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Laws of the Game Test #197
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1 of 10
1 of 10
After a player has committed serious foul play and if the referee stops play for this reason, play is restarted with...
| (a) a direct free kick or penalty kick. |
| (b) a direct free kick, penalty kick or indirect free kick. |
| (c) a direct free kick or dropped ball. |
| (d) a direct free kick, penalty kick or dropped ball. |
| Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
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2 of 10
2 of 10
A player who is lying on the ground kicks the ball. No other player is nearby. What is the restart?
| (a) Direct free kick. |
| (b) Indirect free kick. |
| (c) Penalty kick . |
| (d) None -- there is no infringement. |
| Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
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3 of 10
3 of 10
A free kick is taken from inside a player`s own penalty area. When may opposing players enter the penalty area?
| (a) At any time. |
| (b) When the ball is kicked and clearly moves; it need not leave the penalty area. |
| (c) Players may not enter until the ball is played by another player. |
| (d) The players may not enter until the ball has passed outside the penalty area. |
| Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks |
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4 of 10
4 of 10
A player takes a throw-in. He throws the ball directly to his goalkeeper. The goalkeeper touches the ball with his hand, attempting to stop it, but the ball enters the goal. What decision should the referee make?
| (a) Apply advantage and award a goal. |
| (b) Disallow the goal and award an indirect free-kick to the attacking team. |
| (c) Disallow the goal and award a dropped ball. |
| (d) Disallow the goal and award a throw-in to the opposing team. |
| Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
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5 of 10
5 of 10
A player taking a penalty kick feints in his run-up before kicking the ball. Is this permitted?
| (a) Yes, always. |
| (b) No, never. |
| (c) Yes, sometimes. |
| (d) It is at the referee`s discretion. |
| Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 96 - ...feinting to kick the ball once the kicker has completed the run-up (feinting in the run-up is permitted); the referee cautions the kicker |
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6 of 10
6 of 10
A defender leaves the field of play across the goal line so that an opponent is put in an offside position. What decision should the referee make?
| (a) Penalise the defending team with an indirect free kick and caution the defender for unsporting behaviour. |
| (b) Allow play to continue if the ball is in the possession of the opposing team, and when the ball is out of play, caution the defender for deliberately leaving the field of play without his permission. |
| (c) Always stop play and penalise the defender for deliberately leaving the field of play without his permission. |
| (d) All answers are correct. |
| Reference: Law 11 - Offside |
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7 of 10
7 of 10
What decision should the referee make if a player trips an opponent in the penalty area while attempting to play the ball which denies an obvious goal scoring opportunity?
| (a) The referee cautions the offending player. |
| (b) The referee sends off the offending player. |
| (c) The referee warns the offending player. |
| (d) None of the answers is completely correct. |
| Reference: IFAB LOTG 2016/2017 pg 87 - Where a player commits an offence against an opponent within their own penalty area which denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity and the referee awards a penalty kick, the offending player is cautioned unless: . The offence is holding, pulling or pushing or . The offending player does not attempt to play the ball or there is no possibility for the player making the challenge to play the ball COMMENT: The law has changed .. Some DOGSO offences in the penalty area are punished with a YC. |
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8 of 10
8 of 10
What should a referee do if the two captains agree to shorten the time of the half-time interval but one of the players insists on having the full interval?
| (a) Players have to accept the decision of the two team captains so the half-time interval can be shortened. |
| (b) The referee can ignore the player`s request and shorten the half-time interval. |
| (c) Players can negotiate whether to shorten or eliminate the half-time interval or not. |
| (d) Players are entitled to a full interval and if one player requests it the referee must allow it. |
| Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play |
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9 of 10
9 of 10
During the match, the ball strikes the assistant referee and as a result does not completely cross the touch line. What decision should the referee make? The ball stays in play, neither team gains possession because of the contact, and no promising attack starts.
| (a) Award a dropped ball. |
| (b) Allow play to continue; the official contact did not trigger any Law 9 dropped-ball condition. |
| (c) Award an indirect free kick to the team whose player last touched the ball. |
| (d) Award a throw-in to the team that did not play the ball last. |
| Reference: Law 9 - The Ball In and Out of Play ; Law 10 - The Method of Scoring |
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10 of 10
10 of 10
At a goal kick the ball is in play...
| (a) As soon as it is kicked and clearly moves. |
| (b) when it is kicked directly out of the goal area. |
| (c) when it is kicked directly out of the penalty area. |
| (d) when it is kicked from any point within the goal area by a player of the defending team. |
| Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
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