PE

Question 1

Badminton began in India as a game called

Answer 1

Poona

Question 2

• There were also similar sports played in other parts of the world. In the 5th century in
  China, a sport known as ti jian zi was played by kicking a shuttlecock up in the air.
• In Europe, a sport known as jeu de volant was played with the use of secondhand
  rackets rather than bare feet to kick the shuttle upward.

Answer 2

• There were also similar sports played in other parts of the world. In the 5th century in
  China, a sport known as ti jian zi was played by kicking a shuttlecock up in the air.
• In Europe, a sport known as jeu de volant was played with the use of secondhand
  rackets rather than bare feet to kick the shuttle upward.

Question 3

is made of either metal or synthetic materials.

Answer 3

racket`

Question 4

– It is made of 16 goose feathers embedded into a cork head.

Answer 4

shuttlecock

Question 5

– Badminton courts may be set outdoors or indoors.

Answer 5

court

Question 6

The post should stand on the doubles sidelines and are 1.55 m in height. The
net should be strained tightly with a height of 1.524 m from the floor in the center and a width of
0.76 m.

Answer 6

post and net

Question 7

– It is the way a player holds the racket in reference to a shot.

Answer 7

grip

Question 8

– a handshake grip where the index finger is curved around the handle
higher than the thumb, which is positioned higher than the three other fingers in front of the
handle.

Answer 8

forehand grip`

Question 9

a close fist grip in which the thumb is placed behind the flat of the
handle, serving as a lever to move the hand away from the body during a shot.

Answer 9

backhand grip

Question 10

another variation of grip in which the thumb and the index finger are
opposite each other to switch easily from the forehand grip to the backhand grip.

Answer 10

neutral grip

Question 11

It is the swing motion of the arm

Answer 11

stroke

Question 12

– refers to the swinging of the arm in which the palm of the rackethand faces the direction of the stroke

Answer 12

forehand stroke

Question 13

refers to the swinging of the arm in which the back of the hand
faces the direction of the stroke.

Answer 13

backhand stroke

Question 14

– It is the produced height and distance to the fly of the bird after a certain amount of
force applied during the hit.

Answer 14

shot

Question 15

a lob shot that is high and directed toward the backcourt of the opponent.

Answer 15

clear

Question 16

a low shot that is close to the top of the net and crosses behind the net of the
opponent’s side.

Answer 16

drop

Question 17

a low shot that makes a horizontal crossing over the net.

Answer 17

drive

Question 18

a hard-hit overhead shot that forces the shuttle to go sharply downward.

Answer 18

smash

Question 19

a sharp downward return from a low shot close to net

Answer 19

net kill

Question 20

a gentle shot from a flat or horizontal face of a racket executed gently by the
fingers and wrist.

Answer 20

lift

Question 21

It is a shot delivered by a player to start the game.

Answer 21

service

Question 22

– is delivered from a full forehand backswing to fly the bird deeply
high toward the backcourt of the opponent.

Answer 22

forehand high serve

Question 23

– is delivered from a half swinging of the arm forward by making
the arm closer to the body.

Answer 23

forehand low serve

Question 24

– is delivered in which the bird is tapped gently to fly over and
drop just behind the net or close to the body

Answer 24

backhand low serve