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Laws of the Game Test #312
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1 of 10
1 of 10
Can the referee show a red card to a substitute and order him to leave the technical area for using offensive language?
| (a) No, never. |
| (b) Yes, always. |
| (c) Only if the substitute has not yet participated in play and the full number of substitutes has been used. |
| (d) Only if the substitute has already participated in play. |
| Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
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2 of 10
2 of 10
Is the ball considered to be an object if it is used to strike an opponent?
| (a) No, never. |
| (b) Yes, always. |
| (c) Yes, but only if it actually strikes the opponent. Otherwise no. |
| (d) Yes, but only if it occurs against an opponent. |
| Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
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3 of 10
3 of 10
To evade an opponent, a forward voluntarily leaves the field of play and as he passes the opposing team`s bench, he insults the doctor. What decision should the referee make?
| (a) Award an indirect free kick and caution the player. |
| (b) Send off for offensive, insulting or abusive language and award an indirect free kick at the nearest boundary point to the off-field offence. |
| (c) Award a dropped ball and send off the player. |
| (d) None of the previous answers is correct. |
| Reference: Law 9 - The Ball In and Out of Play ; Law 10 - The Method of Scoring |
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4 of 10
4 of 10
Can advantage be applied to the defending team in an offside situation?
| (a) No, advantage may not be applied for infringements of Law 11. |
| (b) Yes, advantage may be applied but not inside the penalty area. |
| (c) No, advantage may not be applied for an offside offence. |
| (d) Yes, advantage may be applied provided that the defending team has full control of the ball. |
| Reference: Law 11 - Offside |
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5 of 10
5 of 10
During the taking of kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner of a game, who should choose the goal where the penalties are to be taken?
| (a) The referee tosses a coin to determine the goal at which the kicks will be taken unless there is a safety consideration. |
| (b) The referee, in agreement with the organising club, in order to promote television coverage. |
| (c) The referee. |
| (d) The captains of both teams, who should both be in agreement. |
| Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick |
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6 of 10
6 of 10
When the game is being restarted with a dropped ball, the players of one team refuse to participate. What decision should the referee make? The team refusing to participate is not the team entitled to receive the drop.
| (a) Insist that at least one of the players from both teams participates. |
| (b) Only the designated recipient is needed; the opponents need not participate and must stay at least 4 metres away. Use the Law 8 recipient and location rules. |
| (c) After the match, the referee submits a report on the incident to the appropriate authorities. |
| (d) Tell the player who will receive the dropped ball to kick it back to the other team. |
| Reference: Law 7 - The Duration of the Match ; Law 8 - The Start and Restart of Play |
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7 of 10
7 of 10
After moving the defending players to the required distance at a direct free kick, the referee sees that the goalkeeper is still next to a post moving the players into place. What decision should the referee make?
| (a) He waits for the wall to be put in place and then whistles for the free kick to be taken. |
| (b) He whistles for the free kick to be taken. |
| (c) He waits an appropriate length of time and then whistles for the free kick to be taken. |
| (d) He waits for a signal from the goalkeeper before whistling for the free kick to be taken. |
| Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks |
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8 of 10
8 of 10
A defender starts holding an attacker outside the penalty area but stops holding just inside the penalty area. What decision should the referee make?
| (a) The referee awards a penalty kick. |
| (b) The referee awards a direct free kick as the action of holding started outside the penalty area. |
| (c) The referee awards an indirect free kick inside the penalty area. |
| (d) Play continues. |
| Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct |
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9 of 10
9 of 10
What decision should the referee make if a player delays taking a throw-in?
| (a) Start the visible five-second countdown for a delayed throw-in; if it expires, award the throw-in to the opponents. Caution only for the specified excessive further delay. |
| (b) The referee cautions the player for unsporting behaviour. |
| (c) The referee cautions the player for delaying the restart of play and orders a new throw-in to be taken by the opposing team. |
| (d) The referee takes no action. The ball is not in play. |
| 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
A player takes a throw-in with the toes of his feet inside the field of play and his heels on the touch line. What decision should the referee make?
| (a) The referee awards a throw-in to the opposing team. |
| (b) The referee always allow play to continue. |
| (c) The referee orders the throw-in to be retaken by the same team. |
| (d) The referee allows play to continue if the throw-in was taken correctly. |
| Reference: Law 15 - The Throw-in ; Law 16 - The Goal Kick ; Law 17 - The Corner Kick |
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