Tennis Remix: Sports Word Power
A B1 Jeopardy game for teens that compares tennis with 24 other sports. Students learn and use sports words for places, equipment, actions and safety, then talk about their own choices and opinions.
A free Jeopardy Quiz for Teens at CEFR B1 level. Topic: tennis (Remix).
Categories
- Tennis vs Team Sports
- Gear and Places
- Moves and Skills
- You and the Tennis Remix
Questions
- Tennis vs Team Sports (100): Tennis is played on a court, and players hit the ball with a racket. Football players mostly use their feet, and they play on a big area of grass. What is the name of this place?
- Tennis vs Team Sports (200): Basketball and tennis are both played on a court. In basketball, players score by throwing the ball through a ring with a net. Name this ring and say how scoring is different in tennis.
- Tennis vs Team Sports (300): Tennis players use a racket, but hockey players use a long piece of equipment with a curved end. Name it and explain how it is different from a tennis racket.
- Tennis vs Team Sports (400): In rugby, players often 'tackle' each other to stop the player with the ball. Explain what a tackle is and why tennis players never tackle.
- Tennis vs Team Sports (500): Cricket and tennis both have an 'umpire'. Football uses a different word for this person. Explain what an umpire does and compare this job with the job of a referee in football.
- Gear and Places (100): In taekwondo, people wear a white uniform. The colour of the item they tie around the waist shows their level. What is this item?
- Gear and Places (200): Cyclists wear this hard thing on their head to protect it if they fall. Name it and say two other sports where people need one.
- Gear and Places (300): Tennis players play on a court, but swimmers race in a pool. Each swimmer has their own 'lane'. Explain what a lane is and why swimmers need them.
- Gear and Places (400): Chess is played on a board with 'pieces', not on a court with a ball. Some people say chess is a sport, but others do not agree. Give your opinion and one reason for it.
- Gear and Places (500): MMA fighters often fight in a 'cage', but judo players compete on soft 'mats'. Compare these two places and explain why the floor needs to be soft in both sports.
- Moves and Skills (100): In tennis, you hit the ball with a racket. In karate, you can hit with your hand or your foot. What do we call a strong hit with your foot?
- Moves and Skills (200): BMX riders do special moves called 'tricks', often in the air. Describe one BMX trick that you have seen or can imagine.
- Moves and Skills (300): Boxers fight in a 'ring', even though it is square. Name two things boxers wear to protect their body and explain why they need them.
- Moves and Skills (400): In BJJ, players fight mostly on the ground. When a player wants to stop, they 'tap out'. Explain what tapping out means and why this rule keeps people safe.
- Moves and Skills (500): Compare athletics and aerobics. Explain what people do in each one and say if there is usually a winner.
- You and the Tennis Remix (100): F1 drivers race very fast cars around a 'track'. If you could watch one sport live, would you choose F1 or tennis? Say why.
- You and the Tennis Remix (200): Climbers use a rope and wear a 'harness' around their body to stay safe. How would you feel at the top of a high climbing wall, and why?
- You and the Tennis Remix (300): Volleyball and tennis both have a net, but in volleyball you hit the ball with your hands. Compare playing volleyball on the beach with your friends and playing tennis. Which one do you prefer and…
- You and the Tennis Remix (400): Skiing needs snow and mountains, and sailing needs wind and water. If you could try only one of these sports on your next holiday, which would you choose? Describe what you would need and what the…
- You and the Tennis Remix (500): Padel is like tennis, but the court is smaller and has walls, and the racket has no strings. Mountain biking happens on rough paths in nature. Compare one of these sports with a sport you do, and…