Futsal LAWS OF THE GAME TEST

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Question
1 of 50

Can a team play without a goalkeeper during a match?

(a)No, never.

(b)Yes.

(c)Yes, but only momentarily. The goalkeeper must come back on quickly after being treated for an injury or changing clothing.

(d)No, and the goalkeeper cannot leave his half of the pitch.

Reference: Law 3 - The Number of Players

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2 of 50

The ball is in play and a player intentionally sits on the ball for an unreasonable length of time. What action should the referees take?

(a)Caution the player for unsporting behavior, and order play to be restarted with a direct free kick against his team.

(b)They order play to be restarted with an indirect free kick against his team.

(c)Caution the player for unsporting behavior and order play to be restarted with an indirect free kick against his team.

(d) Send off the player for acquiring two cautions, both for unsporting behavior, and order play to be restarted with an indirect free kick.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
3 of 50

A direct free kick is taken, beginning with the sixth accumulated foul, and the ball is going towards the goal when it touches an object. The referees ...

(a)give a dropped ball.

(b)allow play to continue.

(c)order the kick to be taken again.

(d)All the previous answers are correct.

Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks

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4 of 50

A team that is playing with six players scores a goal, the timekeeper realises this before play is restarted. What action should the referees take?

(a)Allow the goal, caution the sixth player and order him to leave the pitch.

(b)Allow the goal and not take the timekeeper`s opinion into account as he is only there for consultative purposes.

(c)Disallow the goal.

(d)Allow the goal, send off the sixth player and order him to leave the pitch and the surrounding area.

Reference: Law 10 - The Method of Scoring

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5 of 50

Penalty kicks are taken to determine the winner of a match or a home-and-away. Can the third referee postion himself on the goal line in front of the referee in order to help this referee?

(a)Yes, but he can only give his opinion as to whether there was a goal or not.

(b)Yes, he can give his opinion as to whether there was a goal or not, or if the defending goalkeeper has committed an offence.

(c)Yes, but he will not be able to use his whistle.

(d)No, never.

Reference: Law 5 - The Referee

Question
6 of 50

During a kick-off, two opposing players are less than 5 yds(5 m) from the ball. The referees order the kick-off to be taken and one of the players plays the ball. What action should the referees take?

(a)Allow play to continue and in the next stoppage of play caution the player for unsporting behavior.

(b)Order the kick-off to be repeated and caution the player for not maintaining distance in a kick-off.

(c)Allow play to continue.

(d)Order the kick-off to be repeated.

Reference: Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play

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7 of 50

Should fouls committed during extra time be added to the fouls committed during the second period?

(a)No.

(b)Yes, always.

(c)Yes, but only during the first half of extra time.

(d)None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks

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8 of 50

One of the referees is located outside the penalty area and the ball is in play. A defending player throws a shinguard at him from within his own penalty area and this ends up hitting the referee. The referees …

(a)send him off for violent conduct, and restart the match with a direct free kick to the opposing team.

(b) send him off for violent conduct, and restart play with a dropped ball.

(c)send him off for violent conduct, and restart the match with a penalty kick to the opposing team.

(d) send him off for violent conduct, and restart the match with an indirect free kick to the opposing team.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
9 of 50

Of the following infringements, which is listed in the Futsal Laws of the Game as a sending-off offence under Rule 12?

(a)Violent conduct.

(b)Serious foul play.

(c)Receiving a second caution in the same match.

(d)All the previous answers are correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
10 of 50

Of the following statements concerning a player who leaves the pitch without the prior authorization of the referees, which is correct?

(a)A player may never leave the pitch without prior authorization of the referees.

(b)A player may leave the pitch if he becomes ill.

(c)A player may leave the pitch owing to injury or as a result of play.

(d)Answers b and c are correct.

Reference: Law 3 - The Number of Players

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11 of 50

What is the difference between serious foul play and violent conduct?

(a)Excessive force or violence.

(b)Serious foul play is committed against an opponent, a team-mate, substitutes, the refereeing team, officials or spectators.

(c)Whether or not there is a challenge for the ball.

(d)None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
12 of 50

Can a player who is not the goalkeeper where long pants/trousers?

(a)No

(b)It depends on the competition rules.

(c)Yes, provided they completely cover the shinguards.

(d)It depends on whether the match is an international or not.

Reference: Law 4 - The Players� Equipment

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13 of 50

Should referees order extra time to be added on to compensate the time lost when the timekeeper forgets to start the chronometer?

(a)Yes.

(b)No.

(c)Almost never.

(d)Only if this is permitted in the competition rules.

Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play

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14 of 50

A player who is being substituted refuses to leave the pitch. The captain speaks to him but he continues to refuse to go off. What action should the referees take?

(a)Caution him.

(b)Speak to the team captain and ask him to make the player leave the pitch.

(c)Suspend the match temporarily until the player leaves the pitch.

(d)Continue the match without obliging the team in question to make the substitution.

Reference: Law 3 - The Number of Players

Question
15 of 50

A player takes a corner kick correctly. Can he score in his own goal?

(a)No, a goal can not be scored directly from a corner kick.

(b)Yes, in any of the two goals.

(c)No, he can only score in the opposing goal.

(d)None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Law 17 - The Corner Kick

Question
16 of 50

With the ball in play, the assistant referees observe violent conduct in a player and sound the acoustic signal . The referees do not hear this and the team of this player score a goal. The assistant referees call the referee and tell him what has happened. What action should the referees take?

(a)Disallow the goal, send off the player and restart the match with an indirect free kick to the opposing team.

(b)Disallow the goal, send off the player and restart the match with a direct free kick or a penalty kick to the opposing team.

(c)Disallow the goal, send off the player and restart the match with a direct free kick or a penalty kick to the opposing team or a dropped ball.

(d)None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
17 of 50

In a kick-in towards the opponents` goal, the ball hits one of the posts, bounces back into the penalty area and bounces off the referee into the goal. What action should the referees take?

(a)Disallow the goal and award a corner kick.

(b)Disallow the goal and order a dropped ball on the penalty area line, parallel to the goal line, at the closest poin to where the ball entered the goal.

(c)Disallow the goal and award a goal-kick.

(d)Allow the goal.

Reference: Law 10 - The Method of Scoring

Question
18 of 50

A defending player stops the ball with his feet in his penalty area. At this moment, the goalkeeper sees an opponent approach and takes the ball. What action should the referees take?

(a)Apply the advantage and caution the defending player for unsporting behavior in the next stoppage of play.

(b)Award an indirect free kick against him because they consider that said player kicked the ball back to the goalkeeper.

(c)Allow play to continue, because it is not a foul to kick the ball back to the goalkeeper.

(d)Caution the defending player, and restart the match with an indirect free kick to the opposing team.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
19 of 50

A defending player in his penalty area kicks an opponent. What action should the referees take?

(a)Send him off and restart the match with a penalty kick to the opposing team.

(b)Caution or send him off, as they see fit, and restart the match with a penalty kick to the opposing team.

(c)Send him off, and restart the match with a penalty kick to the opposing team, provided that the ball is in play.

(d)Caution him, send him off or don´t take any disciplinary measures, and restart the match with a penalty kick to the opposing team, provided that the ball was in play.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
20 of 50

The ball has been kicked towards one of the goals, the period will finish when …

(a) the ball goes directly into the goal and a goal is scored or the ball leaves the boundaries of the pitch.

(b)the ball touches any player other than the goalkeeper.

(c)the ball touches the goalkeeper, the goalposts, crossbar or ground, crosses the goal line and a goal is scored or the defending goalkeeper stops the ball or it rebounds from the goalposts or crossbar and does not cross the goal line.

(d)All of the previous answers are correct.

Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play

Question
21 of 50

A player plays the ball but finds an opponent in his way and leaves the pitch to keep playing. His opponent holds him outside of the pitch to impede his advance. What action should the referees take?

(a)Caution the opponent for unsporting behavior, and restart play with a dropped ball from the position of the ball when play was stopped.

(b)Caution the opponent for unsporting behavior, and restart play with a direct free kick to be taken from the position of the ball when play was stopped.

(c)Caution the opponent for unsporting behavior, and restart play with an indirect free kick to be taken from the position of the ball when play was stopped.

(d)Allow play to continue because the action occurred outside of the pitch.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
22 of 50

Can a player wear spectacles during a match?

(a)No, the Laws of the Game do not permit it.

(b)Yes, the Laws of the Game do not stipulate anything about the use of spectacles.

(c)Yes, if they pose no danger to the players.

(d)Yes, provided the competition rules permit it.

Reference: Law 4 - The Players� Equipment

Question
23 of 50

Should the assistant referees indicate to the referees any violent conduct that occurs out of their sight?

(a)No.

(b)Yes, but only if play is stopped.

(c)Yes.

(d)It is left to the discretion of the assistant referees.

Reference: Law 6 - The Assistant Referees

Question
24 of 50

A player leaves the pitch and uses excessive force to strike a spectator that was insulting him. What action should the referees take?

(a)Apply the advantage if the opposing team have an obvious goalscoring opportunity. If this is not the case, stop play, and restart the match with an indirect free kick against his team. Send him off in both situations.

(b)Immediately stop play, send him off and restart the match with a dropped ball.

(c)Immediately stop play and send him off. Not being able to apply the advantage, they restart the match with an indirect free kick against his team.

(d)None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
25 of 50

Which of the following statements is necessary for a kick-in to be taken correctly?

(a)The ball is in play as soon as it has entered the pitch.

(b)The kicker must have part of one of his feet on the touch line or on the outside of it.

(c)The player taking the kick must kick the ball.

(d)All the previous answers are correct.

Reference: Law 15 - The Kick-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Clearance ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick

Question
26 of 50

Can the referees apply the advantage if the kick-in is taken incorrectly?

(a)No, unless there is a clear goalscoring opportunity.

(b)Yes, always.

(c)Yes, provided that the ball is received by a player from the opposite team.

(d)No, never.

Reference: Law 15 - The Kick-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Clearance ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick

Question
27 of 50

Should the centre of the pitch be marked by a spot?

(a)Yes

(b)No

(c)The 3-metre circumference is sufficient.

(d)Yes, if stipulated in the competition rules.

Reference: Law 1 - The Pitch ; Law 2 - The Ball

Question
28 of 50

A player takes a free kick from inside his own penalty area, the ball strikes the ceiling without going out of play, the referees ...

(a)they award a kick-in to the opposing team.

(b)they order the free kick to be retaken.

(c)they award a corner kick to the opposing team.

(d)None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Law 9 - The Ball In and Out of Play ; Law 10 - The Method of Scoring

Question
29 of 50

A team is playing with four players and their opponents with three, in all cases owing to expulsions. One of the teams scores a goal. The referees ...

(a)do not allow any player to come on as a substitute.

(b)allow a player to come on as a substitute if the team that conceded the goal was the one with three players.

(c)allow one player to come on as substitute per team.

(d)None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Law 3 - The Number of Players

Question
30 of 50

A penalty kick is taken and the ball is in play. Before it touches the keeper, the crossbar or the goalposts, it is hit by a can of soft drink. What action should the referees take?

(a)Order the penalty kick to be taken again.

(b)Award a dropped ball in the place where the impact with the can occurred.

(c)If the ball enters the goal, award the goal.

(d)None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick

Question
31 of 50

The referees decide to apply the advantage after an infringement. The offending player immediately takes the ball, but before the referees have given the signal to play on for accumulated foul. The referees …

(a)allow play to continue, because there was no signal given to apply the advantage.

(b)they don´t stop play, because they did not give the signal to apply the advantage.

(c)they stop play because of the foul, because the offending player can not be favoured and they signal an accumulable foul.

(d)allow play to continue and during the next stoppage of play they caution the player.

Reference: Law 5 - The Referee

Question
32 of 50

During a corner kick, the ball hits one of the referees , enters the goal of the team opposing the kicker and scores. What action should the referees take?

(a)Order the corner kick to be taken again.

(b)Not award the goal and give a dropped ball to be taken in the place where the ball hit the referee.

(c)Award the goal.

(d)Disallow the goal and award a goal clearance.

Reference: Law 17 - The Corner Kick

Question
33 of 50

During the penalty kicks from the penalty mark, to determine the winner of a match or a home-and-away, a player commits an offence punishable by caution. Said player had already been cautioned during the match. Can he be sent off?

(a)No, but it must be recorded in the match report.

(b)Yes, and the other team will reduce its number of players.

(c)Yes.

(d)None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick

Question
34 of 50

Subject to the agreement of the member association concerned and provided that the principles of the Laws of the Game are maintained, the Laws may be modified in their application for matches for …

(a)players under 16 years of age and women`s teams.

(b)players with disabilities.

(c)veteran players (over the age of 35).

(d)All of the previous answers are correct.

Reference: Law 1 - The Pitch ; Law 2 - The Ball

Question
35 of 50

A defending player holds his opponent outside of the penalty area and continues to do so when he enters this area. What action should the referees take?

(a)Penalise the team of the defending player with a penalty kick.

(b)Penalise the team of the defending player with a direct free kick because the holding action began outside the penalty area.

(c)Penalise the team of the defending player with an indirect free kick.

(d)Allow play to continue.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
36 of 50

Is it an infringement if the goalkeeper bounces the ball before he kicks it?

(a)Yes, sometimes.

(b)No, not at all.

(c)Yes, because he is playing the ball with his hands again, after having released it and before any other player has touched it.

(d)No, only if he walks at the same time as he bounces the ball.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
37 of 50

Two players from each team simultaneously commit an offence within the penalty area of one of them. What action should the referees take?

(a)They restart play with a dropped ball at the position of the ball when play was stopped.

(b)They sanction the most serious offence, and they take disciplinary measures as required by the infringements.

(c)They take disciplinary measures as required by the offences and restart play with a dropped ball at the position of the ball when play was stopped.

(d)Allow play to continue and take disciplinary measures as required by the infringements in the following stoppage of play .

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
38 of 50

A player impedes the progress of an opponent using physical contact. What action should the referees take?

(a)They restart the match with a direct free kick or a penalty kick to the opposing team, for holding an opponent.

(b)They restart the match with an indirect free kick, to the opposing team, for impeding the progress of an opponent.

(c)They restart the match with a direct free kick or penalty kick to the opposing team, for holding an opponent.

(d)They restart the match with an indirect free kick or penalty kick to the opposing team, for holding an opponent.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
39 of 50

A substitution is complete …

(a)when the substitute enters the pitch through the substitution zone, once the player to be substituted has left the pitch.

(b)when the substituted player has left the pitch.

(c)when play restarts after the substitution.

(d)when the referees have recorded the substitution, after the player has entered the pitch.

Reference: Law 3 - The Number of Players

Question
40 of 50

If we do not apply the advantage, what disciplinary sanction is given to a player who uses his hand to deny the opposing team an obvious goalscoring opportunity?

(a)A caution.

(b)Sending-off, caution or no disciplinary sanction.

(c)Sending-off.

(d)All the previous answers are correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
41 of 50

A player kicks the ball towards his own goal accidentally, when the ball is still in the air, the acoustic signal indicates the end of the period, the referees ...

(a)finish the period immediately.

(b)wait to see if the ball enters the goal directly.

(c)wait to see if the ball, after hitting the posts, crossbar or the goalkeeper, goes into the goal.

(d)Answers b and c are correct.

Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play

Question
42 of 50

Is it possible to score a goal directly from a goal clearance?

(a)Some times.

(b)Yes, in both goals.

(c)No. It depends on which side of the goal the ball left the pitch.

(d)Yes, in the opposing goal.

Reference: Law 16 - The Goal Clearance

Question
43 of 50

If, for any reason indicated in Law 5, a match is definitively suspended by the referees before it has finished, should it be replayed?

(a)Yes, always.

(b)No, only the remaining time is played, unless the score already indicates a clear winner.

(c)It depends on the competition rules.

(d)No.

Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play

Question
44 of 50

A goal clearance is taken correctly and the ball goes to a team-mate of the goalkeeper who then kicks the ball towards the opposing goal. The ball hits the post and goes back to the goalkeeper who took the goal clearance. What action should the referees take?

(a)Allow play to continue, because no offence has been committed.

(b)The goal post enables the goalkeeper to play the ball again.

(c)Award an indirect free kick to the opposing team, if the player touches the ball in the middle of the opposing team´s half of the pitch.

(d)Award an indirect free kick to the opposing team, if the player touches the ball in his own half of the pitch .

Reference: Law 16 - The Goal Clearance

Question
45 of 50

The ball is in play and a goalkeeper passes it directly to the opposing player in the center. The referees …

(a)Award an indirect free kick to the opposing team to be taken from the mid-field line, at the point where the ball crossed into the other half of the field.

(b)Award an indirect free kick to the opposing team to be taken from the penalty area line, at the point where the ball crossed it.

(c)Allow play to continue.

(d)None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
46 of 50

Is a goal valid if it is scored directly from a kick-in?

(a)No, under no circumstances.

(b)Not in an own goal but in an opposing goal.

(c)Yes, always.

(d)None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Law 15 - The Kick-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Clearance ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick

Question
47 of 50

A player takes a kick-in and an opponent stands less than 5m away in order to upset the kick. Can the opponent do this without being cautioned?

(a)Yes. It is not necessary to warn the opponent if the player taking the kick is able to put the ball in play.

(b)No, the opposing player must always be cautioned.

(c)Yes, provided that he doesn´t jump or make gestures.

(d)It is at the discretion of the referees.

Reference: Law 15 - The Kick-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Clearance ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick

Question
48 of 50

Should the third referee record incidents that occur during a match?

(a)Yes.

(b)No.

(c)Only cautions and sendings off.

(d)No, this is the responsibility of the third referee.

Reference: Law 6 - The Assistant Referees

Question
49 of 50

Indicate in which of the following situations it is not necessary to kick the ball to put it back into play

(a)corner kick and kick-off.

(b)Dropped ball and goal clearance.

(c)Dropped ball and penalty kick.

(d)goal clearance and kick-off.

Reference: Law 9 - The Ball In and Out of Play ; Law 10 - The Method of Scoring

Question
50 of 50

Who should decide if time not counted is to be recuperated?

(a)The referees.

(b)An assistant referee.

(c)The timekeeper and the third referee.

(d)The match commisioner.

Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play

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