Basketball Unit EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Defense - CORRECT ANSWERSWhen the other team has the ball.
Field Goal - CORRECT ANSWERSWhen a player shoots the ball into the basket for two
or three points.
Massachusetts - CORRECT ANSWERSState in which basketball was invented.
Offense - CORRECT ANSWERSWhen your team has the ball.
Technical Foul - CORRECT ANSWERSThis type of foul can be called on a player for
bad conduct.
Hook - CORRECT ANSWERSA type of shot where the ball is thrown over one shoulder.
Forward - CORRECT ANSWERSThere are usually two of these players on the team-
often good at rebounding.
Rebound - CORRECT ANSWERSWhen one grabs the ball after a missed shot.
NBA - CORRECT ANSWERSAcronym for the world's largest basketball association.
Ten - CORRECT ANSWERSHeight in feet of the basket above the floor.
Quarters - CORRECT ANSWERSA professional game is made up of four of these.
zone - CORRECT ANSWERSA defensive technique that uses each player to guard a
specific area.
free - CORRECT ANSWERSA throw that is worth one point if it goes in the basket.
center - CORRECT ANSWERSOne of the five players-usually the tallest.
18 - CORRECT ANSWERSInside diameter in inches of a basketball rim.
five - CORRECT ANSWERSNumber of players on a basketball team.
Dunk - CORRECT ANSWERSA player's hand is above the rim when the ball is
slammed through the hoop.
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Defense - CORRECT ANSWERSWhen the other team has the ball.
Field Goal - CORRECT ANSWERSWhen a player shoots the ball into the basket for two
or three points.
Massachusetts - CORRECT ANSWERSState in which basketball was invented.
Offense - CORRECT ANSWERSWhen your team has the ball.
Technical Foul - CORRECT ANSWERSThis type of foul can be called on a player for
bad conduct.
Hook - CORRECT ANSWERSA type of shot where the ball is thrown over one shoulder.
Forward - CORRECT ANSWERSThere are usually two of these players on the team-
often good at rebounding.
Rebound - CORRECT ANSWERSWhen one grabs the ball after a missed shot.
NBA - CORRECT ANSWERSAcronym for the world's largest basketball association.
Ten - CORRECT ANSWERSHeight in feet of the basket above the floor.
Quarters - CORRECT ANSWERSA professional game is made up of four of these.
zone - CORRECT ANSWERSA defensive technique that uses each player to guard a
specific area.
free - CORRECT ANSWERSA throw that is worth one point if it goes in the basket.
center - CORRECT ANSWERSOne of the five players-usually the tallest.
18 - CORRECT ANSWERSInside diameter in inches of a basketball rim.
five - CORRECT ANSWERSNumber of players on a basketball team.
Dunk - CORRECT ANSWERSA player's hand is above the rim when the ball is
slammed through the hoop.
