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A comprehensive test on various rules in american football, specifically focusing on nfhs rules. It covers topics such as forward passes, fumbles, free-kick infractions, and more. The test includes 40 questions with verified solutions.
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Any forward pass purposely incomplete to save loss of yardage is an illegal pass. a. True b. False a. True (7- 5 - 2e) A simultaneous catch or recovery involves joint possession of a live ball by opposing players while one or both are inbounds. a. True b. False b. False (2- 4 - 3) The kicker or place-kick holder may be blocked as soon as the kick has touched the ground or any other player. a. True b. False a. True (9- 3 - 4b) A fumble is the touching of a loose ball by a player in an unsuccessful attempt to secure possession. a. True b. False b. False (2-18, 2-27) The signal for free-kick infractions, other than encroachment of the neutral zone, has not been changed for 2019.
a. True b. False a. True (6- 1 - 3b Penalty, 6- 1 - 4 Penalty, NFHS Official Football Signals) Receivers may legally apply sticky foreign material on their hands as an aid in catching the ball. a. True b. False b. False (1- 5 - 3a(2)) It is legal to grasp the opponent's chin strap. a. True b. False b. False (9- 4 - 3h) The game officials are responsible for ensuring that there is a three-minute warm-up period posted on the game clock and that the game clock starts immediately after the halftime intermission expires. a. True b. False a. True (Table 3-1) A catch is the act of establishing player possession of a live ball which is in flight, and first contacting the ground inbounds while maintaining possession of the ball. a. True b. False a. True (2- 4 - 1)
The snap begins when the snapper moves the ball by tilting it on end during adjustment. a. True b. False b. False (2- 40 - 2) The horse-collar foul is enforced as a live-ball foul. a. True b. False a. True (9- 4 - 3k) If snapper A1 makes an illegal snap and B1 recovers, the ball belongs to Team B. a. True b. False b. False (4- 1 - 6, 7- 2 - 4) Penalties are either 5, 10 or 15 yards. a. True b. False a. True (Fundamental X-2) A yardage chain that joins two rods exactly 10 yards apart is the only type of line-to-gain equipment that shall be used during a game. a. True b. False b. False (1- 3 - 5)
Before the ready-for-play, A may designate the spot from which the ball is put in play anywhere between the hash marks. a. For a try. b. For a kickoff. c. Following a safety. d. Following an awarded fair catch. e. All of the above. e. All of the above. (4- 3 - 6) Encroachment occurs if a defensive player makes contact with the ball prior to the end of the snap. a. True b. False a. True (7- 1 - 6b) No player shall intentionally go out of bounds during the down and: a. Return to the field. b. Intentionally touch the ball. c. Influence the play. d. Otherwise participate. e. All of the above. e. All of the above. (9- 6 - 2) If quarterback A1 takes a position with hands underneath a lineman, other than the snapper, it is illegal position at the snap. a. True b. False
a. True (7- 2 - 3) Hiding the ball under the jersey is enforced as a basic spot foul using the all-but-one principle. a. True b. False a. True (9- 9 - 3 Penalty) After Team A has been set for at least one second, it is a foul if back A1 moves to a new backfield position and sets for less than one second before the snap. a. True b. False a. True (2-39, 7- 2 - 6) A pop-up kick is a legal kick by a player who drops the ball and kicks it before it has touched the ground. a. True b. False b. False (2- 24 - 8, 2- 24 - 10, 6- 1 - 11) If K1 holds R1 in K's end zone to prevent R1 from recovering a blocked punt, it will be a safety if R accepts the penalty. a. True b. False a. True (8- 5 - 2c) The ball cannot have commercial advertising added to the surface. a. True b. False
a. True (1- 3 - 1h) Twenty-five seconds will be on the play clock and start on the ready-for-play signal prior to a try following a score. a. True b. False a. True (3- 6 - 1a(1)) When A1 is downed beyond the line-to-gain, a new line-to-gain is not established until the effect of any act which occurred during the down, except a nonplayer or unsportsmanlike foul, is considered. a. True b. False a. True (5- 1 - 2, 5- 3 - 1) When a team attempts to conserve or consume time illegally, the referee shall order the game or play clock started or stopped. a. True b. False a. True (3- 4 - 6) A player's towel may be any color, other than the ball color, and any dimension. a. True b. False b. False (1- 5 - 3a(5)a) A fair catch can be made in or behind K's neutral zone. a. True b. False
b. False (2- 9 - 1, 6- 5 - 2) If end A1 accidentally goes out of bounds and returns during the down, he becomes an ineligible pass receiver. a. True b. False b. False (7- 5 - 6d) The ball does not become dead and the down is not ended when a prosthetic limb comes completely off the runner. a. True b. False b. False (4- 2 - 2l) The game officials are responsible for ensuring that there is only a __________ minute intermission between periods for changing goals. a. one b. two c. three d. five a. one (Table 3-1, 3- 5 - 7l) Game officials may use supplementary equipment to aid in game administration as authorized by the state association. a. True b. False a. True (1- 3 - 7)
If the field of play has a logo in the center or at any other part of the field of play, that logo should not obstruct the visibility of the required marks every five yards. a. True b. False a. True (1- 2 - 3b NOTE 2) The passer continues to be a defenseless player until the pass ends or the passer moves to participate in the play. a. True b. False a. True (2- 32 - 11, 2- 32 - 16a) An official's time-out may follow a charged time-out if it is for the continuance of a coach-referee conference. a. True b. False a. True (3- 5 - 4) A free kick is not repeated unless: a. A foul occurs prior to a change of possession and the penalty acceptance requires a replay of the down. b. There is a double foul. c. There is an inadvertent whistle during the kick. d. Any of the above. e. None of the above. d. Any of the above. (6- 1 - 8)
If runner A1 touches B1 while B1 is out of bounds, A1 is also out of bounds. a. True b. False b. False (2- 29 - 1) An interception is securing possession of a live ball after it strikes the ground. a. True b. False b. False (2-23) A receiver attempting to catch a pass who has not had time to clearly become a runner, is considered a defenseless player. a. True b. False a. True (2- 32 - 16b) A nonplayer foul may influence the play in progress. a. True b. False b. False (2- 16 - 2f, 2- 32 - 10) An illegal horse-collar foul is grabbing the inside back or side collar, or the name plate area (directly below the back collar), of either the shoulder pads or the jersey of the runner and subsequently pulling (backward or sideward) that opponent to the ground, even if possession is lost. a. True b. False a. True (9- 4 - 3k)
Prior to the start of the game, the head coach shall be responsible for verifying to the referee and another game official that all of his players are legally equipped and in compliance with these rules and will use no illegal equipment. a. True b. False a. True (1- 5 - 1a(2) NOTE, 1- 5 - 4) A foul can cause the loss of the ball. a. True b. False b. False (Fundamental I-6) Once a grounded scrimmage kick is beyond the neutral zone, K1 may not bat it back toward K's goal line. a. True b. False b. False (9- 7 - 2 Exception) The penalty for both offensive and defensive pass interference fouls is 15 yards. a. True b. False a. True (7- 5 - 10 Penalty) The basic spot, at the option of the offended team, may be the succeeding spot for fouls by K during a free or scrimmage kick down (other than kick-catch interference) prior to the end of the kick when K will not be next to put the ball in play. a. True b. False
a. True (10- 4 - 2 Exception) It is illegal use of hands if an offensive player (except the runner) grasps or encircles any teammate to form interlocked blocking. a. True b. False a. True (9- 2 - 1b) A live ball is in player possession or is loose. a. True b. False a. True (Fundamental I-2) During a scrimmage kick, the kicker remains a kicker until the ball is in flight beyond the neutral zone. a. True b. False b. False (2- 32 - 8) No member of the kicking team shall initiate contact to (block) an opponent on a free kick until: a. The receiving team initiates a block within the neutral zone. b. The legal kick has traveled 5 yards. c. All members of the kicking team have gone 10 yards after the ball is kicked. d. None of the above. a. The receiving team initiates a block within the neutral zone. (9- 3 - 7) If a player is not properly equipped, that player is removed from the game for at least one down.
a. True b. False a. True (1- 5 - 4, 1- 5 - 5, 3- 5 - 10e, 3- 6 - 2, 9- 8 - 1h) A disqualifying foul during the down causes the covering official to sound his/her whistle immediately. a. True b. False b. False (Fundamental IX-1) Players of the same team can participate during the same down while wearing identical numbers. a. True b. False b. False (7- 2 - 5c) A passer is a player who throws a forward or backward pass. a. True b. False b. False (2- 32 - 11) B players may be anywhere on or behind their line of scrimmage. a. True b. False a. True (7- 2 - 5d) Any coach may request a time-out. a. True
b. False b. False (3- 5 - 2a) The referee may correct an obvious timing error after a period has officially ended, if discovery is prior to the second live ball following the error. a. True b. False b. False (3- 3 - 5, 3- 4 - 8) If a false start causes B to encroach, only the false start is penalized. a. True b. False a. True (7- 1 - 8) By state association adoption, instant replay is allowed for regular season and postseason contests. a. True b. False b. False (1- 3 - 7 Note, Table 1-7) A forward pass is a pass thrown with its initial direction toward the opponent's end line. a. True b. False a. True (2- 31 - 2) The expanded neutral zone may extend partially or completely into the end zone. a. True
b. False b. False (2- 28 - 2, 6- 2 - 6) The numbers 0 and 00 are legal numbers on a player's jersey. a. True b. False b. False (1- 4 - 3) On kicks going into K's end zone, force is not a factor. a. True b. False b. False (2- 13 - 4, 8- 5 - 1) Effective with the 2020 season, the entire body of the number shall be a single solid color that clearly contrasts with the body color of the jersey. a. True b. False b. False (1- 5 - 1c(6)) Equipment that becomes illegal through game use is handled by rule procedure without penalizing the player or the head coach. a. True b. False a. True (1- 5 - 5, 3- 5 - 7e) When a penalty is accepted the number of the next down is the same as if the foul had not occurred. a. True
b. False b. False (5- 2 - 1) If a forward pass is caught simultaneously by A1 and B1 the ball becomes dead and belongs to Team A. a. True b. False a. True (7- 5 - 4) A new series is awarded to A if the ball belongs to A when it becomes dead on or beyond the line to gain. a. True b. False a. True (5- 1 - 3a) The players on each side of and next to the snapper may lock legs with the snapper and may stand, crouch or kneel. a. True b. False a. True (7- 2 - 2) If the coach goes to the team huddle on the field, he must leave the field and return to the coaching box prior to the snap or free kick. a. True b. False a. True (2- 6 - 2b, 9- 8 - 3)
Illegal motion is a foul at the snap. a. True b. False a. True (7- 2 - 7 Penalty) A fair catch of a free kick can be made anywhere in or beyond the neutral zone and to R's goal line. a. True b. False a. True (2- 9 - 1, 6- 5 - 2) The home team shall wear white jerseys. a. True b. False b. False (1- 5 - 1b(3)) At the snap, at least five A players shall be on their line of scrimmage and no more than four A players may be backs. a. True b. False a. True (2- 14 - 1, 7- 2 - 5a) If the field is wet, the referee may allow use of a mat or towel on the ground to improve the kicker's footing on a place-kick. a. True b. False b. False (2- 24 - 7)
A player or nonplayer can trip an opponent. a. True b. False b. False (9- 4 - 3o) When the same team commits a live-ball foul followed by one or more dead-ball fouls, all fouls cannot be penalized. a. True b. False b. False (10- 1 - 4) The basic spot is a point of reference for penalty enforcement. a. True b. False a. True (2- 41 - 1) A kick ends as soon as R1 touches the kick. a. True b. False b. False (Fundamental IV-1, 2- 24 - 2) The coach is permitted to use only one of the two types of conferences during a game. a. True b. False b. False (2- 6 - 2, 3- 5 - 8b)
A measurement may be requested by the captain prior to the ball being ready for play, but it may be denied if, in the __________ opinion, it is obvious the line to gain has or has not been reached. a. Umpire's b. Linesman's c. Referee's d. Line judge's c. Referee's (5- 3 - 2 Note) An offensive player may push, pull or lift the runner to assist his forward progress. a. True b. False b. False (9-1) Contacting the opponent's face mask with the hand is not a face-mask foul unless the mask is grasped. a. True b. False a. True (9- 4 - 3h) A player who is an eligible receiver at the snap may become ineligible during the down. a. True b. False b. False (7- 5 - 6d) If B1 intercepts a forward pass in B's end zone and drops to one knee, it is a safety. a. True b. False
b. False (8- 5 - 3d) At the time the ball is kicked, at least four K players must be on each side of the kicker. a. True b. False a. True (6- 1 - 4) The following fouls by B give A an automatic first down: a. Roughing the kicker or holder. b. Roughing the passer. c. Roughing the snapper. d. Any of the above. e. None of the above. d. Any of the above. (10- 1 - 7) Ball-colored exterior arm covers and undershirts are legal equipment. a. True b. False b. False (1- 5 - 3c(1)) A catch of an opponent's fumble or pass is called a recovery. a. True b. False b. False (2-23) If a loose ball touches a player who is in contact with the sideline, the ball is considered inbounds and remains live.
a. True b. False b. False (2- 29 - 1, 2- 29 - 3, 4- 2 - 2b) When weather conditions are construed to be hazardous to life or limb of the participants, the crew of game officials is authorized to: a. cancel the game. b. delay or suspend the game. c. forfeit the game. d. None of the above. b. delay or suspend the game. (3- 1 - 5) The penalty for an illegal forward pass from beyond the neutral zone is: a. 5-yard penalty and loss of down b. 10-yard penalty and loss of down c. 15-yard penalty and loss of down d. None of the above a. 5-yard penalty and loss of down (Table 7- 5 - 2, Fundamental X-5, 7-5 Penalty) A defensive player shall not use a technique that is not permissible by rule. a. True b. False a. True (2- 3 - 2, 2- 3 - 5, 9- 2 - 3a) Once the ball has been placed down and is ready for play, each player of A who participated in the previous down and each substitute for A must have been, momentarily, between the 9-yard marks before the snap.
a. True b. False a. True (7- 2 - 1) If a scrimmage kick becomes dead inbounds with no player in possession, it is awarded to R. a. True b. False a. True (5- 1 - 3e, 6- 2 - 7) The penalty for illegal kicking or batting is 10 yards. a. True b. False a. True (6- 2 - 1 Penalty, 9-7 Penalty) Yard lines shall be marked with a continuous line every 5 yards beginning and ending ______ from each sideline. a. 1 inch b. 2 inches c. 4 inches d. 6 inches c. 4 inches (1- 2 - 3b) Hip pads, tailbone protector, knee pads and thigh guards may not be altered from the manufacturer's original design/production. a. True b. False
a. True (1- 5 - 1d(1), (2), (4)) A backward pass ends when it is caught, recovered or is out of bounds. a. True b. False a. True (2- 31 - 6) It is not a foul for non-contact face guarding on a forward pass. a. True b. False a. True (7- 5 - 10)