LAWS OF THE GAME TEST

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Question
1 of 20

Can the yellow or red card be shown to a substitute who is sitting on the bench?

(a) Yes

(b) No

(d) According to the International FA Board, it is not possible.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
2 of 20

a player on the pitch standing near the penalty area of the opponents. He finds the Goal Keepers water bottle and throws it to an opponent who`s in the box and hits him in the face. The ball is in play. How will play be restarted?

(a) Dropped ball

(b) Indirect free kick

(d) Penalty kick

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 89 - If a player standing on or off the field of play throws an object at an opponent on the field of play, play is restarted with a direct free kick or penalty kick from the position where the object struck or would have struck the opponent. Comment: In this case it can`t be a penalty kick, because the opponent who got the water bottle thrown at him was in his OWN penalty area

Question
3 of 20

Can the referee show yellow or red cards during the half-time interval or after the match is finished?

(a) Yes, he may continue to do so until he leaves the stadium.

(b) Yes, he may continue to do so until he leaves the field of play.

(d) No, he may not show yellow or red cards once the match is finished or during the half-time interval.

Reference: Law 5 - The Referee

Question
4 of 20

The assistant referee raises his flag to indicate that the ball has wholly passed over the touchline. Before the referee has blown his whistle, he sees a defender hitting an opponent in the defender`s penalty area. What should be the decision of the referee

(a) The referee shows the defender a red card and restarts play with a penalty kick

(b) The referee shows the defender a yellow card and restarts play with a penalty kick

(d) The referee shows the defender a yellow card and restarts play with a throw-in

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 69 and 81 The ball is out of play when: it has wholly passed over the goal line or touchline on the ground or in the air. Direct and indirect free kicks and penalty kicks can only be awarded for offences and infringements committed when the ball is in play

Question
5 of 20

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.

(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

Question
6 of 20

Which of the following is incorrect? Cooperation provided by the assistant referee includes...

(a) indicating when foul play has occurred near to him during a match.

(b) informing the referee that a player who was previously bleeding is now ready to return.

(d) giving permission for medical staff to enter the field of play to check on injured players.

Reference: Law 6 - The Other Match Offiicals

Question
7 of 20

A player refuses to cover his shinguards with his stockings, arguing that he has a wound. What decision should the referee make?

(a) After checking the wound, the referee allows him to play because it is a valid reason.

(b) Not allow him to continue if he refuses to cover the shinguards completely.

(d) Instruct the doctor to cover the wound so he can continue playing.

Reference: Law 4 - The Players� Equipment

Question
8 of 20

A direct free kick is taken correctly, within the penalty area, by a kicker who is not the goalkeeper. When the ball is in play, it hits the referee and comes back to the goalkeeper who plays it, first with his hand and then with his foot, trying unsuccessfully to stop the ball entering the goal. What decision should the referee make? The referee contact does not change possession or start a promising attack, and the ball enters the goal only after the goalkeeper plays it.

(a) Allow the own goal, applying advantage to the goalkeeper’s illegal handling if necessary.

(b) Disallow the goal and award an indirect free kick.

(d) Disallow the goal, award an indirect free kick and send off the goalkeeper for denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity.

Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks

Question
9 of 20

A player is not in an offside position if....

(a) he is level with the second last opponent.

(b) he is level with the last two opponents.

(d) All of the answers are correct.

Reference: Law 11 - Offside

Question
10 of 20

How is play restarted if a player spits at an assistant referee while the ball is not in play?

(a) Play is restarted with a direct free kick or penalty kick.

(b) Play is restarted according to the Laws of the Game.

(d) Play is restarted with an indirect free kick.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
11 of 20

Should a match be abandoned if the crossbar is displaced due to a break or faulty construction and its repair is not possible?

(a) No, it depends on whether the match is official or a friendly match.

(b) Not if there is a portable goal that can replace the original and it can be anchored firmly to the ground.

(d) The referee must decide.

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

Question
12 of 20

Is it possible to score a goal directly from a goal kick?

(a) No, never.

(b) Yes, in both goals.

(d) Yes, in the opponent`s goal.

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

Question
13 of 20

A player asks permission to leave the field of play, and on his way to the touchline, he strikes an opponent using excessive force. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee sends off the offending player and restarts play with a dropped ball.

(b) The referee sends off the offending player and restarts play with an indirect free kick.

(d) Two of the answers may be correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
14 of 20

A second ball comes into the field of play during the match. What decision should the referee make?

(a) Stop the match and restart with an indirect free kick for the home team.

(b) Allow play to continue and wait until the next stoppage in play to remove the second ball from the field of play.

(d) Allow the match to continue if there is no interference with play, otherwise stop play and restart with a dropped ball.

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

Question
15 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

Question
16 of 20

The referee has given the signal to take a penalty kick and, before the ball is in play, a player from each team positions themselves less than 10 yds (9.15 metres) from the ball. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee allows play to continue and cautions both players when the ball is out of play.

(b) The referee cautions both players and the kick is retaken.

(d) The referee orders the kick to be retaken.

Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick

Question
17 of 20

After additional time has been displayed, more time is lost or wasted. What decision should the referee take?

(a) He indicates the additional time again and extends the half to make up for the new time lost.

(b) He does not add on the new time lost but reports the fact to the appropriate authorities.

(d) He simply adds time to the half to make up for the new time lost.

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

Question
18 of 20

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
19 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
20 of 20

If a player changes places with the goalkeeper without prior permission from the referee, is it necessary to stop the game?

(a) Yes

(b) It is not necessary, as long as the new goalkeeper is not controlling the ball with any part of his hands or arms.

(d) No, play continues until the next stoppage when both players are cautioned.

Reference: Law 3 - The Players

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