Quiz 4 - Defensive Signals and Discards

Check your understanding of the signalling and discard lessons (749–755). There are two questions for each lesson – as you select an answer you will receive instant feedback on your choice. Remember these are partnership agreements: the answers assume you and partner have agreed to play the system named in each question.

Quiz 4 – Defensive Signals and Discards

Spaced review – signals and leads

2. (Lesson 749) Continuing the suit partner led is clearly fruitless, so partner will read your card as a suit preference signal. What does an UNUSUALLY HIGH card in the suit led ask for? A shift to the lower ranking of the remaining suits A shift to the trump suit A shift to the higher ranking of the remaining suits
3. (Lesson 750) Playing Lavinthal (McKenney) discards, what does your FIRST discard tell partner? You dislike the suit led and the suit discarded; the card's size points to one of the two remaining suits You want partner to lead the suit you discarded Whether you hold an odd or even number of cards in the suit
4. (Lesson 750) Playing Lavinthal, the opponents are running their spade suit. You want partner to lead a heart (you hold the ♥ A). Which discard shows your interest in hearts? ♣ Q (Queen of Clubs) ♦ 3 (Three of Diamonds) ♥ 3 (Three of Hearts)
5. (Lesson 751) Playing Roman (odd-even) discards, your partner's first discard is the ♦ 3. What is partner telling you? Partner dislikes diamonds Nothing - it is a neutral card Partner likes diamonds - an odd card is encouraging
6. (Lesson 751) Playing Roman discards, the opposition are playing hearts and these are the cards left in your hand. Which card do you discard to ask partner for a SPADE lead while discouraging clubs? ♦ 5 (Five of Diamonds) ♠ 2 (Two of Spades) ♣ 8 (Eight of Clubs)
7. (Lesson 752) Playing Revolving discards, declarer is running the club suit and you discard a LOW heart. Which suit are you asking partner to lead? Spades Diamonds Clubs
8. (Lesson 752) Playing Revolving discards, declarer is playing spades and you must make your first discard from this hand. What do you discard to show your preference for a CLUB lead? ♦ 3 (Three of Diamonds) ♥ 2 (Two of Hearts) ♣ 2 (Two of Clubs)
9. (Lesson 753) Playing attitude signals, partner leads the ♥ K and you hold ♥ A 8 3. Which card do you play? The 3 - your lowest card The Ace - to win the trick The 8 - a high, encouraging card
10. (Lesson 753) In which of these situations should you NOT signal attitude? When the opponents are in a slam When partner leads the King and you hold the Ace Whenever you are making a discard
11. (Lesson 755) Playing count signals, declarer is leading a suit and your partner follows with the 9 and then the 4 (high-low). What does this show? An even number of cards in the suit An odd number of cards in the suit That partner likes the suit and wants it continued
12. (Lesson 755) Playing count signals, your partner's first discard in a suit is the 2. What do you immediately know? Partner holds an odd number of cards in that suit Partner holds an even number of cards in that suit Nothing - you must wait for the second discard