LAWS OF THE GAME TEST

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Question
1 of 50

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
2 of 50

A defending player is awarded a free kick in his own penalty area. He decides to take it quickly before his opponent leaves the penalty area. What decision should the referee make? The opponent genuinely had no time to leave and did not interfere before the kick put the ball in play.

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

(b) The referee stops play, cautions the opponent for not respecting the required distance and awards an indirect free kick.

(c) Allow play to continue: after the quick free kick is kicked and clearly moves, an opponent who genuinely had no time to leave may play the ball.

(d) None of the answers is correct.

Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks

Question
3 of 50

Is the referee authorised to show a red card to a substitute and order him to leave the technical area and go to the changing rooms, whether or not he has participated in the match, if he has made gestures or used obscene, offensive or insulting language?

(a) Yes. All first-team players, substitutes and substituted players are under the referee`s authority whether they are on the field of play or not. The red card is used to clearly indicate the disciplinary sanction.

(b) No, only the players who are on the field of play are subject to the authority of the referee.

(c) No, it is not permitted to show yellow or red cards to substitutes or to substituted players, only to the players who are on the field of play.

(d) No, the referee can only show the yellow card to the substitutes but never to the substituted players.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
4 of 50

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
5 of 50

The assistant referee observes a player`s violent conduct and signals. The referee does not see the signal and the offender`s team scores a goal. At that moment, the referee sees the assistant referee`s signal. What decision should the referee make?

(a) Disallow the goal, send off the offending player and restart play with an indirect free kick.

(b) Disallow the goal, send off the offending player and restart play with a penalty kick or a direct free kick.

(d) None of the previous answers is correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
6 of 50

A goal has been scored when...

(a) the ball passes completely over the goal line between the posts and underneath the crossbar, provided that the defending team has not infringed the Laws of the Game.

(b) the ball passes completely over the goal line between the posts and underneath the crossbar.

(c) the ball passes completely over the goal line between the posts and underneath the crossbar, provided that the attacking team has not infringed the Laws of the Game.

(d) the ball crosses the goal line.

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

Question
7 of 50

A defender takes a free kick from his own penalty area to his own goalkeeper, who is also within his penalty area, and the goalkeeper catches it with his hands. What decision should the referee make? The goalkeeper handles directly without first clearly attempting a kick to release the ball into play.

(a) Award a direct free kick for the goalkeeper’s handling.

(b) Orders the free kick to be retaken and cautions the player for delaying the restart.

(c) Award an indirect free kick for the goalkeeper handling the ball deliberately kicked to them by a team-mate; apply the goal-area placement exception if necessary.

(d) Orders the free kick to be retaken.

Reference: Law 13 - Free Kicks

Question
8 of 50

A player takes a corner kick correctly. Can a goal be scored in both goals?

(a) No, a goal cannot be scored directly from a corner kick.

(b) Yes, in either of the two goals.

(d) No. If an own goal is scored, the corner kick is retaken.

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

Question
9 of 50

A player running with the ball sees an opponent in front of him and runs off the field of play to continue playing the ball. The opponent holds him outside the field of play to prevent him continuing his run. The referee...

(a) cautions the opponent for unsporting behaviour. Play is restarted with a dropped ball where the ball was when play was stopped.

(b) cautions the opponent for unsporting behaviour. Play is restarted with a direct free kick on the boundary line nearest to where the offence occurred or a penalty kick if inside the penalty area.

(c) cautions the opponent for unsporting behaviour. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick from where the ball was located when play was stopped.

(d) allows play to continue. The action took place outside the field of play.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
10 of 50

What decision should the referee make if a player trips an opponent in the penalty area while attempting to play the ball which denies an obvious goal scoring opportunity?

(a) The referee cautions the offending player.

(b) The referee sends off the offending player.

(d) None of the answers is completely correct.

Reference: IFAB LOTG 2016/2017 pg 87 - Where a player commits an offence against an opponent within their own penalty area which denies an opponent an obvious goal-scoring opportunity and the referee awards a penalty kick, the offending player is cautioned unless: . The offence is holding, pulling or pushing or . The offending player does not attempt to play the ball or there is no possibility for the player making the challenge to play the ball COMMENT: The law has changed .. Some DOGSO offences in the penalty area are punished with a YC.

Question
11 of 50

When is the goalkeeper considered to be in possession of the ball?

(a) Any momentary rebound off the goalkeeper’s arm necessarily constitutes control.

(b) Any parry, even without retained possession, necessarily constitutes control.

(d) All previous answers are correct.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
12 of 50

When a corner kick is about to be taken, a player places the ball at the edge of the corner arc. Is this allowed?

(a) No, never.

(b) No. The ball has to be completely within the corner arc.

(d) Yes, as long as the ball is not completely outside of the corner arc.

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

Question
13 of 50

What is required to penalise a foul?

(a) The match has started.

(b) The foul occurs on the field of play and is committed against an opponent.

(d) The foul occurs when the ball is in play, it is committed by a player and it occurs on or off the field of play.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
14 of 50

After a player has committed serious foul play and if the referee stops play for this reason, play is restarted with...

(a) a direct free kick or penalty kick.

(b) a direct free kick, penalty kick or indirect free kick.

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

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
15 of 50

Both teams are on the pitch. Team A has won the toss, but the game has not been kicked off . Player X uses abusive language towards an opponent. The referee

(a) sends off Player X and allows him to be replaced by a named substitute

(b) sends off Player X and does not allow him to be replaced

(d) sends off Player X and restarts play with an indirect free kick

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 36 - A player who is sent off after being named on the team list and before kick-off may be replaced by a named substitute, who can not be replaced; the number of substitutions the team can make is not reduced

Question
16 of 50

With the ball in play, a player makes an insulting gesture to the crowd. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee sends off the offending player and awards a direct free kick to the opposing team.

(b) The referee cautions the offending player and awards a dropped ball.

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

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
17 of 50

A player scores a goal directly from a throw-in. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee awards the goal.

(b) The referee disallows the goal and orders the throw-in to be retaken by the same team.

(d) The referee awards a goal kick or corner kick.

Reference: Since the question is not clear whether it was a throw-in was into the oppenent`s goal or own goal the best answer would be D.

Question
18 of 50

If the referee has decided to caution or send off a player who is injured and has to leave the field of play for treatment, the card

(a) does not have to be shown

(b) must be shown before the player leaves

(d) must be shown when a player re-enters the pitch

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 47 - if the referee has decided to caution or send off a player who is injured and has to leave the field of play for treatment, the card must be shown before the player leaves

Question
19 of 50

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
20 of 50

A player takes a corner kick. The ball rebounds from a goal post and is played again by the same player, who scores a goal. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee disallows the goal and awards a dropped ball.

(b) The referee disallows the goal and awards a goal kick.

(c) The referee disallows the goal, cautions the offending player for unsporting behaviour and awards an indirect free kick.

(d) The referee disallows the goal and awards an indirect free kick.

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

Question
21 of 50

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
22 of 50

Who determines how many substitutes can be named?

(a) The Rules of the Competition

(b) The International F.A. Board

(d) The referee

Reference: Law 3 - The Players

Question
23 of 50

What is the minimum number of players to start an official match? Can a member association amend this minimum?

(a) The minimum number of players needed to start an official match is seven. Yes, this may be amended but a request must be made to FIFA first.

(b) The minimum number of players needed to be able to start an official match is seven. Yes, this may be amended but only if the member association has the authority to do it.

(d) The minimum number of players needed to be able to start an official match is eleven. Yes, this may be amended but only if the member association has the authority to do it.

Reference: Law 3 - The Players

Question
24 of 50

When the ball is in play, a player throws a boot at a person sitting 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 for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a direct free kick where the boot was thrown.

(b) The referee sends off the player for violent conduct. Play is restarted with a dropped ball taken from the position where the ball was located when play was stopped.

(d) The referee sends off the player for violent conduct. Play is restarted with an indirect free kick where the boot was thrown.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
25 of 50

A player makes a careless tackle in the opponents penalty area. He touches the opponent`s foot. The referee ...

(a) Allows play to continue because no foul was committed

(b) Gives a direct free kick for the defending team, but takes no disciplinary action

(d) Gives a direct free kick for the defending team and shows the offender a red card

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 81 - If an offence involves contact it is penalised by a direct free kick or penalty kick. Careless is when a player shows a lack of attention or consideration when making a challenge or acts without precaution. No disciplinary sanction is needed.

Question
26 of 50

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
27 of 50

Law 11: "Offside", states that there is no offside infringement if a player receives the ball directly from...

(a) a goal kick.

(b) a corner kick.

(d) All answers are correct.

Reference: Law 11 - Offside

Question
28 of 50

A corner kick is awarded to a team and the goalkeeper decides to take the kick. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee allows it.

(b) The referee does not allow it.

(d) None of the answers is correct.

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

Question
29 of 50

There is an offside offence if the player in an offside position receives the ball directly from...

(a) a goal kick.

(b) an indirect free kick

(d) a corner kick.

Reference: Law 11 - Offside

Question
30 of 50

Who should the referee inform of any irregularities in the field of play?

(a) The organisers of the match.

(b) The officials of the away team.

(d) None of the answers are correct.

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

Question
31 of 50

A player, after colliding with an opponent, begins to bleed. The referee instructs him to leave the field of play for treatment. Recovered, he re-enters the field of play without permission from the referee. Is this correct?

(a) Yes. The referee`s permission is not required.

(b) No. The referee must give his permission.

(d) None of the answers is correct.

Reference: Law 5 - The Referee

Question
32 of 50

Can a goalkeeper in his own penalty area touch the ball with his hands after it has been deliberately passed to him from the knee of a team-mate?

(a) No, never.

(b) No, sometimes.

(d) Yes, sometimes.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
33 of 50

A team is about to score a goal. At the moment that the ball is about to enter the goal, a defender whose team only has seven players deliberately leaves the field of play. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee immediately abandons the match from the moment the player leaves the field of play.

(b) If the goal is scored, the referee does not allow it.

(c) The referee allows the goal. If the player who left the field of play does not return for the kick off, the match should be abandoned and the player reported to the appropriate authority.

(d) The match should continue, as the player did not leave the field of play through injury or being sent off.

Reference: Law 3 - The Players

Question
34 of 50

The player taking a corner kick kicks it in the direction of his own goal. The ball touches his team`s goalkeeper and goes into the goal. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee awards a goal.

(b) The referee has the corner kick retaken and cautions the player taking the kick for unsporting behaviour.

(d) The referee awards a goal kick in favour of the opposing team.

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

Question
35 of 50

After scoring a goal, can a player or his team-mate celebrate by climbing over a perimeter fence to go into the stands?

(a) Yes, because players can celebrate a goal as long as they do not incite violence or remove their shirt.

(b) Yes, and players can remove their shirts to celebrate.

(d) Yes, it is a way to celebrate a goal as long as the shirt is not removed.

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

Question
36 of 50

An attacking player is inside the opponent`s goal as a team-mate scores. What decision should the referee make if the player distracts the goalkeeper? At the team-mate’s relevant touch, the attacker is in an offside position and clearly obstructs the goalkeeper’s vision; there is no separate misconduct.

(a) The referee awards the goal because the player who distracts the opponent is outside the field of play.

(b) The referee disallows the goal and cautions the player for unsporting behaviour for leaving the field of play without the referee`s permission.

(c) Disallow the goal for interfering with an opponent from an offside position and award an indirect free kick at the offence. Do not caution solely for the offside offence.

(d) The referee awards the goal because the player was outside the field of play but cautions the player for unsporting behaviour.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
37 of 50

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
38 of 50

A player takes a penalty kick before the referee has signalled. What decision should the referee make?

(a) Order the kick to be retaken.

(b) Play on.

(d) None of the answers is correct.

Reference: Law 14 - The Penalty Kick

Question
39 of 50

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
40 of 50

A player takes off his shirt to reveal another shirt beneath with a message. What decision should the referee make?

(a) None, unless the message is political or religious.

(b) The incident should be mentioned in the referee`s report.

(d) Send off the player for displaying the message on the inner shirt.

Reference: Most people assume this was during a goal celebration. There is no mention in the question that this is part of a goal celebaration. If you assumed that this was during a goal celebration then yes it would be a caution for removal of his shirt.

Question
41 of 50

A goalkeeper touches the ball with his hands in his own penalty area after a deliberate pass from a team mate. How does play need to be restarted?

(a) Goal-kick

(b) Indirect free kick

(d) Dropped ball

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 83 - An indirect free kick is awarded if a goalkeeper, inside their penalty area, commits any of the following offences- touches the ball with the hands after: it has been deliberately kicked to the goalkeeper by a team-mate

Question
42 of 50

Can a player be sent off for committing an act of dangerous play?

(a) No, this is not possible.

(b) No, unless the action involves a risk of injury.

(d) Only if there is physical contact.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
43 of 50

How far from the corner arc line may a mark be made, outside the field of play at right angles to the goal line and touch line, to indicate the distance that must be observed when a corner kick is taken?

(a) 9.15m (10yds)

(b) 10.15m (11yds)

(d) 10m (10yds)

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

Question
44 of 50

Is it required in all cases to take a kick-off after a valid goal is scored?

(a) Yes, always.

(b) No

(d) The decision is at the discretion of the referee.

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

Question
45 of 50

A player asks permission to leave the field of play. As he is running off, the ball comes towards him and he kicks it away. What decision should the referee make?

(a) The referee cautions the player for unsporting behaviour and awards an indirect free kick to the opposing team from where the offence was committed.

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

(d) The referee cautions the player and awards a dropped ball from where contact with the ball was made.

Reference: Law 12 - Fouls and Misconduct

Question
46 of 50

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
47 of 50

In a match, time is added on to the first half and during this time two substitutions are made. Should the referee add more time on for the time lost?

(a) Yes, he should indicate again how much time will be added on.

(b) Yes

(d) The adding on of time depends on the referee.

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

Question
48 of 50

Can a player play without shinguards?

(a) Yes, shinguards are always optional.

(b) Only if he is the captain.

(c) Not normally. After accidentally losing a shinguard, a player may continue temporarily and must replace it as soon as possible, no later than the next time the ball goes out of play.

(d) Yes, whenever the player thinks there is a good reason.

Reference: Law 4 - The Players� Equipment

Question
49 of 50

A penalty kick is awarded and a team-mate of the identified kicker takes the kick and scores. What does the referee decide? He ...?

(a) Cautions the player who takes the kick and orders a retake

(b) Cautions the player who takes the kick and restarts with an indirect free kick.

(d) Awards the goal.

Reference: IFAB 2016/2017 page 96 - Play will be stopped and restarted with an indirect free kick, regardless of whether or not a goal is scored if a team-mate of the identified kicker takes the kick; the referee cautions the player who took the kick

Question
50 of 50

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

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