Unit notes and practice questions
Everything here is for unit 5 of the Grade 9 Health and Physical Education textbook: what the chapter covers, the short notes, practice questions with their answers, and the lesson video where one exists.
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Winning a volleyball set by two points · 4 min · 2 past exam questions worked through
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Use this when your team wins the right to serve, to know how the players move before the service.
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If the service is not made in rotational order, a rotational fault is called and the opponent gets only one point, whatever the result of the rally.
Drafted from Grade 9 Health and Physical Education, pages 58-71, then checked twice before it went up
10 multiple-choice questions written against this chapter, each with its answer and the reason. Try one before you open the answer.
Question 1
Who introduced volleyball?
Answer: B William G. Morgan
Why
The textbook says volleyball was introduced by William G. Morgan, a physical education director at the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA). Dr. Halstead only suggested the name "Volleyball" in 1896. Paul Libaud and Ruben Acosta are linked to the FIVB, not to the invention of the game.
Question 2
What was the original name of the game that William G. Morgan first created?
Answer: D Mintonette
Why
The textbook says Morgan first named the game "Mintonette". In 1896 Dr. Halstead suggested changing the name to "Volleyball" because the basic idea of the game was to volley the ball back and forth over the net.
Question 3
In which place was volleyball first introduced in 1895?
Answer: C Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA
Why
The textbook states that volleyball was first introduced in 1895 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States of America (USA). Springfield is where the game was first shown at the YMCA in 1896, not where it was first introduced.
Question 4
How many players from one team are on the court during a play?
Answer: A 6
Why
The textbook says there must always be six players per team in a play. A team may have up to 12 players for a match, but only six of them are on the court at one time.
Question 5
A women's volleyball net is set at what height?
Answer: B 2.24 m
Why
The net top is set at 2.43 m for men and 2.24 m for women. The posts are 2.55 m high, and the antenna is 1.80 m long, so those numbers are not the net height.
Question 6
A school in Addis Ababa wants to mark out a volleyball court. The playing court must be 18 m long and 9 m wide. The free zone must be at least 3 m wide on all sides. What is the smallest total size of the marked area, including the free zone?
Answer: A 24 m by 15 m
Why
The free zone is at least 3 m on each side. For the length, add 3 m at each end: 18 + 3 + 3 = 24 m. For the width, add 3 m on each side: 9 + 3 + 3 = 15 m. So the total size is 24 m by 15 m.
Question 7
In a set that is not the deciding 5th set, which score ends the set?
Answer: C 26-24
Why
A set is won by the team that first scores 25 points with a minimum lead of two points. At 26-24, the team has 25 or more points and leads by two, so the set ends. At 25-24 the lead is only one point, so play continues.
Question 8
When the match is tied 2-2 in sets, the deciding 5th set is played to how many points?
Answer: D 15
Why
The textbook says that in the case of a 2-2 tie, the deciding 5th set is played to 15 points, with a minimum lead of 2 points. Normal sets are played to 25 points.
Question 9
According to the rules, what is the weight of a volleyball?
Answer: B 260 to 280 g
Why
The textbook says the circumference of the ball is 65 to 67 cm and its weight is 260 to 280 g. The inside pressure is 0.30 to 0.325 kg/cm2, so the pressure is not the weight.
Question 10
The receiving team wins the right to serve. Which position does the player in position 2 move to?
Answer: C Position 1
Why
When the receiving team has gained the right to serve, its players rotate one position clockwise. The player in position 2 rotates to position 1 to serve. The player in position 1 then rotates to position 6.
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Unit 5 runs from page 58 to page 71 of the Ministry of Education edition.
Ministry of Education edition, English, 66 pages
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