Question 3
(a) State six ways of putting the ball into play in the game of football. [6 marks]
(b) Explain briefly the following terms as used in table tennis game:
(i) mixed doubles
(ii) let. [4 marks]
Observation
This question was attempted by many candidates and their performance was good.
In part (a), many candidates state ways of putting the ball into play in the game of football although, few candidates misconstrued the question and wrote dribbling your partner. Playing ball together, placing the ball in the ground, passing ball to each other, starting of the match and exchanging pair to each other.
In part (b) (i) and (ii) candidates could not correctly explain mixed doubles and let as terms used in table tennis game. Candidates wrote wrong answers such as act of playing or act of servicing tennis, two players play together tennis game as mixed doubles, meanwhile wrong answers was also written for let such as when you are ready to serve, you pronounce let, a served ball that goes out without touching opponent and system of serving with the bat misses the ball which land on the floor.
The expected answers are as follows:
3. (a) WAYS OF PUTTING THE BALL INTO PLAY IN THE GAME OF FOOTBALL
- kick off/centre pass
- throw-in
- corner kick
- penalty kick
- dropped ball
- goal kick
- direct free kick/placed kick
- indirect free kick/placed kick
(b) EXPLANATION OF TERMS AS USED IN TABLE TENNIS GAME
(i) MIXED DOUBLES
- a game involving four players
with one male and one female in a team playing against the other team made
up of one man and one woman
(ii) LET
- is a served ball that touches the net and goes over to the opponent’s
side of the table.