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Laws of the Game Test #124
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1 of 10
1 of 10
When is an attacking team-mate’s encroachment into the penalty area before a penalty kick is in play penalised?
| (a) The ball rebounds off the goalkeeper, crossbar or goalpost and stays in play. |
| (b) The ball rebounds off the goalkeeper, crossbar or goalpost and is played by an opposing player. |
| (c) The ball does not go into the goal. |
| (d) Penalise the attacking team-mate’s encroachment only if it clearly affects the goalkeeper or the player subsequently plays/challenges for the ball and then scores, attempts to score or creates a goalscoring opportunity. |
| Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick |
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2 of 10
2 of 10
A player, not the goalkeeper, unsuccessfully tries to prevent a goal with a deliberate handball. What decision should the referee take? No separate reckless challenge, violent conduct or other independently cautionable or sending-off offence occurred.
| (a) Allow the goal. Under IFAB rules, do not caution solely for the unsuccessful goal-preventing offence when advantage results in a goal. |
| (b) Award the goal and send off the player. |
| (c) Award the goal and caution the player for unsporting conduct. |
| (d) Disallow the goal, send off the player and restart play with a direct free kick or penalty kick. |
| Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
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3 of 10
3 of 10
Should the referee accept the request of a defender at a free kick who asks the referee to indicate the required distance from the ball?
| (a) No, but the referee states that the distance of 10 yds (9.15 metres) be respected. |
| (b) No, only the team that received the offence can request the required distance of 10 yds (9.15 metres). |
| (c) Yes, the defending team also has the right to request the required distance. |
| (d) Yes, but only if the request is made by the captain of the defending team. |
| Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks |
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4 of 10
4 of 10
The referee must stop play for an incident for which the Laws provide no other restart. How and where should play restart?
| (a) Let play continue if a simultaneous foul has been committed by players from opposing teams. |
| (b) Stop play and restart with a dropped ball: inside the penalty area, to the defending goalkeeper; outside, at the stopping point to the team that clearly would have gained/retained possession, otherwise the last-touch team. |
| (c) Restart play by means of a throw-in from the place closest to where the ball was when play was stopped. |
| (d) Always allow play to continue. |
| Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play |
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5 of 10
5 of 10
The ball completely crosses the goal line outside the goal posts in the air or along the ground, without an infringement being committed. What decision should the referee make?
| (a) A corner kick or goal. |
| (b) A goal kick, or a corner kick . |
| (c) A corner kick, goal kick, goal, dropped ball or throw-in. |
| (d) None of the answers is correct. |
| Reference: Law 9 - The Ball In and Out of Play ; Law 10 - The Method of Scoring |
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6 of 10
6 of 10
Of the following offences committed by a goalkeeper, which is punishable by a sending off?
| (a) Serious foul play. |
| (b) Violent conduct. |
| (c) Uses offensive, insulting or abusive language or gestures. |
| (d) All of the answers are correct. |
| Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
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7 of 10
7 of 10
A defending player moves beyond his own goal line in order to place an opponent in an offside position. What decision should the referee make?
| (a) The referee cautions the defender for unsporting behaviour. |
| (b) The referee allows play to continue if advantage can be applied and penalises the defender for unsporting behaviour at the next stoppage in play. |
| (c) The referee allows play to continue if advantage can be applied and cautions the defender for deliberately leaving the field of play without his permission during the next stoppage in play. |
| (d) The referee allows play to continue. |
| Reference: Law 11 - Offside |
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8 of 10
8 of 10
Can an opponent stand in front of the thrower during a throw-in?
| (a) Yes, provided the opponent is at least two metres from the point on the touchline where the throw-in is taken and does not unfairly distract or impede the thrower. |
| (b) Yes, if he is on the field of play. |
| (c) Yes, if he does not move and is on the field of play. |
| (d) Yes, even if he jumps slightly to impede the throw. |
| Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
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9 of 10
9 of 10
A corner kick is taken and deflects off the referee into the goal. What decision should the referee make?
| (a) The referee awards a goal. |
| (b) Disallow the goal and restart with a dropped ball: contact with a match official led directly to the ball entering the goal. |
| (c) The referee stops play and awards an indirect free kick. |
| (d) The referee stops play and has the corner kick retaken. |
| Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
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10 of 10
10 of 10
Of the following infringements, indicate which is stated in the Laws of the Game as an offence punishable with a caution under Law 12.
| (a) Entering or re-entering the field of play without the referee`s permission. |
| (b) Being guilty of unsporting behaviour. |
| (c) Dissent by word or action. |
| (d) All are correct. |
| Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
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