Significant Terms Used in Badminton

Question 1

A good serve that the opponent was not able to hit

Answer 1

Ace

Question 2

The Shuttlecock

Answer 2

Bird

Question 3

A shot deep into the opponent’s court

Answer 3

Clear

Question 4

A forceful horizontal stroke that is straight and close to the net

Answer 4

Drive

Question 5

A shot hit softly to fall rapidly and close to the net in the opponent’s court

Answer 5

Drop shot

Question 6

A violation of the playing rules

Answer 6

Fault

Question 7

Any deceptive movement that disconcerts an opponent before or during the serve

Answer 7

Feint

Question 8

The score of a team after a game

Answer 8

Game point

Question 9

The loss of the serve

Answer 9

Hand-out

Question 10

A shuttlecock touches the top of the net and falls on the proper side of the court

Answer 10

Let

Question 11

A series of games to determine the winner

Answer 11

Match

Question 12

A shot whose the bird follows net in a short flight

Answer 12

Net flight

Question 13

The exchange of shots that decides each point

Answer 13

Rally

Question 14

Overstroke to hit a bird on the offhand side

Answer 14

Round-the-head stroke

Question 15

to hit the bird to the opponent’s side in order to start a play

Answer 15

Serve

Question 16

To choose to extend a game beyond the normal ending score if the score is tied with one point to go

Answer 16

Set

Question 17

To run after many points to play when score becomes tied as in 19-all or 20-all

Answer 17

Setting

Question 18

Hitting the shuttlecock with an angles racket face, causing it to travel in a different direction as suggested by the bodt or arm movement.

Answer 18

Slicing