Quiz - Rebid as Responder

This quiz was written by Oren Lidor to accompany the article 'Rebids'.

Have a go at trying to rebid as responder. Your overall score will be displayed, along with the correct answers once you’ve complete the exercise.

Learn Bridge #5 - Responder

Learn Bridge #5 - Responder


1) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: 2

Bidding 2, shows a minimum hand (6-9 points) with long (normally 6 cards).


2) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: 3

Bidding 3, shows a medium hand (10-11 points) with 6 cards in .


3) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: 1NT

Bidding 1NT, shows 6-9 points or 10 points with bad distribution. It also shows that you don't have a fit with partner.

Don’t bid 2♣ (4th suit forcing); this would show 13+ points and doesn't necessarily show Clubs.

It's also not good to rebid with 5 poor cards as partner might not have any Hearts or just a singleton.


4) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: 2NT

Bidding 2NT, shows 11-12 points or 10 points with good distribution. It also doesn't show a fit with partner.

Don’t bid 2♣ (4th suit forcing); it would show 13+ points and doesn't necessarily show Clubs.

Also, it isn't good to rebid with 5 poor cards as partner might not have any Hearts or perhaps just a singleton.


5) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: 3♠

Bidding 3♠, shows 10-11 points and a fit with partner (bidding 2♠ show only 6-9 points).


6) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: 3

Bidding 3, shows 10-11 points and a fit with partner.

You first bid, 1 looked to find a possible fit, but when partner didn’t support your Heart, it means it's time to show your support in Diamonds, at the 3 level (as 2 would only show 6-9 points).

Also, remember that partner's 1♠ rebid shows 4 cards (they didn’t open 1♠) so to support Spade you need 4 cards.


7) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: 2♠

Partner is showing 12-17 points with at least 5 cards in Spades and 4 cards in Diamonds.

Your 2♠ bid at this stage is just a correction, showing no more than ♠xx. If you had had ♠xxx, you could've bid 2♠ instead of 1NT.

2♠ here is also telling partner that if they insist on playing in their suit, then it would be better play in Spades (a correction bid).

Don’t bid 2NT, as partner most likely will prefer to play in a suit.


8) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: Pass

Partner is showing 12-17 points with at least 5 cards in Spades and 4 cards in Diamonds.

Your Pass is showing a preference for Diamonds and a weak hand; it tells partner that if they insist on playing in one of their suits, then it would be better to play in Diamonds.


9) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: 2

This time you have a very good suit of your own and you'd prefer to play 2 rather than to play in one of partner's suits.

If you bid directly 2 after partner's 1♠ opening, you show 10+ points (13+, if play 2 over 1) and force partner to bid on.

So if you want to stop at 2, you need to bid 1NT first (showing weak points) and then bid 2. This shows the same hand as if you bid 1 and later rebid 2.


10) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: 2♣

2♣ is 4th suit forcing. By bidding the 4th (unbidden) suit you tell partner that you want to reach game, but you're not yet sure which.

3NT seems possible but you don’t have a Club stopper. Because partner bids and ♠, there is no assurance that they have a Club stopper, so playing 3NT might prove difficult to make.

Therefore, by bidding the 4th suit, you ask partner to continue bidding according to this priority:
- If they have 3 cards in (your bidden suit), they should bid 2, then you can raise to 4.
- If they have a stopper in the 4th suit (♣ here) without 3 Hearts, they should bid 2NT, then you can raise to 3NT.
- If they don't have any of the above, but they do have long Diamonds, they should bid 2, then you can try a game in Diamond (the last option), but with no fit and no ♣ stopper, there's no better alternative.

About the Author

Oren Lidor is considered one of the best bridge teachers in Israel, is the author of 5 bridge books, and teaches bridge to people from all over the world on BBO.

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