Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION III-CENTRAL LUZON
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ZAMBALES
AMUNGAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Name: ____________________________________ Date:

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Grade/Section: _____________________________ Score:
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I. Fill in the blanks.

Direction: Fill in the blanks. Complete the following statements by adding the correct answer.
Choose your answers from the box.

Players Penhold V-Grip Blade Table Tennis

Shakehand Asian Racket Rubber Sheet Thumb

1. ________________ is a racket sport, which means that a player’s main weapon at hand is
his paddle.
2. When the ________________ is in place, the index and middle fingers curl down the
blade, gripping it.
3. _______________ blades have a shorter handle than Shakehand blades.
4. The ____________________ grip is the typical European type of grip where the head of
the racket faces up, and your hand looks like it's ready to shake a person's hand.
5. The _______________ is when the blade is held between the index and middle finger,
spread apart at first to form a letter V.
6. ___________________ using the shakehand grip use both the front and back sides of the
paddle, whereas penhold players often use only one side of the paddle.
7. Penhold is the _________________ style grip of holding the racket, where the head of
the racket is facing down and is held the way a person holds a pen or pencil.
8. Table tennis is a _________________ sport, which means that a player’s main weapon at
hand is his paddle.
9. Often penhold players don't use a ________________________ on the backhand side and
only play with the forehand side of the paddle.
10. The ________________ can be placed wherever it feels most comfortable for the player.