Question 3
- Draw badminton court in the space provided below and indicate the following:
- Left service court;
- Side alley;
- Back boundary line;
- Single’s line;
- Centre line. [7 marks]
- List three skills in a badminton game. [3 marks]
Observation
This question was attempted by many candidates and their performance was poor. In part (a) most of the candidates could not draw accurately the badminton court and indicates; left service court, Side alley, back boundary line, single’s line and centre line on the drawing. In part (b) some candidates did fairly well by listing skills in a badminton game.
The expected answers are as follow:
3 (a) DIAGRAM BADMINTON COURT
SKILLS IN A BADMINTON GAME
- stance
- the grip
- the forehand stroke/drive
- the backhand stroke/drive
- the service
- the smash
- the lob
- volley
- foot work
- the drop shot/net shot
- the clear