The Candid Test On Bowling Lesson 6
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- 1.Where should you aim when attempting to pick up the #10 pin?
- A.
A. directly opposite the pin
- B.
B. to the left of center
- C.
C. in the center of the approach
- D.
D. facing the third arrow on the right
- 2.The following spare is called a "sleeper":
- A.
A. 2-8
- B.
B. 4-8
- C.
C. 3-4
- D.
D. 1-2
- 3.The name "sleeper" means
- A.
A. three pins are left
- B.
B. one pin is hidden directly behind another pin
- C.
C. one half of the pins are left
- D.
D. two pins are left, one in the middle and one to the side
- 4.A ball which curves or "fades away" to the right for a right-handed bowler is called
- A.
A. a curve ball
- B.
B. a hook ball
- C.
C. a backup ball or reverse hook
- D.
D. a straight ball
- 5.In spot bowling, the target arrow to watch
- A.
A. never changes
- B.
B. is at the far end of the alley
- C.
C. is an arrow approximately 16 feet from the foul line
- D.
D. is on the ball
- 6.The reason for advocating that you use the spot method of aiming is
- A.
A. All of these
- B.
B. that it is highly recommended by the experts
- C.
C. that the target is so much closer than the pins
- D.
D. reliable statistics
- 7.All of the pin numbers contacted by the ball on a perfect 1-3 pocket hit would be
- A.
A. 1-3-5-8-9
- B.
B. 1-3-5-8
- C.
C. 1-3-5-9
- D.
D. 1-2-6-10
- 8.A situation occurs where pins were left standing after two balls have been delivered. What is this called?
- A.
A. a split
- B.
B. a miss
- C.
C. a cherry
- D.
D. a sweeper
- 9.After the first ball, two pins remain standing with no intermediate pins in front or between them. (The head pin is down.) What is this called?
- A.
A. a cherry
- B.
B. a sweeper
- C.
C. an error
- D.
D. a split
- 10.The pins remaining after the first ball is rolled in a frame are called
- A.
A. cherry
- B.
B. dead wood
- C.
C. leave
- D.
D. bucket
- 11.The symbol for a split is
- A.
A. "“
- B.
B. x
- C.
C. O
- D.
D. /
- 12.The symbol for a miss is
- A.
A. "“
- B.
B. /
- C.
C. O
- D.
D. x
- 13.Which of the following is true if a "foul" occurs?
- A.
A. Nothing happens
- B.
B. The ball does not return
- C.
C. The pins fall down.
- D.
D. A buzzer sounds or a light comes on or both
- 14.Using actual scores without handicaps is called
- A.
A. scratch
- B.
B. split
- C.
C. steal
- D.
D. spare
- 15.The space between the 1 and 3 pins for a right-handed bowler is called
- A.
A. cherry
- B.
B. pocket
- C.
C. frame
- 16.All pins down on the first ball constitutes a
- A.
A. spare
- B.
B. strike
- C.
C. back up
- D.
D. cherry.
- 17.Score the first three frames
- A.
A. 49
- B.
B. 45
- 18.The object is to hit the 1-3 pocket
- A.
A. true
- B.
B. false
- 19.As a general rule, roll spares at cross angles.
- A.
A. true
- B.
B. false
- 20.Taps are usually the result of poor ball action
- A.
A. true
- B.
B. false
- 21.On a perfect hit, the ball only contacts 4 pins
- A.
A. true
- B.
B. false
- 22.Most expert bowlers use the pins as their point of aim.
- A.
A. true
- B.
B. false
- 23.Target arrows are the all-important "spots" in the spot bowling technique
- A.
A. true
- B.
B. false
- 24.To pick up the 7 pin, a bowler should move the starting position slightly right and the point of aim to the left
- A.
A. true
- B.
B. false
- 25.Most expert bowlers spot bowl the first ball and pin bowl the second ball
- A.
A. true
- B.
B. false
- 26.To pick up the 6 and 10 pins, a bowler releases the ball from the right side of the alley.
- A.
A. true
- B.
B. false
- 27.To pick up a right-side spare, the delivery should be made from the left side
- A.
A. true
- B.
B. false
- 28.A "split" is a leave of two or more pins with the head pin down and a gap of at least one pin between any other two pins
- A.
A. true
- B.
B. false
- 29.The reverse hook or back up delivery is not recommended because of the unnatural position at release and the difficulty of controlling it
- A.
A. true
- B.
B. false
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