LAWS OF THE GAME TEST

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Question
1 of 10

A substituted player just got a water bottle from the assistant coach. An opponent walks on the field of play before the bench. The substituted player throws the water bottle at him. The ball is in play. How will play be restarted?

(a) Dropped ball

(b) Indirect free kick

(c) Award a direct free kick where the object struck or would have struck the opponent; if off the field, use the nearest boundary point. Apply the appropriate disciplinary sanction.

(d) Throw-in

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 89 - Play is restarted with an indirect free kick if a substitute or substituted player throws an object at an opponent standing inside the field of play

Question
2 of 10

A player takes a penalty kick backwards. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee orders the penalty kick to be retaken by another player from the same team.

(b) The referee awards an indirect free kick against the team taking the kick, to be taken from the penalty mark.

(d) The referee cautions the kicker and awards an indirect free kick against the team taking the kick, to be taken from the penalty mark.

Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick

Question
3 of 10

A player throws the ball to his own goalie. The ball goes in to the goal without being touched. How does the referee need to restart the game?

(a) Goal kick

(b) Corner kick

(d) Throw-in

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 99 - A goal cannot be scored directly from a throw-in: if the ball enters the opponents` goal - a goal kick is awarded; if the ball enters the thrower`s goal - a corner kick is awarded.

Question
4 of 10

If an attacker is in line with the goalkeeper, who is the last defender, is he in an offside position? At the team-mate’s touch, the attacker is in the opponents’ half and ahead of both the ball and the second-last opponent.

(a) No, because the Laws of the Game state that being in line is not offside.

(b) Yes: being level with the last opponent does not prevent offside when the attacker is nearer the goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent.

(d) No, never.

Reference: Law 11 - Offside

Question
5 of 10

With the ball in play, the goalkeeper throws the ball from his penalty area and scores a goal in the opponents goal. What restart should the referee award?

(a) The referee should disallow the goal. A goal may not be scored using hands.

(b) The referee should allow the goal.

(d) The answers b) and c) may be correct.

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

Question
6 of 10

Of the following infringements, indicate which is stated in the Laws of the Game as an offence punishable with a sending off under Law 12.

(a) Being guilty of violent conduct.

(b) Being guilty of serious foul play.

(d) All are correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
7 of 10

A free kick is taken from outside the penalty area by any player except the goalkeeper. The player who takes it touches the ball for the second time (not with his hands) before it touches another player. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee orders the free kick to be retaken.

(b) The referee awards a dropped ball where the ball touched the ground the second time.

(c) The referee applies advantage or awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team, which is taken from the place where the infringement was committed.

(d) None of the answers is correct.

Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks

Question
8 of 10

A player is leaving the field of play to be substituted after having received permission from the referee. Before leaving the field of play, he strikes an opponent using excessive force. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee sends off the player and allows the substitution. Play is restarted according to the Laws of the Game.

(b) The referee sends off the player and does not allow the substitution. Play is restarted with a direct free kick.

(c) The referee sends off the player, allows the substitution as it had been requested previously. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick.

(d) The referee sends off the player and does not allow him to be substituted, however another player could be substituted during this stoppage. Play is restarted according to the Laws of the Game.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
9 of 10

A player kicks the ball from a goal kick and it enters his own goal without another player touching the ball. What decision should the referee make?

(a) Award a corner kick: a valid goal kick going directly over the kicker’s own goal line is not retaken merely because it stayed inside the penalty area.

(b) The referee allows the goal.

(d) The referee disallows the goal and restarts with a dropped ball.

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

Question
10 of 10

Who has the discretion to allow added time?

(a) The referee.

(b) The assistant referee.

(d) The referee together with his assistant referees.

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

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