NFHS Basketball Rules Test Questions and Answers Updated 2026/2027 Version | Verified Answers

NFHS Basketball Rules Test Questions and Answers Updated 2026/2027 Version | Verified Answers 1. Contact away from the ball with an opponent who is clearly not involved with a play is: A false double foul A flagrant foul A technical foul An intentional foul - ANSWER D. An intentional foul 2. A warning to a coach/team for misconduct is an administrative procedure by an official, which is: Recorded in the scorebook by the scorer and reported to the head coach Verbally reported to the other officials on the court Mandatory before giving a technical Verbally reported to the opponent's head coach - ANSWER A. Recorded in the scorebook by the scorer and reported to the head coach 3. Which of the following will result in an intentional foul? a. Contact away from the ball who is clearly not involved with a play b. Contact with the thrower on a throw in c. Contact that is not a legitimate attempt to play the ball/player specifically designed to stop the clock or keep it from starting d. Excessive contact while the ball is live or until the airborne shooter returns to the floor e. All of the above - ANSWER E. All of the above 4. If the referee determines that the clock was not started or stopped properly, or if the clock did not run, the referee: a. May correct by using officials count b. May correct by using the exact time observed by an official c. May correct with information provided from either head coach d. Both A and B - ANSWER D. Both A and B 5. The ball is in A's backcourt when A1, while holding the ball, has one foot touching the division line and the other touching the frontcourt a. True b. False - ANSWER A. True 6. If the error is made while the clock is running and the dead ball, it must be recognized by an official before the second live ball following the error in order to be corrected a. True b. False - ANSWER A. True 7. The ball is awarded out of bounds for: a. A team control foul b. A held ball, after alternating possession procedure is established c. A common foul before the bonus rule is in effect d. All of the above - ANSWER D. All of the above 8. A bonus is the second free throw awarded for a common foul, except a player control or team control foul a. True b. False - ANSWER A. True 9. When the ball is awarded to the wrong team for a throw in, in order for it to be corrected, it must be rectified a. Before the throw in ends b. Before the ball is handed to the thrower c. Before the ball is bounced to the thrower d. Before the ball is released by the thrower e. Before the official blows the whistle - ANSWER A. Before the throw in ends 10. A situation in which there are fouls by both teams, the second of which occurs before the clock is started following the first, and such that at least one of the attributes of a double foul is absent, 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 E. A false double foul 11. The ball is dead, or remains dead, in all of the following situations, EXCEPT: a. When a goal is made b. When a held ball occurs c. When a free throw violation occurs by the throwing team d. When time expires while A1's try is in flight e. When time expires while A1 is dribbling - ANSWER D. When time expires while A1's try is in flight 12. The ball is awarded out of bounds after: a. A violation b. A free throw for a technical foul c. A field goal or an awarded goal d. A held ball e. All of the above - ANSWER E. All of the above 13. If play is started by a jump ball, the clock shall start when tossed ball is: a. Touched b. Legally touched c. Strikes the floor d. All of the above - ANSWER B. Legally touched 14. When a player catches the ball with both feet on the floor and one foot is lifted: a. The other foot is the pivot foot b. Either foot may be the pivot foot c. Neither foot may be the pivot foot d. None of the above - ANSWER A. The other foot is the pivot foot