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NFHS Basketball Rules Test Questions And Answers.
Question 1: The ball is caused to go out of bounds by B1, who
deflects A1's throw-in pass that then touches thrower A1 in flight, who is still out of bounds
CORRECT ANSWER : False
Question 2: A ball which is in flight retains the same status it
had when last in contact with a player or the court.
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question 3: It is a violation if A1 causes the ball to enter and
pass through the basket from below
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question 4: A substitute becomes a player when he or she
legally enters the court to participate
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question 5: When free thrower, A1, purposefully fakes a try, it
results in:
A: A technical foul assessed to A's head coach.
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B: A violation on A1.
C: A team technical on Team A.
D: An unsporting technical on A1.
E: None of the above.
CORRECT ANSWER : B
Question 6: When an error involving awarding a merited free
throw is corrected and no change of team possession occurred, play shall continue following the free throw(s) as though there had been no correction.
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question 7: All of the following are ruled correctable errors,
EXCEPT:
A: Failure to award a merited free throw.
B: Erroneously awarding the ball to the wrong team for a throw-
in.
C: Permitting a wrong player to attempt a free throw.
D: Attempting a free throw
E: Erroneously counting or canceling a score.
CORRECT ANSWER : B
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Question 8: A situation in which there is a foul by both teams at
approximately the same time, but the fouls are not committed by
opponents against each other, is known as:
A: A simultaneous foul.
B: A double foul.
C: A false double foul.
D: A multiple foul.
E: A false multiple foul.
CORRECT ANSWER : D
Question 9: The length of each extra period for a varsity contest
shall be:
A: 3 minutes.
B: 4 minutes.
C: 5 minutes.
D: 6 minutes.
E: None of the above.
CORRECT ANSWER : B
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Question 10: The ball is out of bounds if it touches an official
who has either one or both feet contacting a boundary line.
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question 11: Teammates may not occupy adjacent spots along
the center restraining circle if an opponent desires a place between them and indicates this desire before the official is ready to toss the jump ball.
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question 12: If a substitute enters illegally, he/she becomes a
player after the ball becomes live.
CORRECT ANSWER : True
Question 13: Following a time-out, if free thrower, A1, is not in
the free-throw semicircle when the administering official is ready, a technical foul for delay is charged to A1.
CORRECT ANSWER : False
Question 14: If a player is directed to leave the game for a
violation of the uniform rule, the coach may call a time-out to keep the player in the game.
