BOWLS NZ UMPIRE EXAM QUESTIONS
EXAM(ACTUAL EXAM) WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
A team has to travel to a neutral venue to play a game. One
of their players fails to arrive and the team has not taken an
eligible substitute with them. What should happen? -
ANSWERS-Wait for a maximum of 30 minutes or shorter
time, if stated in the Conditions of Play, to see if the missing
player arrives. If the player does not arrive, then the game is
forfeited. Law 39.1.2
During a game a player suffers a nose-bleed. The player
wants to go into the changing rooms to try to stop the
bleeding. Is this permissible? - ANSWERS-Yes. Subject to
agreement by the opponents. Any absence from the green,
however, must be for not more than 10 minutes. Law 33.1
,A bowl, which is a non-toucher is knocked into the ditch and
moves a toucher which is in the ditch. What should happen?
- ANSWERS-The toucher should be put back to its former
position by an opponent and the non-toucher should be
removed from the rink of play. Law 37.7
During a Singles game player "A", who is preparing to
deliver a bowl, calls to the marker "Am I holding the shot?"
The marker replies "Yes, you are holding three shots". Is this
the correct procedure on the part of a)The player? b) The
marker? - ANSWERS-Yes and Yes Law 42.2.5
Team "A" is holding two shots. A gust of wind moves the
jack with the result that team "B" is now holding the shot.
What should happen? - ANSWERS-The jack should be put
back to its former position. If the skips cannot agree on its
position, the end should be declared dead. Law 35
What is the difference between a "team" and a "side"? -
ANSWERS-A "team" is either a Four, a Triple or a Pair.B3 A
"side" is any agreed number of teams or Singles players (or
a combination of teams and Singles players) whose
combined scores decide the result of a competition. B1
,On completion of a game the scores are level. An extra end
is played to determine the winner, but that end results in a
tied end. What should happen next? - ANSWERS-Another
extra end should be played. The skips should toss again and
the winner should decide who will play first. Laws 28.4/5
What should happen if a bowl in its original course is
accidentally stopped by an opponent's foot before it
reaches the head? - ANSWERS-The skip of the team which
played the bowl should choose whether to: have the bowl
replayed OR place the bowl where the skip believes it would
have come to rest; OR leave the bowl where it came to rest.
Law 37.1.1.3
You are marking a Singles game on rink 4. A bowl delivered
on rink 5, travelling in its original course and on a correct
bias, is going to collide with one of the bowls at rest on rink
4. What should you do? - ANSWERS-Stop the bowl and
return it to be replayed. Laws 37.6.2/3
A player decides to play a short bowl to act as a "blocker‟. It
finishes very short of the head but is still within the
boundaries of the rink. The opposing skip calls for an
umpire. What should the umpire's procedure be? -
ANSWERS-The umpire should measure, in a straight line, the
, distance from the centre of the mat line to the bowl. If it is
less than 14 metres, the bowl should be declared dead. Law
17.1.3
When you are inspecting the bowls before the start of a
Fours game you notice that one player has bowls from 2
different sets. What action do you take? - ANSWERS-Advise
the player that playing with two different bowls is not
permissible as both bowls must be from the same set. Law
52.1.9
At a Fours game there is a downpour during the course of an
end - only the leads and seconds have played their bowls.
There is a mass exodus of players. They reappear 20 minutes
later. The skip of team "A", who is holding 3 shots, asks you
"Do we just carry on, then?" What should your reply be? -
ANSWERS-Since the end was not completed before the
players left the green, it should be declared dead (and,
therefore, be replayed). Law 32.2
During a Fours game team "A" is holding 5 shots - closely
grouped around the jack. The skip of team "A" wants to
protect the head. The skip walks past the head in the
direction of the mat line. Standing 2.5 metres from the head
EXAM(ACTUAL EXAM) WITH CORRECT
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+ 2026
A team has to travel to a neutral venue to play a game. One
of their players fails to arrive and the team has not taken an
eligible substitute with them. What should happen? -
ANSWERS-Wait for a maximum of 30 minutes or shorter
time, if stated in the Conditions of Play, to see if the missing
player arrives. If the player does not arrive, then the game is
forfeited. Law 39.1.2
During a game a player suffers a nose-bleed. The player
wants to go into the changing rooms to try to stop the
bleeding. Is this permissible? - ANSWERS-Yes. Subject to
agreement by the opponents. Any absence from the green,
however, must be for not more than 10 minutes. Law 33.1
,A bowl, which is a non-toucher is knocked into the ditch and
moves a toucher which is in the ditch. What should happen?
- ANSWERS-The toucher should be put back to its former
position by an opponent and the non-toucher should be
removed from the rink of play. Law 37.7
During a Singles game player "A", who is preparing to
deliver a bowl, calls to the marker "Am I holding the shot?"
The marker replies "Yes, you are holding three shots". Is this
the correct procedure on the part of a)The player? b) The
marker? - ANSWERS-Yes and Yes Law 42.2.5
Team "A" is holding two shots. A gust of wind moves the
jack with the result that team "B" is now holding the shot.
What should happen? - ANSWERS-The jack should be put
back to its former position. If the skips cannot agree on its
position, the end should be declared dead. Law 35
What is the difference between a "team" and a "side"? -
ANSWERS-A "team" is either a Four, a Triple or a Pair.B3 A
"side" is any agreed number of teams or Singles players (or
a combination of teams and Singles players) whose
combined scores decide the result of a competition. B1
,On completion of a game the scores are level. An extra end
is played to determine the winner, but that end results in a
tied end. What should happen next? - ANSWERS-Another
extra end should be played. The skips should toss again and
the winner should decide who will play first. Laws 28.4/5
What should happen if a bowl in its original course is
accidentally stopped by an opponent's foot before it
reaches the head? - ANSWERS-The skip of the team which
played the bowl should choose whether to: have the bowl
replayed OR place the bowl where the skip believes it would
have come to rest; OR leave the bowl where it came to rest.
Law 37.1.1.3
You are marking a Singles game on rink 4. A bowl delivered
on rink 5, travelling in its original course and on a correct
bias, is going to collide with one of the bowls at rest on rink
4. What should you do? - ANSWERS-Stop the bowl and
return it to be replayed. Laws 37.6.2/3
A player decides to play a short bowl to act as a "blocker‟. It
finishes very short of the head but is still within the
boundaries of the rink. The opposing skip calls for an
umpire. What should the umpire's procedure be? -
ANSWERS-The umpire should measure, in a straight line, the
, distance from the centre of the mat line to the bowl. If it is
less than 14 metres, the bowl should be declared dead. Law
17.1.3
When you are inspecting the bowls before the start of a
Fours game you notice that one player has bowls from 2
different sets. What action do you take? - ANSWERS-Advise
the player that playing with two different bowls is not
permissible as both bowls must be from the same set. Law
52.1.9
At a Fours game there is a downpour during the course of an
end - only the leads and seconds have played their bowls.
There is a mass exodus of players. They reappear 20 minutes
later. The skip of team "A", who is holding 3 shots, asks you
"Do we just carry on, then?" What should your reply be? -
ANSWERS-Since the end was not completed before the
players left the green, it should be declared dead (and,
therefore, be replayed). Law 32.2
During a Fours game team "A" is holding 5 shots - closely
grouped around the jack. The skip of team "A" wants to
protect the head. The skip walks past the head in the
direction of the mat line. Standing 2.5 metres from the head
