Quiz - Rebid NT as Responder

This quiz was written by Oren Lidor. If you don't know the how to rebid NT as a responder, you should read the article 'Rebid NT as Responder' before having a go at this. Your overall score will be displayed, along with the correct answers once you’ve complete the exercise.

Learn Bridge #7 - Rebid NT as Responder

Learn Bridge #7 - Rebid NT as Responder


1) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: 1NT

You‘ve 7 points, no fit with partner's suits and 5 cards in heart that are not worth a rebid (as partner might not have any Hearts). 2 isn’t going to work as it would be 4th suit forcing, showing a strong game forcing hand. The best option is to rebid 1NT to show your weakness.


2) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: 2♠

Partner wants to play in Spades or Clubs, neither of which are good for you. Nonetheless, correct the bidding to 2♠. It’s called a correction bid, as it shows only ♠xx, given you’ve already denied 3 cards in Spades by not bidding 2♠ in the first round (1NT denied a Spade fit). 2♠ is normally the best part score in the case that partner has a minimum hand.
You might think bidding 2 is a good idea as partner could have 3 cards in Hearts. But what will you do if partner has a singleton or less? It’s better to bid safely, knowing they have 5 cards in Spades.
Finally, 2NT is no good as partner clearly wants to play in a suit; and if they have a minimum hand, 2NT will be very hard to make with only 19-20 points combined.


3) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: 2♥

You’ve 7 points, no fit for partner's suits but a good long heart suit that’s worth a rebid (although partner might not have any Hearts). 2 isn’t going to work as it would be 4th suit forcing, showing a strong game forcing hand. Therefore, rebid 2 to show your weakness (when you rebid your suit you show minimum), which is likely to be the best part score.


4) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: 2

Partner wants to play in Spades or Clubs, neither of which are good for you. Correcting the bidding to 2♠ could be the right option.
But, you’ve a very good Heart suit, which is why 2 is most likely going to be the best part score. Bid 2. Even though you’ve changed the suit at the 2 level, the fact that your first bid was 1NT shows you’re holding a weak hand but with a good long suit. In this case 2 is the same as if you bid 1 and later rebid 2; it’s just that you couldn’t bid 1 as partner opened 1♠.


5) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: 2

Isn't 2 4th suit forcing? Not in this case!
The 1NT bid limited the hand to 6-10 points, showing a weak hand, therefore 2 now is a natural bid, which shows at least 5 Hearts and 4 Diamonds (likely 5-5) and 6-9 points. You’re asking partner to either pass or correct to 2. This is what your partners hand might look like:

♠A543
♥6
♦QJ6
♣AJ543

Partner will then pass as 2 will clearly be the best part score.


6) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: 2

2 will most likely be the best part score now. Even if you play better minor, partner's 1♠ bid shows they have at least 4 cards in Diamonds: With 4-3-3-3 they would’ve likely opened 1♣ (and the same with 4 Clubs and 3 diamonds). So, with only 4 Diamonds, their distribution is 4-2-4-3 or 4-3-4-2 or maybe 4-1-4-4. Either way, 2 is the best part score. By bidding partner's suit at the 2 level (even on the 2nd round), you show 6-9 points.


7) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: 2NT

2NT shows 11-12 points, an invitational hand, and a stopper in the unbid suit ( here). Rebidding 3 would show 10-11 points and 6 cards in Hearts.


8) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: 3NT

3NT shows 13-15 points and a stopper in the unbid suit ( here).


9) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: 2

This hand is suitable for a 4th suit forcing bid. You and partner both have opening points so you should be playing in game level. But which game?

  • Not sure that 3NT is the best game as partner bid Club and Spade but we don’t know if they have a Diamond stopper.
  • Partner could also have 3 cards in Hearts, meaning 4 is where you want to be.
  • Partner might have long Clubs and no Diamond stoppers which would make 5♣ the right contract.

Therefore, bid 2; 4th suit forcing, which asks partner to continue bidding according these priorities:

  1. With 3 cards in your suit ( here), they should bid 2, which you can then raise to 4 in this case.
  2. With a stopper in the 4th suit (and no 3 cards in your suit), they should bid 2NT, which you’d raise to 3NT in this case.
  3. With long Clubs, no 3 cards in Heart and no Diamond stopper they should bid 3♣. You’d likely then bid 5♣ ( or 4♠ with a 4-3 fit)

10) What's your rebid?

Correct Answer: Double

Don’t bid 1NT as you don’t have a Spade stopper. You also can’t bid 2 as that would show 10+ points. So Double (in this case a negative double), shows (6)7+ points and at least 4 cards in Hearts. On your next bid you should plan to bid 2 to show a long Heart suit and 6-9 points (which is the same as if you’d bid 1 and later rebid 2 - see Question 3).

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.

6 comments on “Quiz - Rebid NT as Responder”

  1. On board #3, you say 2S is the correct answer. However, in your explanation,you say 2 Hearts is correct. Why 2S?

  2. Hi Oren. Your quizzes are always well done. I can't say as I completely agree with #5. If partner is only 5-4 in clubs and spades, he generally should pass 1NT (I think he should pass with the hand you provided, as partner's H bid makes up for his stiff heart). To rebid 2C, partner really ought to be 6-4 in clubs and spades, in which case bidding on really could court disaster. I would strongly consider getting out as cheaply as possible on this misfit by passing two clubs opposite what should be a 6-bagger in partner's hand.

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