LAWS OF THE GAME TEST

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Question
1 of 20

All lines on the field of play are no more than:

(a) 8cm (3.2ins) wide.

(b) 10cm (4ins) wide.

(d) 12cm (5ins) wide.

Reference: Law 1 - The Field of Play ; Law 2 - The Ball

Question
2 of 20

A throw-in is not taken from the place the referee indicated the ball left the field of play. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee allows play to continue.

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

(d) The referee cautions the player who took the throw-in incorrectly for unsporting behaviour and awards a new throw-in to the opponents.

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

Question
3 of 20

Where should the assistant referees stand during kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner of a match?

(a) One assistant referee should stand level with the penalty area line and the other should stand in the centre circle to control the other players.

(b) One of them should stand at the intersection of the goal area line and the goal line. The other should be in the centre circle to control the other players.

(c) One of them should stand at the intersection of the penalty area line and the goal line. The other should be in the centre circle to control the other players.

(d) Answers a) and c) might be correct.

Reference: Law 6 - The Other Match Offiicals

Question
4 of 20

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
5 of 20

If a player uses his hands, arms, legs or body to prevent an opponent from playing the ball he is penalised with...

(a) a direct free kick or a penalty kick.

(b) a dropped ball.

(d) a direct free kick, an indirect free kick, a penalty kick or a dropped ball.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
6 of 20

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.

(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

Question
7 of 20

An attacking player places himself between the goal posts and the inside of the net, and, at the same time, a team-mate plays the ball into the net. What decision should the referee make if the player inside the goal remains still?

(a) The referee should disallow the goal, punish the player in the goal for unsporting behaviour, and restart play with an indirect free kick from the place where the shot on goal took place.

(b) The referee should award the goal.

(c) The referee should award the goal. The forward did not distract the opposing player when the ball entered the goal. Give the player a verbal warning.

(d) The referee should disallow the goal and give the player a verbal warning.

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

Question
8 of 20

A player unsuccessfully attempts to prevent a goal by deliberately handling the ball. What decision should the referee make? No separate reckless challenge, violent conduct or other independently cautionable or sending-off offence occurred.

(a) The referee allows the goal and cautions the player for unsporting behaviour.

(b) The referee allows the goal as long as it is not the goalkeeper who is involved and cautions the player for unsporting behaviour.

(d) Allow the goal. Under IFAB rules, do not caution solely for the unsuccessful goal-preventing offence when advantage results in a goal.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
9 of 20

A player intentionally lies on the ball for an unreasonable length of time. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee cautions the player for unsporting behaviour and awards a direct free kick.

(b) The referee awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team.

(d) Play continues.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
10 of 20

A player is injured during a match. When assessing the player, the doctor informs the referee of the risk of serious injury if the player continues playing. Can the referee prohibit the player from continuing?

(a) No, it is not the referee`s decision.

(b) Yes, it is the responsibility of the referee.

(d) No, it is not the referee`s decision. He can only inform the captain, who can make the decision to replace the player.

Reference: Law 5 - The Referee

Question
11 of 20

In the event of any infringement of Law 4, the referee should...

(a) stop play and ask the player to correct his equipment.

(b) stop play and caution the player, restarting the match with a dropped ball.

(c) Play need not stop. Instruct the player to correct the equipment; they leave at the next stoppage unless it has already been corrected.

(d) stop play and instruct the player to leave the field of play to correct his equipment.

Reference: Law 4 - The Players� Equipment

Question
12 of 20

Extra time is to be played to determine the winner of a match. Are players entitled to an interval at half-time of extra time?

(a) No, the teams must only change ends and attack the opposite goals.

(b) A short drinks break of no more than one minute is permitted at half-time in extra time.

(d) An interval of no more than ten minutes is allowed.

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

Question
13 of 20

A player who is in an offside position moves off the field of play to show the referee that he is not involved in active play. What decision should the referee take?

(a) The referee should caution him for leaving the field of play without permission.

(b) The referee should caution him for being offside.

(d) The referee should allow play to continue.

Reference: Law 11 - Offside

Question
14 of 20

When does a substitute become a player?

(a) When the change is announced.

(b) When the substituted player leaves the field of play and the substitute enters the field of play at the halfway line.

(d) When the substituted player leaves the field of play.

Reference: Law 3 - The Players

Question
15 of 20

Can the referee award a penalty kick for a foul by a defender inside the penalty area if the ball is outside the penalty area?

(a) Yes, if the player to be penalised is inside the penalty area or off the field next to penalty area as part of play and the ball is in play.

(b) Yes, as long as the foul committed is one of the 10 that is penalised with a penalty kick, the player to be penalised is within the penalty area and the ball is not in play.

(d) Yes, but only if the player to be penalised is inside the goal area and the ball is in play.

Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick

Question
16 of 20

Play is restarted with a free kick on the touch line. The player kicks the ball directly out of the field of play over the touch line. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee awards a throw-in.

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

(d) None of the answers is correct.

Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks

Question
17 of 20

A player is cautioned if he commits one of the following offences. Which is not correct?

(a) Being guilty of unsporting behaviour.

(b) Persistently infringing the Laws of the Game.

(d) Delaying the restart of play.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
18 of 20

A player, with the ball in play, throws a shin guard at a trainer who is situated in the technical area. What decision should the referee make? The target is an opposing team official in the technical area, and the object is thrown with excessive force.

(a) The referee sends off the player and play is restarted with a dropped ball.

(b) Send off for violent conduct and award a direct free kick at the boundary point nearest the intended target.

(c) The referee sends off the player and play is restarted with a direct free kick taken where the player was when play was stopped.

(d) The referee sends off the player and play is restarted with a dropped ball where the player was when play was stopped.

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 pg 88 - Offences where an object (or the ball) is thrown If while the ball is in play, a player, substitute or substituted player throws an object (including the ball) at an opponent or any other person the referee must stop play and if the offence was: using excessive force - send off the offender for violent conduct. and page 89 Play is restarted with an indirect free kick if a player standing inside the field of play throws an object at any person outside the field of play

Question
19 of 20

During the taking of a corner kick, the player lifts the ball up with one or both of his feet. The referee...

(a) allows play to continue.

(b) stops play and awards a dropped ball.

(d) stops play and has the corner kick retaken.

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

Question
20 of 20

While the ball is in play a substitute enters the field of play without permission from the referee and recklessly strikes an opponent. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee sends off the offending player. Play is restarted with a dropped ball.

(b) The referee sends off the substitute for receiving two cautions. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick where the ball was when the offence was committed.

(c) The referee sends off the substitute for receiving two cautions. Play is restarted with a direct free kick or penalty kick from where the offence was committed.

(d) None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Caution for reckless strike and a caution for entering without permission. There was no mention in the question that this was a reckless strike to the head/face or an excessive force strike both of which are send offs

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