LAWS OF THE GAME TEST

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Question
1 of 20

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.

(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

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

Player No 8 is being substituted, replaced by player No 12. Before No 12 enters, player No 8 spits at the assistant referee. What decision should the referee make?

(a) He should send off player No 8. Player No 12 enters and his team plays with 11 players.

(b) He should send off player No 8. The substitution cannot be completed so the team plays with 10 players.

(c) He should send off player No 8. The team will now play with 10 players. The team may choose not to substitute at this time or player No 12 now must substitute for a different player.

(d) None of the answers is correct.

Reference: Law 3 - The Players

Question
4 of 20

Scissors and overhead kicks are allowed as long as...

(a) they are used to score a goal.

(b) an opponent is not hit.

(d) an opponent or the referee are not hit.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
5 of 20

Two players from different teams commit simultaneous offences inside the penalty area of one of the teams. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee restarts play with a dropped ball from where the ball was when play was stopped.

(b) The referee punishes the more serious offence in terms of disciplinary action, restart, physical severity and tactical impact.

(c) The referee takes disciplinary action if necessary according to the offences and restarts play with a dropped ball from where the ball was at the moment the play was stopped.

(d) The referee allows play to continue and takes disciplinary actions only if necessary according to the offences when the ball is next out of play.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
6 of 20

A throw-in is taken correctly. A team-mate (not the goalkeeper) of the thrower sees the ball is heading for his own goal. He deliberately handles the ball inside his own penalty area. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee sends off the team-mate for denying an obvious goalscoring opportunity and awards a penalty kick to the opponents.

(b) The referee awards a penalty kick to the opponents.

(d) The referee cautions the team-mate for deliberately handling the ball and awards a penalty kick to the opponents.

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

Question
7 of 20

When would it be INCORRECT to abandon a match?

(a) When the field of play is unplayable.

(b) During stormy, dangerous weather.

(d) When a team is losing intentionally.

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

Question
8 of 20

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
9 of 20

A player is guilty of dangerous play, lifting his leg when an opponent tries to head the ball and striking him on the head. What decision does the referee make?

(a) He penalises the offending team with a direct free kick or penalty kick.

(b) He penalises the offending team with an indirect free kick.

(d) He lets play continue.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
10 of 20

A referee cautions a player who then apologises for his misconduct. Can the referee decide not to report the incident?

(a) No. All cautions must be reported.

(b) Yes, always.

(d) Yes, but only if it is the team captain who apologises.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
11 of 20

During the match, the ball strikes the assistant referee and as a result does not completely cross the touch line. What decision should the referee make? The ball stays in play, neither team gains possession because of the contact, and no promising attack starts.

(a) Award a dropped ball.

(b) Allow play to continue; the official contact did not trigger any Law 9 dropped-ball condition.

(d) Award a throw-in to the team that did not play the ball last.

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

Question
12 of 20

The referee has not had the opportunity to indicate that a free kick is indirect. A player takes a quick free kick and the ball goes directly into the opponents` goal. What decision should the referee make?

(a) He should award the goal.

(b) He should award a goal kick to the defending team.

(c) He should order the indirect free kick to be retaken from the original spot since he was not given time to signal it.

(d) He should award a dropped ball.

Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks

Question
13 of 20

After a goal kick is taken, the ball leaves the penalty area but a gust of wind sends it back into the penalty area and the ball enters the goal without having been touched by any other player. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee awards a corner kick because an own goal cannot be scored from a goal kick.

(b) The referee orders the goal kick to be retaken. The ball was never in play.

(d) None of the answers is correct.

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

Question
14 of 20

Can the referee report disciplinary action in a match without stating the reasons?

(a) It depends on the Rules of the Competition.

(b) No, he must always describe the reasons.

(d) Yes, as long as only the team officials have been disciplined.

Reference: Law 5 - The Referee

Question
15 of 20

Ten minutes after being sent off, a player re-enters the field of play with his team in possession of the ball and strikes the opposing goalkeeper inside the goal area. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee allows play to continue. When the ball is next out of play, the referee sends off the offending player again. Play is restarted according to the Laws of the Game.

(b) The referee sends off the offending player. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick from where the ball was.

(d) The referee orders the offending player to leave the field of play and restarts play with a direct free kick to the opponents in the goal area. The referee must include the incident in his match report.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
16 of 20

An assistant referee indicates the ball has crossed the goal line but the referee does not see the flag. Then a defender strikes an opponent inside the penalty area using excessive force. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee sends off the defender and play restarts with a penalty kick.

(b) The referee sends off the defender and play restarts with a goal kick, a kick off or a corner kick.

(d) The referee sends off the defender. Play restarts with a goal kick or a corner kick.

Reference: Law 6 - The Other Match Offiicals

Question
17 of 20

A player in an offside position receives the ball directly from a goal kick by his own goalkeeper and scores a goal. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee disallows the goal and awards an indirect free kick for interfering with play.

(b) The referee disallows the goal, cautions the player and awards an indirect free kick for interfering with play.

(d) None of the answers is completely correct.

Reference: Law 11 - Offside

Question
18 of 20

A goalie wearing shorts got cold during the first half. The second half he appears on the pitch with tracksuit bottoms. The referee

(a) Allows him to play with tracksuit bottoms

(b) Doesn`t allow him to play with tracksuit bottoms, because he needs to wear shorts

(d) Shows the goalie a yellow card

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 41 - Goalkeepers may wear tracksuit bottoms.

Question
19 of 20

A goalkeeper, standing in his own penalty area, hits the ball with his shinguard which is held in his hand to prevent it entering the goal. The referee... The object contacts the ball inside the goalkeeper’s own penalty area.

(a) Send off the goalkeeper for denying a goal and award a penalty kick for using the object to contact the ball inside the penalty area.

(b) cautions the goalkeeper for handling the ball. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick to the opposing team.

(d) None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
20 of 20

Can the ball be replaced once the match has started?

(a) Not, without permission from the referee.

(b) Yes, as long as several players request it.

(d) No, the match must begin and end with the same ball.

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

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