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NFHS FOOTBALL EXAM - PART 1 PREP***
(2026/027) ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS TO PASS THE EXAM
T/F When a foul is committed with less than two minutes
remaining in either half, the offended team will have the
option to start the game clock on the snap.
❖ True
A has first and 10 on B's 44 - yard line. The A linemen on
the right side are still moving into a three - point stance as
A6 starts in motion. After multiple handoffs and a
backwards pass, A8 throws a pass to A85 who catches
the ball for a touchdown. B18 inter fered with A85 on B's 2 -
yard line prior to the pass being caught. What is the final
result following any potential penalty enforcement?
❖ Penalties cancel. Replay the down. A first and 10 on
B's 44 - yard line.
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T/F The number "00" is a legal number.
❖ False
T/F When the game clock is stopped due to Rule 3 - 5- 7i
and Team B is the only team to foul, the play clock will be
set to 40 seconds.
❖ True
During an onside kick attempt from K's 40 - yard line, K32
blocks R7 at K's 49 - yard line. The kick is rolling at K's 48 -
yard line and has not been touched at the time the block
occurred. The onside kick is recovered by K at R's 46 - yard
line. What is the fina l result following any potential
penalty enforcement?
❖ Illegal block. K free kick from K's 30 - yard line.
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K has fourth and 9 on R's 22 - yard line. K attempts a field
goal that is kicked from R's 29 - yard line but it lands short
of the goal line and is recovered by R on R's 3 - yard line.
Where does R next snap the ball?
❖ R's 3 - yard line.
During a punt return, R32 commits an illegal blindside
block at R's 37 - yard line. The returner runs out of bounds
at R's 39 - yard line. Which spot is the foul enforced from?
❖ The spot of the foul.
T/F A has first and 10 on B's 28 - yard line. A13 rolls out
towards the right sideline and throws a pass from B's 37 -
yard line that crosses the neutral zone. There are no
eligible receivers in the area. The passer has committed a
foul for intentional groundi ng.
❖ False
NFHS FOOTBALL EXAM - PART 1 PREP***
(2026/027) ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS TO PASS THE EXAM
T/F When a foul is committed with less than two minutes
remaining in either half, the offended team will have the
option to start the game clock on the snap.
❖ True
A has first and 10 on B's 44 - yard line. The A linemen on
the right side are still moving into a three - point stance as
A6 starts in motion. After multiple handoffs and a
backwards pass, A8 throws a pass to A85 who catches
the ball for a touchdown. B18 inter fered with A85 on B's 2 -
yard line prior to the pass being caught. What is the final
result following any potential penalty enforcement?
❖ Penalties cancel. Replay the down. A first and 10 on
B's 44 - yard line.
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T/F The number "00" is a legal number.
❖ False
T/F When the game clock is stopped due to Rule 3 - 5- 7i
and Team B is the only team to foul, the play clock will be
set to 40 seconds.
❖ True
During an onside kick attempt from K's 40 - yard line, K32
blocks R7 at K's 49 - yard line. The kick is rolling at K's 48 -
yard line and has not been touched at the time the block
occurred. The onside kick is recovered by K at R's 46 - yard
line. What is the fina l result following any potential
penalty enforcement?
❖ Illegal block. K free kick from K's 30 - yard line.
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K has fourth and 9 on R's 22 - yard line. K attempts a field
goal that is kicked from R's 29 - yard line but it lands short
of the goal line and is recovered by R on R's 3 - yard line.
Where does R next snap the ball?
❖ R's 3 - yard line.
During a punt return, R32 commits an illegal blindside
block at R's 37 - yard line. The returner runs out of bounds
at R's 39 - yard line. Which spot is the foul enforced from?
❖ The spot of the foul.
T/F A has first and 10 on B's 28 - yard line. A13 rolls out
towards the right sideline and throws a pass from B's 37 -
yard line that crosses the neutral zone. There are no
eligible receivers in the area. The passer has committed a
foul for intentional groundi ng.
❖ False
