Quiz 1 - Declarer Card Play

Check your understanding of the card play lessons (701–716). There is one question for each lesson – as you select an answer you will receive instant feedback on your choice. If any of the ideas feel new, go back and review the lesson shown in the question before trying again.

Quiz 1 – Declarer Card Play

Spaced review – declarer play

2. (Lesson 702) The contract is 4♠. How many losers can you count between Declarer and Dummy? Dummy's Hand Declarer's Hand 5 losers 15 losers 4 losers
3. (Lesson 703) You are Declarer in a no-trump contract and dummy has just gone down. Which suit should you usually start developing first? Cash all your certain winners straight away Your longest combined suit Your shortest suit, to get it out of the way
4. (Lesson 704) In a suit contract, when are you allowed to ruff (trump) a trick? Only when you have run out of the suit that was led Any time you want to win the trick Only when you hold a high trump card
5. (Lesson 705) Dummy holds ♠ K Q J 9 and you (Declarer) hold ♠ 5 4 3. The Ace is with the opponents. How do you play the suit for three tricks? Lead the King from dummy at the first opportunity Lead a low spade from your hand toward dummy's honours Avoid playing the suit until the opponents lead it
6. (Lesson 706) You are counting a suit as you play. The opponents hold three cards in the suit between them. Which split is most likely? 3–0 split 2–1 split Both splits are equally likely
7. (Lesson 707) What do you usually need to do to establish (set up) the small Play the suit only when you can win every round Save the suit until the last few tricks cards in your long suit? Keep leading the suit, conceding the necessary losing tricks early while you still have entries
8. (Lesson 708) You hold ♦ A K 3 in your hand and ♦ Q 2 in dummy. How do you play the suit to win three tricks? Cash the Ace and King from your hand first It makes no difference which honour you play first Win the first round with dummy's Queen, then return to the Ace and King
9. (Lesson 709) Generally you should draw trumps straight away – but when should you delay? (More than one answer is correct) When you first need to establish a suit that gives you a discard When the opponents hold only the outstanding master trump, keep leading trumps until it is drawn When you need to ruff losers in dummy first
10. (Lesson 710) What is an "entry"? The opening lead made by the defenders Any trump card held by Declarer A card that wins a trick and lets you get into a particular hand to lead from it
11. (Lesson 711) What is "ducking" a trick? Deliberately playing low and losing an early trick in a suit you led, to set up the rest of the suit Playing low in a suit the opponents have led when you could win the trick Discarding a losing card on a winner in the opposite hand
12. (Lesson 712) Dummy holds ♥ A Q and you (Declarer) hold small hearts. The King is with the opponents. How do you try to win two heart tricks? Cash the Ace first, hoping the King drops Lead the Queen out from dummy Lead low from your hand and play the Queen if second hand plays low
13. (Lesson 713) You and dummy hold nine cards in a suit including the Ace and King, but you are missing the Queen. Following "Eight ever, nine never", what is the best play? Take the finesse against the Queen Play the Ace and King, playing for the Queen to drop Duck the first round of the suit
14. (Lesson 714) The opponents hold four cards in a suit between them. With no other information, which split is most likely? 3–1 split 2–2 split 4–0 split
15. (Lesson 715) Trumps are still out and the opponents hold four cards in your side suit. What is the chance the FIRST round of the suit is ruffed? About 48% 100% - it will certainly be ruffed About 10%
16. (Lesson 716) What important preparation should Declarer make before running a squeeze play? Lead trumps until the defenders are out of them, whatever the cost Concede all the necessary losing tricks first Cash all your winners as fast as possible from trick one