LAWS OF THE GAME TEST

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Question
1 of 20

A player leaves the field of play and strikes a spectator who has been insulting him. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee applies advantage if there is a clear goalscoring opportunity. If not, he stops play, sends off the player and awards an indirect free kick.

(b) The referee stops play immediately, sends off the player and awards an indirect free kick against the team of the player responsible for the violent conduct.

(c) The referee applies advantage if the opponents have possession and a clear opportunity to attack the opponents goal. If not, he stops play and sends off the player.

(d) The referee allows play to continue and during the next stoppage in play sends off the player for violent conduct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
2 of 20

The goalkeeper has the ball in his hands. At the moment he releases the ball to kick it, an opponent intercepts it and scores a goal. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee allows the goal because the opponent took the ball from the goalkeeper fairly.

(b) The referee awards an indirect free kick against the opponent`s team.

(d) None of the answers is correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
3 of 20

Which answer is correct?

(a) The referee should always stop play for infringements of Law 3 and Law 4.

(b) The referee should not always stop play for infringements of Law 3 and Law 4.

(d) The referee should always stop play for infringements of Law 4 but not for all infringements of Law 3.

Reference: Law 5 - The Referee

Question
4 of 20

Can a captain caution a player from his own team for an offence punishable by a yellow card?

(a) Yes, to prevent him from being sent off.

(b) No, never.

(d) No, only after consulting his coach can he substitute the player.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
5 of 20

After a goal kick has been taken, but before the ball has left the penalty area, an opponent enters the penalty area and makes contact with a defending player. What decision should the referee make? The attacker commits a careless foul after the ball is kicked and clearly moves.

(a) The referee may caution, send off or take no disciplinary action, depending on the seriousness of the infraction, and order a penalty kick.

(b) Award a direct free kick to the defending team at the attacker’s foul, applying the goal-area placement rule if needed; no card for a merely careless challenge.

(c) The referee may caution, send off or take no disciplinary action, depending on the seriousness of the infraction, and order an indirect free-kick.

(d) The referee may caution, send off or take no disciplinary action, depending on the seriousness of the infraction, and order a dropped ball.

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

Question
6 of 20

A player accidentally loses his footwear and immediately scores a goal. Is this permitted?

(a) Yes

(b) No and the game must be restarted with a dropped ball.

(d) No, and the game must be restarted with a goal kick.

Reference: Law 4 - The Players� Equipment

Question
7 of 20

A player takes a free kick quickly with an opponent five metres away, and the ball hits the opponent. What decision should the referee make?

(a) Let play continue.

(b) Caution the opponent and retake the free kick.

(d) Let play continue and during the next stoppage, caution the opponent.

Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks

Question
8 of 20

While the ball is in play, a player from within his own penalty area throws an object at an opponent with excessive force. The opponent is outside the penalty area. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The player is sent off for serious foul play. Play is restarted with a direct free kick from where the object struck or would have struck the opponent.

(b) The player is sent off for violent conduct and a penalty kick is awarded.

(c) The player is sent off for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a direct free kick taken from the place where the object struck or would have struck the opponent.

(d) None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
9 of 20

If the referee has not penalised a player in an offside position because he is not interfering with an opponent, is it correct to do so after the ball has rebounded to him from the goal post or the goalkeeper?

(a) No, never.

(b) Yes, provided that he gained an advantage from being in that position.

(d) Yes, always.

Reference: Law 11 - Offside

Question
10 of 20

The minimum number of players in a team, according to the International FA Board, is seven players. Is it acceptable in a member association competition for a team to play with six players?

(a) No,never.

(b) Yes, if the member association allows it.

(d) Not at the start the match, but it is possible during the match if a player deliberately left the field of play, but may not continue after the next stoppage with less than seven players.

Reference: Law 3 - The Players

Question
11 of 20

The roles and responsibilities of assistant referees are determined by ...

(a) the referee.

(b) The International Football Association Board.

(d) the Laws of the Game.

Reference: Law 6 - The Other Match Offiicals

Question
12 of 20

Which team takes the first kick in kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner of a match or competition?

(a) The team whose captain wins the coin toss decides if his team will take the first or second kick.

(b) The team that won the coin toss before the start of the match.

(d) The team that the referee nominates.

Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick

Question
13 of 20

Which people can the referee authorise to be in the technical area?

(a) Substitutes and officials.

(b) Substitutes, substituted players and team officials.

(d) None of the answers are correct.

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

Question
14 of 20

A goal kick is taken correctly but a gust of wind returns the ball into the penalty area. The player who took the goal kick stops the ball with his hand to prevent it from entering the goal. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee awards an indirect free kick for touching the ball a second time before it had touched another player.

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

(d) The referee awards a penalty kick or an indirect free kick.

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

Question
15 of 20

After the referee has dropped the ball, before it touches the ground, a defending player violently kicks an opponent. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The player is cautioned and play restarts with a dropped ball.

(b) The player is sent off for violent conduct and play restarts with a dropped ball.

(d) The player is sent off for violent conduct and play restarts with a penalty kick.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
16 of 20

For which of the following can the duration of either half be extended?

(a) Substitutions.

(b) Assessing a player`s injury.

(d) All of the answers are correct.

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

Question
17 of 20

A player taking a corner kick kicks the ball a second time before it has touched another player. The referee...

(a) stops play and restarts the match with a dropped ball.

(b) stops play if advantage cannot be applied and awards an indirect free kick from where the infringement occurred.

(d) stops play, cautions the kicker and awards an indirect free kick from where the infringement occurred.

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

Question
18 of 20

A goalkeeper blocks an opponents shot but as he releases the ball from his hands, it enters his own goal. Is the goal valid?

(a) Yes, the ball is in play.

(b) No, because you cannot score a goal directly in your own goal.

(d) It remains at the discretion of the referee, according to the Rules of the Competition.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
19 of 20

After three kicks of each team in the penalty shoot-out the goalie of Team A, who is not injured, wants to change with one of his team-mates. Is this allowed?

(a) No, never

(b) Yes, but only if the team has not used its maximum permitted number of substitutes

(d) Yes, an eligible player may change places with the goalkeeper

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 73 -An eligible player may change places with the goalkeeper

Question
20 of 20

A defender stops the ball with his foot inside his own penalty area. His goalkeeper, seeing an opponent approach, picks up the ball with his hands. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee applies advantage and cautions the defender for unsporting behaviour at the next stoppage in play.

(b) The referee awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team as he considers the player has passed the ball to the goalkeeper with his foot.

(d) The referee cautions the defender and awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

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