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This document contains a quiz about tennis with 6 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of tennis terminology. It provides the questions along with the correct answers and explanations for each answer. The questions cover topics like the person refereeing matches at Wimbledon, common tennis scores, equipment used to play, locations of tennis courts, spectators at Wimbledon, and the term for winning all 4 major tennis championships.

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Tennis

This document contains a quiz about tennis with 6 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of tennis terminology. It provides the questions along with the correct answers and explanations for each answer. The questions cover topics like the person refereeing matches at Wimbledon, common tennis scores, equipment used to play, locations of tennis courts, spectators at Wimbledon, and the term for winning all 4 major tennis championships.

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BBC | British Council

Tennis
For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer.

1. At Wimbledon, John McEnroe was famous for playing great tennis and arguing
with the ____________.
a) referee
b) umpire
c) adjudicator
d) judge

2. How do we say the score ‘15 – 0’?


a) fifteen – nought
b) fifteen – zero
c) fifteen – love
d) fifteen – nil

3. Modern tennis __________ give players more power when they hit the ball.
a) bats
b) clubs
c) sticks
d) racquets

4. Where do people play tennis?


a) a tennis court
b) a tennis pitch
c) a tennis pool
d) a tennis track

5. The _____________ at Wimbledon often queue for hours to get tickets.


a) audience
b) spectators
c) viewers
d) watchers

6. If a player wins Wimbledon and the US, Australian and French open
championships, they win the _____________.
a) Grand Central
b) Grand Slam
c) Grand Prix
d) Grand Prize

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BBC | British Council

Quiz topic: Tennis


Answers:

1.
a) referee - You find a referee in other sports such as football – what do we call the
‘referee’ in tennis?
b) umpire - The umpire makes final decisions, e.g. to decide if the ball was out or
not. Correct
c) adjudicator - An adjudicator makes decisions in a formal dispute – e.g. in an
industrial dispute.
d) judge - A judge makes legal decisions in court.

2.
a) fifteen – nought - ‘fifteen – nought’ is not correct.
b) fifteen – zero - ‘fifteen – zero’ is not correct.
c) fifteen – love - ‘fifteen – love’ is correct.
d) fifteen – nil - ‘fifteen – nil’ is not correct – we use ‘nil’ to talk about football scores.

3.
a) bats - You play table-tennis or baseball with a bat.
b) clubs - You play golf with a set of clubs.
c) sticks - Sticks is not correct.
d) racquets - You play tennis with a ‘racquet’ or ‘racket’ (both spellings are
correct). Correct

4.
a) a tennis court - Tennis is played on a tennis court. Correct
b) a tennis pitch - Football is played on a football pitch.
c) a tennis pool - People swim in a swimming pool.
d) a tennis track - Motor racing or running takes place on a track.

5.
a) audience - People who watch a play in the theatre are the audience.
b) spectators - People who watch sport are called spectators. Correct
c) viewers - People who watch TV are viewers.
d) watchers - Some people are bird watchers – they see how many different varieties
of bird they can find.

6.
a) Grand Central - The main train station in New York is called Grand Central Station.
b) Grand Slam - All 4 major tennis tournaments make up the Grand Slam. Correct
c) Grand Prix - A Grand Prix is usually the name for a Formula 1 motor race.
d) Grand Prize - Grand Prize is not correct.

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