Referee Grade 8 Quiz with complete
solution
If the goals are not securely anchored to the ground, what should the referee
do? - correct answer Ask the home team coach to fix the issue and start the
game only when the goals are securely anchored
Is the penalty area line considered inside or outside the penalty area - correct
answer Inside the penalty area
What should the referee do if the ball becomes defective during a stoppage in
play? - correct answer Replace the ball and resume play with the appropriate
restart based on the stoppage
Can the checking of player passes and the
players' equipment be skipped if the game is
running behind schedule? - correct answer No, it's important to check and
inspect all players even if the game is running late
Can the referee allow a team to play without a goalkeeper? - correct answer
No, each team must have a goalkeeper
What should the referee do is a player is wearing earrings? - correct answer
Inform the player that he or she will not be permitted to play unless the
earrings are removed
Should the referee stop the match right away, if in his or her opinion, a player
is seriously injured? - correct answer Yes
,When the referee applies ______, he or she allows play to continue when the
team who was fouled with benefit. - correct answer Advantage
What approach should referees use when dealing with unacceptable behavior
from team officials? - correct answer Ask, Tell, Dismiss
Which restart requires the referee to use his or her whistle before resuming
play? - correct answer Kick-off
When the ball crosses out of play for a throw-in, should the assistant referee
signal with the flag 45 degrees upward in the direction of the throw-in? -
correct answer Yes
How should the assistant referee signal when the ball crosses over the goal
line for a corner kick? - correct answer Point the flag 45 degrees downward in
the direction of the corner flag
If the assistant referee signals for a foul and, after the referee stops play,
holds the flag across the lower body before moving toward the corner flag.
What is the assistant referee indicating? - correct answer Penalty kick
After the ball has entered the goal, the assistant referee makes eye contact
with the referee and then sprints up the touch line toward the halfway line.
What is the assistant referee indicating? - correct answer The goal scored
was legal
Should the assistant referee signal by raising the flag vertically in the right
hand each time a player is in an offside position? - correct answer No
How should the assistant referee signal if the ball crosses out of play over the
touch line and then immediately back into play? - correct answer Raise the
, flag vertically in the hand and then, after the referee stops play, signal with the
flag 45 degrees upward in the direction of the restart
The recommended position for the assistant referee during play is which of
the following? - correct answer Even with the ball or the second to last
opponent, depending on which is closer to the goal line
The referee's decision to allow for added time should be based which of the
following? - correct answer Substitutions, injuries and time wasting
Allowance for time lost means which of the following? - correct answer The
amount of time added to each period of play is up to the referee
When is the ball in play from a dropped ball? - correct answer When the ball
touches the ground
When is the ball in play at the taking of a kick-off? - correct answer When it is
kicked and moves
How should the referee restart the game if a player kicks the ball directly into
the opponent's goal from a dropped ball? - correct answer Goal kick
How should the referee restart the game if play is stopped for an injured
goalkeeper in possession of the ball? - correct answer Dropped ball
What should the referee do if the ball completely crosses the touchline in the
air and blows back onto the field? - correct answer Stop play and restart with
a throw-in
solution
If the goals are not securely anchored to the ground, what should the referee
do? - correct answer Ask the home team coach to fix the issue and start the
game only when the goals are securely anchored
Is the penalty area line considered inside or outside the penalty area - correct
answer Inside the penalty area
What should the referee do if the ball becomes defective during a stoppage in
play? - correct answer Replace the ball and resume play with the appropriate
restart based on the stoppage
Can the checking of player passes and the
players' equipment be skipped if the game is
running behind schedule? - correct answer No, it's important to check and
inspect all players even if the game is running late
Can the referee allow a team to play without a goalkeeper? - correct answer
No, each team must have a goalkeeper
What should the referee do is a player is wearing earrings? - correct answer
Inform the player that he or she will not be permitted to play unless the
earrings are removed
Should the referee stop the match right away, if in his or her opinion, a player
is seriously injured? - correct answer Yes
,When the referee applies ______, he or she allows play to continue when the
team who was fouled with benefit. - correct answer Advantage
What approach should referees use when dealing with unacceptable behavior
from team officials? - correct answer Ask, Tell, Dismiss
Which restart requires the referee to use his or her whistle before resuming
play? - correct answer Kick-off
When the ball crosses out of play for a throw-in, should the assistant referee
signal with the flag 45 degrees upward in the direction of the throw-in? -
correct answer Yes
How should the assistant referee signal when the ball crosses over the goal
line for a corner kick? - correct answer Point the flag 45 degrees downward in
the direction of the corner flag
If the assistant referee signals for a foul and, after the referee stops play,
holds the flag across the lower body before moving toward the corner flag.
What is the assistant referee indicating? - correct answer Penalty kick
After the ball has entered the goal, the assistant referee makes eye contact
with the referee and then sprints up the touch line toward the halfway line.
What is the assistant referee indicating? - correct answer The goal scored
was legal
Should the assistant referee signal by raising the flag vertically in the right
hand each time a player is in an offside position? - correct answer No
How should the assistant referee signal if the ball crosses out of play over the
touch line and then immediately back into play? - correct answer Raise the
, flag vertically in the hand and then, after the referee stops play, signal with the
flag 45 degrees upward in the direction of the restart
The recommended position for the assistant referee during play is which of
the following? - correct answer Even with the ball or the second to last
opponent, depending on which is closer to the goal line
The referee's decision to allow for added time should be based which of the
following? - correct answer Substitutions, injuries and time wasting
Allowance for time lost means which of the following? - correct answer The
amount of time added to each period of play is up to the referee
When is the ball in play from a dropped ball? - correct answer When the ball
touches the ground
When is the ball in play at the taking of a kick-off? - correct answer When it is
kicked and moves
How should the referee restart the game if a player kicks the ball directly into
the opponent's goal from a dropped ball? - correct answer Goal kick
How should the referee restart the game if play is stopped for an injured
goalkeeper in possession of the ball? - correct answer Dropped ball
What should the referee do if the ball completely crosses the touchline in the
air and blows back onto the field? - correct answer Stop play and restart with
a throw-in
