Below are some questions and incomplete statements.

Explore the deck of cards to

discover the answers and finish the sentences. Cooperate with your partners to
complete the activity.

1. A complete set of cards is called a ___________________.
2. The front of a card is referred to as its ___________________.
3. How many different colors do the shapes on the playing cards
represent?___________________
4. What colors do the shapes on the playing cards represent?
___________________
5. How many different shapes do the cards represent? ___________________
6. Name these shapes. _______________________________________
7. All of one type of shape is called a ___________________.
8. There are ___________________ (number of) cards representing each shape.
9. What is it called when a player mixes up the cards and puts them in random
order? _______________________
10. What is it called when a player distributes, or passes out, cards to begin a game?
_________________________
11. In what direction does the player distribute, or pass out, the cards to begin a
game? ___________________ This is the same direction of play during a game.
12. What is the set of cards called that a player holds during a
game? ___________________.
13. How many playing cards are there in a full box of playing cards?
___________________
14. Typically the box also includes two additional cards that are not always involved
in card games. These two cards are called ___________________.
15. How many different picture, or face, cards are in a deck?
___________________
16. Name the picture/face cards. ___________________
17. Which is the only king to carry an axe? ________________________
18. Which king does not have a mustache? ________________________
19. Which king has only one eye showing on the card? _______________________
20. Which two kings hold their swords in full view?
___________________________________________
21. What are all four queens holding in their hands?
______________________________________
22. Which jack is looking directly to the left? ______________________________
23. Which jack is looking directly to the right?
______________________________
24. Which two jacks wear mustaches? ___________________________________
25. What is unique about the ace of spades, compared to the other three
aces?___________________________________________________________
26. Are the ace cards numbered cards or lettered cards? ___________________
27. In most card games, which four cards are the most powerful cards?
___________________________________________________________
28. In most playing cards games, which four cards are the least powerful cards?
____________________________________________________________
Playing Cards Answers!
1. A complete set of cards is called a deck of cards.
2. The front of a card is referred to as its face.
3. The shapes on the playing cards are represented by two colors.
4. The two colors of the suits are red and black.
5. There are four shapes in a deck of cards.
6. The shapes are hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades.
7. All of one type of shape is called a suit.
8. There are 13 (number of) cards representing each shape.
9. When a player mixes the cards up in order to make them more random, we say that player is
shuffling the cards.
10. When a player distributes or passes out cards to begin a game that player is said to be dealing
the cards.
11. A player distributes cards to begin a game in a clockwise direction, which is also the direction
of play during a game.
12. Players hold a set of cards called a hand.
13. There are 52 cards in a deck of playing cards (54 if counting the two Jokers).
14. A box of playing cards also includes two jokers.
15. How many different picture cards are there? There are three in each suit, or twelve in total.
16. The picture, or face cards are the king, queen, and jack.
17. The king of diamonds is the only king carrying an axe.
18. The king of hearts does not have a mustache.
19. The king of diamonds has only one eye showing.
20. The king of clubs and king of spades are holding their swords in full view.
21. All four queens are holding flowers.
22. The jack of spades is looking directly to the left.
23. The jack of hearts is looking directly to the right.
24. The jack of spades and jack of hearts wear a mustache.
25. The ace of spades is unique because it has additional writing on it (the name of the card
manufacturer).
26. The ace cards are lettered.
27. The four most powerful cards are usually the aces.
28. The least powerful cards are usually the twos (deuces).