IHSA BASKETBALL TEST 200 Practice Questions with
Answers Based on NFHS High School Basketball
Rules & IHSA Standards Updated for 2025-2026
Season
SECTION 1 – GENERAL RULES & GAME ADMINISTRATION (Questions 1-40)
1. How many players from each team may legally be on the court during play?
- A) 4
- B) 5
- C) 6
- D) 7
Answer: B
Rationale: NFHS basketball rules require five players from each team to participate on the court
during live play.
2. How long is a regulation high school basketball game under NFHS rules?
- A) Four 10-minute quarters
- B) Four 12-minute quarters
- C) Two 16-minute halves
- D) Two 20-minute halves
Answer: C
Rationale: Most NFHS varsity basketball games are played in two 16-minute halves unless
modified by state association rules.
3. The game clock is stopped during all of the following EXCEPT:
- A) Timeouts
- B) Fouls
- C) Made field goal
,- D) Violations
Answer: C
Rationale: The game clock continues to run after a made field goal in high school basketball,
except in the final minute of each half under NFHS rules.
4. How many timeouts are permitted per team in a regulation high school game?
- A) Three full and two 30-second timeouts
- B) Four full and two 30-second timeouts
- C) Five full and three 30-second timeouts
- D) Six full timeouts
Answer: A
Rationale: Under NFHS rules, each team is permitted three full (60-second) timeouts and two
30-second timeouts per regulation game.
5. Which of the following statements is true regarding the specifications of a legal basketball?
- A) It shall have a smooth leather surface without any panels
- B) It shall have a deeply pebbled granulated surface with vertical shaped panels bonded on
the rubber carcass
- C) It shall weigh more than 30 ounces
- D) It shall be made entirely of synthetic material without rubber
Answer: B
Rationale: A legal basketball must have a deeply pebbled granulated surface to provide grip for
players during dribbling and shooting. The vertical shaped panels allow better control and
predictability of the ball's bounce. The rubber carcass ensures durability and consistent
performance.
6. The ball becomes dead when:
- A) A foul is committed
- B) A violation occurs
- C) A timeout is granted
- D) All of the above
,Answer: D
Rationale: The ball becomes dead on any foul, violation, timeout, or when the official blows the
whistle to stop play.
7. Successive timeouts shall not be granted:
- A) After a made basket
- B) After the expiration of playing time for the 4th quarter or any extra period
- C) During a free throw
- D) After a violation
Answer: B
Rationale: Successive timeouts shall not be granted after the expiration of playing time for the
4th quarter or any extra period.
8. A team may have a maximum of how many players on the bench during a game?
- A) 7
- B) 10
- C) 12
- D) 15
Answer: D
Rationale: NFHS rules allow a maximum of 15 players on the roster, with 12 suited for play.
9. The official scorer's table is located on which side of the court?
- A) The home team's side
- B) The visiting team's side
- C) The designated side specified by the state association
- D) Either side at the discretion of the officials
Answer: C
Rationale: The scorer's table is located on the designated side of the court as specified by the
state association or tournament director.
, 10. How many officials are typically assigned to a varsity high school basketball game?
- A) One
- B) Two
- C) Three
- D) Four
Answer: C
Rationale: Three officials are typically assigned to varsity high school basketball games under
NFHS/IHSA standards.
11. The official's jurisdiction begins:
- A) At the start of the game
- B) When they arrive at the court
- C) Upon their arrival at the site
- D) During the pregame warm-ups
Answer: C
Rationale: The officials' jurisdiction begins upon their arrival at the site and continues until they
have left the site.
12. Which of the following statements is true regarding protective face masks?
- A) They must be worn for medical reasons
- B) They must be made of hard material
- C) Both A and B
- D) Neither A nor B
Answer: C
Rationale: Protective face masks must be worn for medical reasons and must be made of hard
material.
13. The home team is responsible for providing:
- A) The game ball
- B) The scoreboard operator
- C) Both A and B
Answers Based on NFHS High School Basketball
Rules & IHSA Standards Updated for 2025-2026
Season
SECTION 1 – GENERAL RULES & GAME ADMINISTRATION (Questions 1-40)
1. How many players from each team may legally be on the court during play?
- A) 4
- B) 5
- C) 6
- D) 7
Answer: B
Rationale: NFHS basketball rules require five players from each team to participate on the court
during live play.
2. How long is a regulation high school basketball game under NFHS rules?
- A) Four 10-minute quarters
- B) Four 12-minute quarters
- C) Two 16-minute halves
- D) Two 20-minute halves
Answer: C
Rationale: Most NFHS varsity basketball games are played in two 16-minute halves unless
modified by state association rules.
3. The game clock is stopped during all of the following EXCEPT:
- A) Timeouts
- B) Fouls
- C) Made field goal
,- D) Violations
Answer: C
Rationale: The game clock continues to run after a made field goal in high school basketball,
except in the final minute of each half under NFHS rules.
4. How many timeouts are permitted per team in a regulation high school game?
- A) Three full and two 30-second timeouts
- B) Four full and two 30-second timeouts
- C) Five full and three 30-second timeouts
- D) Six full timeouts
Answer: A
Rationale: Under NFHS rules, each team is permitted three full (60-second) timeouts and two
30-second timeouts per regulation game.
5. Which of the following statements is true regarding the specifications of a legal basketball?
- A) It shall have a smooth leather surface without any panels
- B) It shall have a deeply pebbled granulated surface with vertical shaped panels bonded on
the rubber carcass
- C) It shall weigh more than 30 ounces
- D) It shall be made entirely of synthetic material without rubber
Answer: B
Rationale: A legal basketball must have a deeply pebbled granulated surface to provide grip for
players during dribbling and shooting. The vertical shaped panels allow better control and
predictability of the ball's bounce. The rubber carcass ensures durability and consistent
performance.
6. The ball becomes dead when:
- A) A foul is committed
- B) A violation occurs
- C) A timeout is granted
- D) All of the above
,Answer: D
Rationale: The ball becomes dead on any foul, violation, timeout, or when the official blows the
whistle to stop play.
7. Successive timeouts shall not be granted:
- A) After a made basket
- B) After the expiration of playing time for the 4th quarter or any extra period
- C) During a free throw
- D) After a violation
Answer: B
Rationale: Successive timeouts shall not be granted after the expiration of playing time for the
4th quarter or any extra period.
8. A team may have a maximum of how many players on the bench during a game?
- A) 7
- B) 10
- C) 12
- D) 15
Answer: D
Rationale: NFHS rules allow a maximum of 15 players on the roster, with 12 suited for play.
9. The official scorer's table is located on which side of the court?
- A) The home team's side
- B) The visiting team's side
- C) The designated side specified by the state association
- D) Either side at the discretion of the officials
Answer: C
Rationale: The scorer's table is located on the designated side of the court as specified by the
state association or tournament director.
, 10. How many officials are typically assigned to a varsity high school basketball game?
- A) One
- B) Two
- C) Three
- D) Four
Answer: C
Rationale: Three officials are typically assigned to varsity high school basketball games under
NFHS/IHSA standards.
11. The official's jurisdiction begins:
- A) At the start of the game
- B) When they arrive at the court
- C) Upon their arrival at the site
- D) During the pregame warm-ups
Answer: C
Rationale: The officials' jurisdiction begins upon their arrival at the site and continues until they
have left the site.
12. Which of the following statements is true regarding protective face masks?
- A) They must be worn for medical reasons
- B) They must be made of hard material
- C) Both A and B
- D) Neither A nor B
Answer: C
Rationale: Protective face masks must be worn for medical reasons and must be made of hard
material.
13. The home team is responsible for providing:
- A) The game ball
- B) The scoreboard operator
- C) Both A and B
