Physical Education 3 Exam
Physical Education 3 Exam
Physical Education 3 Exam
MULTIPLE CHOICE:
1. Started as a genteel, after-dinner game, but is now a fast, high-tech sport. It also has the most
participants of any sport in the world.
A. Chess C. Table Tennis
B. Tennis D. Golf
2. It is estimated there are _________ competitive table tennis players and countless millions
playing recreationally, making it the sport with the most participants worldwide. This is largely owing
to its enormous popularity in China, which has become the dominant force in the sport.
A. 30 million C. 50 million
B. 10 million D. 40 million
4. A standard game ends when one player scores how many points?
A. 11 C. 12
B. 21 D. 10
6. What are some of the names that table tennis has been called over the years?
A. flim-flam C. Gossima
B. whiff-whaff D. all of the above
7. An official standard ping-pong table is usually green, but it can also be what color?
A. red C. orange
B. white D. blue
8. On a typical paddle, what is the name of the layer between the blade and the rubber?
A. sponge C. paddle
B. Racket D. cement
9. On the serve, how high must the ball be thrown from the flat of the hand?
A. 6 inches C. 3 inches
B. 5 inches D. 7 inches
10. What score does one player has to achieve to win the game?
A. 21 points C. 10 points
B. 11 points D. 5 points
11. Today's bats are made of wooden blades covered in rubber. When the game was first played
what were they made of?
A. cloth C. sandpaper
B. leather D. all of the above
12. Hitting the ball hard to the opponent's side is called a what?
A. smash C. serve
B. spike D. hit
13. How long do the players have between the successive games of a match?
A. 5 minutes C. 1 minute
B. 3 minutes D. 10 minutes
16. Who were the world powers in table tennis in the late 1990s and early 2000s?
A. Sweden C. China
B. Korea D. all of the above
17. Which country has won the most national titles in the 20th century?
A. Sweden C. China
B. Korea D. all of the above
18. Started as a genteel, after-dinner game, but is now a fast, high-tech sport. It also has the most
participants of any sport in the world.
A. Chess C. Table Tennis
B. Tennis D. Golf
19. Why was table tennis banned in the Soviet Union from 1930-1950?
A. culture C. harmful to the eyes
B. Tradition D. A game of English men
22. According to the ITTF rules, how high must you throw the ball in the air to start a service in
order for the service to be considered legal?
A. 12 cm C. 16 cm
B. 13cm D. 15 cm
23. A direct hit on the ball propelling it forward back to the opponent.
A. Chop C. hit
B. smash D. push
25. Essentially a bigger, heavier push, taken well back from the table.
A. block C. push
B. chop D. hit