Tennis Vocabulary Quiz

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1. She thought her shot was on the line but it was called out by the

line person
line judge
line umpire
a) line person b) line judge c) line umpire

2. He usually serves well, but today he served too many

aces
lobs
faults
a) aces b) lobs c) faults

3. When the score gets to 40-40, the umpire says

Deuce!
Advantage!
Forty all!
a) Deuce! b) Advantage! c) Forty all!

4. Her serve was in, but it clipped the net so the umpire called

Fault!
Net!
Let!
a) Fault! b) Net! c) Let!

5. One of the softest shots in tennis is the

smash
drop shot
serve
a) smash b) drop shot c) serve

6. Andy has a strong first serve and wins many points with his

aces
faults
second serves
a) aces b) faults c) second serves

7. While serving, players must stay behind the

baseline
backline
borderline
a) baseline b) backline c) borderline

8. A shot that's hit high over the opponent's head is

a lob
a volley
an overhead smash
a) a lob b) a volley c) an overhead smash

9. Rafael's serve was good, but Roger hit back an even better

ace
reply
return
a) ace b) reply c) return

10. She was so nervous in the first game that she served a

twin fault
dual fault
double fault
a) twin fault b) dual fault c) double fault

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