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Intermediate Activities: Court

1.	A tennis court is a _________, with lines that mark the outside boundaries of the court. These are called the sidelines and baselines. (Check the correct answer.)
	square rectangle oval

2.	The players first hit must cross the net and bounce within the smaller _________ to start the point. (Check the correct answer.)
	square rectangle oval

3.	Boundaries for doubles are called "doubles alleys". (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

4.	The size of the court for singles is ________ feet long and 27 feet wide. (Check the correct answer.)
	76 77 78

5.	The net is _________ feet high at the center of the court. (Check the correct answer.)
	3 4 5

6.	To begin each point the server has _________ chances to serve into one of the service boxes. (Check the correct answer.)
	1 2 3

7.	The dimensions of all tennis courts are the same, but tennis court surfaces vary dramatically. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

8.	Major championships and other pro events are played on different surfaces that cause the ball to bounce differently. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

9.	There are ________ major types of court surfaces. (Check the correct answer.)
	three four five

10.	The most common courts in the United States are (Check the correct answer.)
	grass red clay hard court

11.	These courts are quite rare, Wimbledon is played on this type of court. (Check the correct answer.)
	hard court red clay grass

12.	This surface is most common in Europe and South America. (Check the correct answer.)
	red clay green clay hard court

13.	These courts are found in large numbers in the Eastern and Southern parts of the United States. (Check the correct answer.)
	hard court green clay red clay

14.	In general, hard courts and grass courts are considered to play "fast", while red and green clay courts are considered "slow". (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

15.	On the faster courts the bounce of the ball is lower than the bounce of the ball on the clay courts. (Check the correct answer.)
	True False

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