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Sports And Games Vocabulary Practice (A2) - English Vocabulary Quiz

20questions
10:00minutes
+18XP on pass

Challenge yourself: 20 Sports And Games Vocabulary questions, 10 minutes, Level A2. Can you get a perfect score? The questions start straightforward and build to tricky edge cases. Read every explanation to pick up tips that textbooks often skip.

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Q1 20

Question 1: What does the word ARCHERY mean?

Question 1 options
Archery is the sport of shooting arrows with a bow. The other options describe different sports unrelated to bows and arrows.
Q2 20

Question 2: In bowling, a player rolls a ball to try to ___ the pins.

Question 2 options
Knock down is the correct phrase used in bowling, meaning to hit the pins so they fall over. The other options do not describe what happens to pins in bowling.
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Question 3: SURFING is a water sport in which a person rides on a board on the surface of a wave.

Question 3 options
True because surfing is defined as a water sport where a person rides waves on a board.
Q4 20

Question 4: Which word is closest in meaning to COMPETITOR in sports?

Question 4 options
Player is the closest in meaning to competitor in a sports context at A2 level, referring to someone who takes part in a sport or game. The other options do not carry this meaning.
Q5 20

Question 5: Match each sport to its correct short definition.

Question 5 options
Fencing
Curling
Boxing
Tennis
A sport where players slide stones on ice toward a target
A sport where players hit a ball over a net with a racket
A sport where two people use swords to strike each other
A sport where two people wearing gloves punch each other

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

Fencing uses swords, curling uses stones on ice, boxing uses gloves and punches, and tennis uses rackets and a net.
Q6 20

Question 6: Which word naturally goes with TEAM? (team ___)

Question 6 options
Team sport is a natural and common English collocation, referring to a sport played by groups of people. The other options do not form natural collocations with team.
Q7 20

Question 7: A: What sport uses a shuttlecock? B: That's ___. You hit the shuttlecock over a net with a small racket.

Question 7 options
Badminton is the sport that uses a shuttlecock, which is hit back and forth over a net with rackets. The other sports use different equipment.
Q8 20

Question 8: Cricket is played with a bat and a ___, not a racket.

Question 8 options
Ball is the correct word because cricket is a bat-and-ball game. A racket is used in sports like tennis, not cricket. The other options are not used in cricket.
Q9 20

Question 9: Put the words/sentences in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • or a field
  • played on ice
  • Hockey
  • is a team sport

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is: 'Hockey is a team sport played on ice or a field' because this follows natural English sentence structure: subject, verb, complement, location.
Q10 20

Question 10: Figure skating is a sport where people perform spins and jumps on ___.

Question 10 options
Ice is the most natural and precise word here because figure skating takes place on an ice surface. The other options are not surfaces used in figure skating.
Q11 20

Question 11: Which word would you use in a casual conversation with a friend about riding waves on a board at the beach?

Question 11 options
Surfing is the everyday, informal word used to describe riding waves on a board. The other options refer to different water activities and would not be used in this context.
Q12 20

Question 12: She watched the ___ closely as the skaters performed on the ice.

Question 12 options
Performance is the correct form here because it is a noun describing what the skaters do. The other options are either verbs or adjectives and do not fit grammatically or naturally in this sentence.
Q13 20

Question 13: In English, you say 'play boxing' the same way you say 'play tennis'.

Question 13 options
False because in English we say 'do boxing' or 'go boxing', not 'play boxing'. We use 'play' with ball and racket sports like tennis, but 'do' or 'go' with combat and individual sports.
Q14 20

Question 14: She wanted a sport where she could be alone and not on a team. Which sport is best for her?

Question 14 options
Archery is an individual sport where a person competes alone, not as part of a team. Volleyball, hockey, and cricket are all team sports.
Q15 20

Question 15: He joined a LEAGUE for his favourite sport. What does LEAGUE mean here?

Question 15 options
League means an organized group of teams or players who compete against each other. It does not mean a single game, a type of equipment, or a playing area.
Q16 20

Question 16: Which phrase is a real English expression used in sports?

Question 16 options
Score a goal is a real and natural English collocation used in sports. The other combinations are not standard English sports phrases.
Q17 20

Question 17: Which sentence uses the word SPECTATOR incorrectly?

Question 17 options
In the sentence 'The spectator kicked the ball into the net,' the word spectator is used incorrectly. A spectator is someone who watches a sport, not someone who plays or participates. The other sentences use spectator correctly to describe a person watching.
Q18 20

Question 18: Put the sentences in the correct order to describe a bowling game:

Question 18 options
  • The pins fall down.
  • They walk to the lane.
  • They roll the ball toward the pins.
  • The player picks up the bowling ball.

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is: The player picks up the bowling ball → They walk to the lane → They roll the ball toward the pins → The pins fall down. This follows the natural sequence of actions in bowling.
Q19 20

Question 19: YOGA is a sport focused only on physical speed and competition, and SKATEBOARDING is done only indoors.

Question 19 options
False because yoga combines physical postures, breathing, and relaxation — it is not focused on speed or competition. Skateboarding is typically done outdoors at skate parks, not only indoors.
Q20 20

Question 20: In a triathlon, athletes must ___ three different sports one after another without stopping.

Question 20 options
Complete is the most precise word here because it means to finish all three parts of the triathlon. The other options do not accurately describe finishing a sequence of sports in a race.

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