NFHS Basketball Rules Test Exam Questions with Verified
Answers |2026/2027 Update | A+ Graded
Technical fouls include all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. A foul by a non player
B. A noncontact foul by a player
C. A contact foul while the ball is live
D. A contact foul while the ball is dead, except a foul by an airborne shooter
E. A direct technical charged to the head coach as a result of his/her actions - Answer -C. A
contact foul while the ball is live
The head coach is assessed a direct technical foul if team members are permitted to leave the
bench area and court for an unauthorized reason
A. True
B. False - Answer -A. True
A designated throw in spot behind the backboard shall be made from
A. The nearer sideline
B. The spot designated behind the backboard
C. The nearer free throw lane line extended
D. None of the above - Answer -D. None of the above
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,Blocking is illegal personal contact with an opponent that impedes the progress of an opponent
with or without the ball
A. True
B. False - Answer -A. True
After obtaining legal guarding position, the guard may raise hands or jump with his or her own
vertical plane
A. True
B. False - Answer -A. True
A situation in which two or more teammates commit personal fouls against the same opponent
at approximately the same time is known as:
A. A multiple foul
B. A double foul
C. A simultaneous foul
D. An intentional foul
E. A false double foul - Answer -A. A multiple foul
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,When a team member participates and, in the official's judgment the player's fingernails or
hairstyle present a safety concern, the referee may:
A. Have the team member removed from the gym
B. Charge an indirect technical foul to the head coach
C. Prohibit the team member from participating
D. Both B and C - Answer -C. Prohibit the team member from participating
Any player, other than the free thrower, who does not occupy a marked lane space:
A. Must be behind the free throw line extended
B. Must be behind the three point line
C. Must be behind the administering official
D. A and B - Answer -D. A and B
On a free throw, the ball becomes live when:
A. The ball is possessed
B. The ball is touched
C. The ball is at the disposal of the free thrower
D. All of the above - Answer -C. The ball is at the disposal of the free thrower
Before beginning an extra period, Team A's head coach receives a technical foul. The extra
period will begin with:
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, A. Team B shooting two free throws
B. Following the free throws, a jump at the center circle
C. Team B awarded a throw in at the division line
D. A and C are correct - Answer -D. A and C are correct
A free throw starts when the appropriate lane spaces are filled and the free thrower is ready
A. True
B. False - Answer -B. False
A team is in control of the ball in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:
A. When a player is holding the ball
B. While a live ball is being passed among teammates
C. During an interrupted dribble
D. When a try for goal is in flight
E. When a player is dribbling the ball - Answer -D. When a try for goal is in flight
All of the following are true regarding a foul when committed against a ball handler/dribbler,
except:
A. Placing two hands on the player
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Answers |2026/2027 Update | A+ Graded
Technical fouls include all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. A foul by a non player
B. A noncontact foul by a player
C. A contact foul while the ball is live
D. A contact foul while the ball is dead, except a foul by an airborne shooter
E. A direct technical charged to the head coach as a result of his/her actions - Answer -C. A
contact foul while the ball is live
The head coach is assessed a direct technical foul if team members are permitted to leave the
bench area and court for an unauthorized reason
A. True
B. False - Answer -A. True
A designated throw in spot behind the backboard shall be made from
A. The nearer sideline
B. The spot designated behind the backboard
C. The nearer free throw lane line extended
D. None of the above - Answer -D. None of the above
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,Blocking is illegal personal contact with an opponent that impedes the progress of an opponent
with or without the ball
A. True
B. False - Answer -A. True
After obtaining legal guarding position, the guard may raise hands or jump with his or her own
vertical plane
A. True
B. False - Answer -A. True
A situation in which two or more teammates commit personal fouls against the same opponent
at approximately the same time is known as:
A. A multiple foul
B. A double foul
C. A simultaneous foul
D. An intentional foul
E. A false double foul - Answer -A. A multiple foul
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,When a team member participates and, in the official's judgment the player's fingernails or
hairstyle present a safety concern, the referee may:
A. Have the team member removed from the gym
B. Charge an indirect technical foul to the head coach
C. Prohibit the team member from participating
D. Both B and C - Answer -C. Prohibit the team member from participating
Any player, other than the free thrower, who does not occupy a marked lane space:
A. Must be behind the free throw line extended
B. Must be behind the three point line
C. Must be behind the administering official
D. A and B - Answer -D. A and B
On a free throw, the ball becomes live when:
A. The ball is possessed
B. The ball is touched
C. The ball is at the disposal of the free thrower
D. All of the above - Answer -C. The ball is at the disposal of the free thrower
Before beginning an extra period, Team A's head coach receives a technical foul. The extra
period will begin with:
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, A. Team B shooting two free throws
B. Following the free throws, a jump at the center circle
C. Team B awarded a throw in at the division line
D. A and C are correct - Answer -D. A and C are correct
A free throw starts when the appropriate lane spaces are filled and the free thrower is ready
A. True
B. False - Answer -B. False
A team is in control of the ball in all of the following situations, EXCEPT:
A. When a player is holding the ball
B. While a live ball is being passed among teammates
C. During an interrupted dribble
D. When a try for goal is in flight
E. When a player is dribbling the ball - Answer -D. When a try for goal is in flight
All of the following are true regarding a foul when committed against a ball handler/dribbler,
except:
A. Placing two hands on the player
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