Lesson 5(g) - Progress Check

 

HOW’S MY PROGRESS AFTER LESSON FIVE?

1. What is the minimum number of points for a response to one of a suit?
2. What is the point range for a shift at the one level?
   
   
   
3. And for a simple shift to the two level?
4. And for a jump shift?
5. How many points required to respond 1NT to one of a suit?
6. What suit holdings does this response deny?
7. Why is it not always balanced?
8. How many points required to make a jump response to 2NT?
9. What suit holdings does it deny?
10. How many cards, exactly, does a jump response of 2NT promise in opener’s major?
11. How many points required for a jump response to 3NT?
12. What suit holdings does it deny?
13. And how many cards does it promise in opener’s major?
14. If you shift and hold two equally long 5+ suits, which do you bid first?
15. And if you hold two or three 4-card suits, which do you shift to first?
16. When is it correct not to respond in your longest suit even with 6+ TP?
17. When is it correct not to raise opener’s minor with a fit even with 6+ TP?
18. Apply the terms ‘terminal’, ‘invitational description’ or ‘forcing’ to the following bidding sequences by opener and responder:

1.  1NT - 2♠   
2.  1NT - 3♥   
3.  1NT - 4♠
4.  2NT - 3♥   
5.  1♥ - 2NT    
6.  1♦ - 3NT
7.  1♥ -3♥      
8.  1♦ - 2♠     
9.  1♦ - 1♥
10.  1♥ - 2♣     
11.  1NT – 3NT    
12.  1♥ - 4♥
13.  1NT – 2NT     
14.  1♣ - 1NT

19. Which of the ‘forcing’ sequences are ‘forcing to game’?

20. If you decided to lead a heart, which card would you lead from the following heart holdings  against a notrump contract?

And  against a suit contract?

a. ♥AJ743     
b. ♥KQ75    
c. ♥ QJ975
d. ♥AQ85  
e. ♥KJT93