suit. The bid is not forcing.

Question 12

What does Responder know about Openers hand after these bidding sequences?
Opener. Responder
1 Heart. 2 Spades
2 No Trump

Answer 12

Opener has a balanced hand. This time the 1 NT was unavailable. To Opener because Responder bid at the 2 level, thus this bid still has the point range 15-19 HCP. This bid is forcing because Responder normally already has 10+ HCP so the partnership has 25+ points and doesn’t want to stop in 2NT.
Responder must have 10+ HCP (or meet the rule of 14) to have bid at the 2 level and partner has 15+ so there must be enough strength for a game somewhere.

Question 13

Opener has a balanced hand and 15 HCP.
What does opener rebid after
1 Diamond - 1 No Trump

Answer 13

Pass

Question 14

Opener has a balanced hand and 15 HCP.
What does opener rebid after
1 Diamond - 2 Diamonds

Answer 14

Pass

Question 15

Opener has a balanced hand and 15 HCP.
What does opener rebid after
1 Diamond - 2 Clubs - ????

Answer 15

2 No Trumps

Question 16

Opener - 1 Club
Responder - 14 points, 5 diamonds and 4 Hearts.
What does he bid?

Answer 16

1Diamond (His longest suit)