Question 6
The diagram below illustrates a facility in a racket game. Study it and answer questions 6(a) to (d).
(a) (i) Name the sport in which the facility illustrated in the diagram is used. [1 mark]
(ii) Mention three lines on the illustrated facility. [3 marks]
(iii) What should be the height of the net of the facility illustrated? [1 mark]
(b) (i) List five skills in the game played on the illustrated facility. [3 marks]
(ii) What is the maximum number of players that could play on the facility?
` [2 marks]
(iii) Mention three officials that are involved in the game played on the facility.
[3 marks]
(c) (i) Using the facility illustrated, state three instances when a service is considered
faulty. [3 marks]
(ii) Explain the term rally in relation to the game played on the illustrated facility.
[2 marks]
Observation
Majority of the candidates avoided this question.
In part (a), majority of the candidates could not name the sport in which the facility is used.
In part (b), majority of the candidates could not list five skills in the game played on the illustrated facility.
In part (c), few candidates were able to state the maximum number of players that could play on the facility.
In part (d), majority of the candidates could not state three instances when a service is considered faulty.
In part (e), majority of the candidates mentioned three officials that are associated with the game. They could not explain the term rally satisfactorily.
However, the expected answers are as follows:
(a)(i) Name of the sport
- Badminton
(ii) Lines on the illustrated facility
- Singles sideline
- Doubles sideline
- Baseline/singles long service line
- Service line
- Centre line
- Doubles long service line
(iii) Height of the net
1.55m/1.52m
(b)(i) Skills in the game played on the illustrated diagram
- Grip
- Service
- Smash
- Drop shot
- Forehand drive
- Backhand drive
- Footwork
- Clear/lob
- Net shot
(ii) Maximum number of players that could play on the facility
4 players/2players each side
(iii) Officials in the game played on the facility
- Referee
- Umpire
- Service judge
- Line judges
(d)(i) Instances when a service is considered faulty
- Shuttle played out of court/out of bound
- Shuttle played to the net
- Shuttle touches player’s body
- Player touches the net
- When service is faulty
- When the server’s feet is on the line while delivering the service
(ii) Explanation of the term rally
- Continuous play of shuttle across the net during play/continuous exchange of strokes/ a long series of shot/strokes in which players are able to keep the shuttle in play without interruption.