Section 1: Forcing or Not?
In this section you'll be given some bidding sequences. All you have to do is decide if the last bid is forcing or not .
Question 1
Forcing
Non-forcing
Question 2
Forcing
Non-forcing
Question 3
Forcing
Non-forcing
Question 4
Forcing
Non-forcing
Question 5
Forcing
Non-forcing
Section 2: Cue Bid or Natural?
In this section you have to decide whether the last bid is a cue bid i.e. showing a control and looking for slam, or natural .
Question 6
Cue Bid
Natural
Question 7
Cue Bid
Natural
Question 8
Cue Bid
Natural
Question 9
Cue Bid
Natural
Question 10
Cue Bid
Natural
Section 3: Takeout or Penalties?
In this section you have to decide whether the last double is for takeout or penalties .
Question 11
West North East South
4 X
Takeout
Penalties
Question 12
West North East South
4 Pass Pass X
Takeout
Penalties
Question 13
West North East South
1 4 X
Takeout
Penalties
Question 14
West North East South
1NT X 2 X
Takeout
Penalties
Question 15
West North East South
1 X XX
1 X
Takeout
Penalties
Question 16
West North East South
1 Pass 1 Pass
2 Pass Pass X
3 X
Takeout
Penalties
Question 17
West North East South
1 Pass 1 1
2 X
Takeout
Penalties
Question 18
West North East South
1 2 Pass
Pass 2 3 X
Takeout
Penalties
Question 19
West North East South
1 Pass 1
Pass 2 Pass Pass
2 X
Takeout
Penalties
Question 20
West North East South
1 X 2 X
Takeout
Penalties
Section 4: Constructive Bidding
There's no special topic here, just a selection of problems where you have to choose the correct partnership bid with the hand given. Just enter your bid in the box, e.g. '3D', '2NT' or 'Pass'.
Question 21
North South
1 ??
K Q 6
K J 7 4
A 7 6 5 3
8
Your bid:
Question 22
North South
1 ??
A K 9
Q 8 7 4
A K 6 5 3
6
Your bid:
Question 23
North South
1 ??
K J 6
K J 7 4
T 6 5 3
8 7
Your bid:
Question 24
North South
1 1
??
K Q 9 6
K J 4
A 9 6 5 3
8
Your bid:
Question 25
K J 4
3
A Q T 5 2
A 9 8 3
Your bid:
Question 26
A T 9 7 3
Q 6 5 3
T 6 2
7
Your bid:
Question 27
North South
1 1NT
??
J 6 5 3
A Q J 8 3
J 6
A 9
Your bid:
Question 28
J 6 5 3 2
Q T 8 6
6
K 9 2
Your bid:
Question 29
North South
1 2NT
??
K J T 6 5 3
A Q 8 3
A K
9
Your bid:
Question 30
North South
1 3
??
K J T 6 5
A Q 8 3
A Q 3
9
Your bid:
Section 5: Competitive Bidding
This is the same, except for auctions where the opponents intervene. Represent a double as 'X' and a redouble as 'XX'. Remember that both sides are non-vulnerable, should this be required.
Question 31
West North
East South
1 ??
K 9 6 5 2
4
A J 5 3
K Q J
Your bid:
Question 32
West North
East South
1 ??
4
K 9 6 5 2
A J 5 3
K Q J
Your bid:
Question 33
West North
East South
1 1
2 ??
K J 6
J T 4
A J 7 5 2
3 2
Your bid:
Question 34
West North
East South
1 1
2 ??
K J 9 8 6
J
A J T 7 5 3
2
Your bid:
Question 35
West North
East South
1 1
2 ??
K 6
K 4
Q J 9 6 2
J 9 8 7
Your bid:
Question 36
West North
East South
1 X
3 ??
3 = preemptive
8 6
K Q 4
J T 7 5 3
A T 2
Your bid:
Question 37
West North
East South
1 2
3 ??
3 = natural and forcing
K J 6
K Q T 4
T 7 4 2
8 5
Your bid:
Question 38
West North
East South
1NT
2 ??
K 9 8
K J 7 4
A T 7 2
Q 3
Your bid:
Question 39
West North
East South
1 1
2 X
Pass ??
K J T 9 6
T 8 4
A Q 4 2
J
Your bid:
Question 40
West North
East South
1 X
2 X
Pass ??
5
K Q T 4
K 7 4 2
A K J 5
Your bid:
Section 6: Defensive Carding
This time the bidding has finished and you have to answer questions about what agreements you have in various defensive situations.
Question 41
The bidding is 1NT - 3NT and you determine that it's best to lead this suit. Which card do you select?
K Q T 7 4
K
Q
T
7
4
Question 42
The bidding, again, is 1NT - 3NT and you determine that it's best to lead this suit. Which card do you select?
A J T 5
A
J
T
5
Question 43
The bidding is 1 -2 -4 and you decide to lead from this suit. Which card do you select?
8 7 4 3 2
8
7
4
3
2
Question 44
West North
East South
1NT 2
4 AP
You have no reason not to lead partner's suit. Which one do you select?
8 6 3
8
6
3
Question 45
West North
East South
1 2
2 3
4 AP
Again, you decide to lead a heart. But which one?
K J 7 6 5
K
J
7
6
5
Question 46
Your partner leads the 2 against the 1NT-3NT auction and dummy wins the ace from A 6 5. Which card do you follow with?
Q 8 3
Q
8
3
Question 47
The opponents' bidding goes 1NT-3NT. Partner leads 3 to your ace and you decide to continue the suit. Which card do you send back?
A 8 5 4
8
5
4
Question 48
At some point during the play of a 4 contract, you have to discard from the following hand. You want to let partner know about your diamond honours - which card do you discard?
A K 7 2 9 8 5 2
7
2
9
8
5
2
Question 49
Which diamond do you discard from this hand, if you want to encourage partner to lead a club through dummy's A Q T holding?
A 7 5 2 K J 3
7
5
2
Question 50
You gain the lead during the play of a 3NT contract and calculate that you must switch to a heart to have any chance of defeating it. Which card do you switch to? (Dummy has 4 3 2.)
A 8 6 5
A
8
6
5