LAWS OF THE GAME TEST

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Laws of the Game Test #265

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Question
1 of 10

During a match, a goal is scored after a deliberate handball. Is there any way this goal could be valid?

(a) No, never.

(b) Yes, it is not an infringement to handle the ball deliberately.

(d) No, because it is an offence punishable by a direct free kick under Law 12.

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

Question
2 of 10

When an indirect free kick is taken within the penalty area, is it required for the referee to put his arm up? If yes, when should he put it down?

(a) Yes. The referee may put his arm down when the ball leaves the penalty area.

(b) Yes. The referee may put his arm down when the ball is in play.

(d) Yes, always. The referee may put his arm down when the ball has been touched or played by another player or if it leaves the field of play.

Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks

Question
3 of 10

At a penalty kick is it permitted for the kicker to kick the ball forward so a team-mate can score a goal?

(a) Yes, as long as the team-mate is standing directly behind the kicker.

(b) Yes, as long as the procedures for penalty kicks have been followed.

(d) No, because the Laws of the Game clearly state that the ball is in play at the moment it is kicked forward.

Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick

Question
4 of 10

A player is about to take a throw-in. He throws the ball on the ground before it enters the field of play. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee awards a new throw-in to the same team.

(b) The referee awards a new throw-in, to be taken by a different player from the same team.

(d) The referee cautions the player and awards a new throw-in to the same team.

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

Question
5 of 10

Can there be an offside offence when play is restarted with a dropped ball?

(a) No, because the ball comes from the referee.

(b) Yes, provided that the attacker is in an offside position.

(d) Yes, as long as the ball rebounds from a defender and the attacker is in an offside position.

Reference: Law 11 - Offside

Question
6 of 10

While the ball is in play, two players from the same team commit acts of unsporting behaviour or violent conduct towards each other on the field of play. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee cautions them or sends them off and restarts play with an indirect free kick to the opposing team from the place where the offence occurred.

(b) The referee cautions them or sends them off and restarts play with a direct free kick or penalty kick to the opposing team from the place where the offence occurred.

(c) The referee cautions them or sends them off and restarts play with an indirect free kick to the team which had possession when play was stopped from the place where the offence occurred.

(d) The referee sends them off and play restarts with a dropped ball from the place where the offence occurred.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
7 of 10

A player taking a correct throw-in throws the ball and strikes an opponent in a reckless manner. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee sends off the thrower and the throw-in is retaken by the same team.

(b) The referee cautions the thrower and awards a direct free kick from the touch line.

(d) The referee cautions the thrower and awards a direct free kick (or a penalty) from where the opponent was hit.

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

Question
8 of 10

How does the referee penalise kicking or attempting to kick an opponent using excessive force if the ball is not in play.

(a) Serious foul play.

(b) Violent conduct.

(d) Playing in a dangerous manner.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
9 of 10

Which of the following answers is correct when restarting play with a dropped ball?

(a) The referee may choose any spot and any recipient without reference to the ball’s location or expected possession.

(b) The referee throws the ball into the air in the place where it was when play was stopped.

(c) 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.

(d) Answers a) and b) could be correct.

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

Question
10 of 10

With the ball in play, a player off the field of play throws a boot into the field of play, hitting the referee. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee sends off the player for violent conduct and restarts play with a dropped ball where the referee was hit.

(b) The referee sends off the player for violent conduct and restarts play with a dropped ball, to be taken at the place where the ball was when play was stopped.

(c) The referee sends off the player for violent conduct and restarts play with an direct free kick or Penalty Kick at the place where the referee was hit.

(d) None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

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