NFHS 2025/2026 Basketball Rules Test 2023 Questions
and Answers. NEW!!
True or False: Upon entering the facility, the home team selects its team
bench. - True
The volleyball shall be spherical with a lace less melded cover of 12 or more
basic, rectangular-shaped panels of genuine or simulated:
A. Smooth leather
B. Suede leather
C. Textured leather
D. All are correct - A. Smooth Leather
The following equipment/accessories are permitted:
A. Knee braces, which the player has altered from the manufacturer's original
design/production.
B. Unpadded hard and and unyielding items on the wrist, elbow, upper arm
or shoulder.
C. Hair devices made of soft material and no more than 3 inches wide.
D. All are correct. - C. Hair devices made of soft material and no more than 3
inches wide.
True or False: The Libero and/or his/her teammates shall wear a solid-
colored uniform top. If both uniform tops are solid, they must be contrasting
colors. - True
Prematch duties for the first referee shall include:
A. Assign line judges to their positions.
B. Call a captain(s) and the head coach from each team together for a
prematch conference by sounding a double whistle and raising a coin in the
air.
C. Establish non playable areas and define any additional ground rules which
may be necessary.
D. All are correct. - D. All are correct.
True or False: The written lineup shall not be changed except between sets of
a math (no later than one minute remaining in the timed interval or
intermission when used), for a legal substitution prior to the start of the set,
or to replace a starting player who is injured/ill prior to the start of the set. -
True
,After the first referee's signal to serve, a re-serve occurs when the server:
A. Drops the ball and then serves it as it bounces off the floor.
B. Allows the tossed ball to drop to the ground without it being touched.
C. Swings, misses and the ball contacts his/her shoulder.
D. Tosses the ball and it contacts a backboard or it's supports hanging in a
vertical position over the service area. - B. Allows the tossed ball to drop to
the ground without it being touched.
True or False: The first referee may utilize a team's video recording device to
review a decision when requested to do so by the head coach. - False
True or False: A back-row player (on or in front of the attack line) may
contact the ball completely above the height of the net and complete an
attack. - False
It is a net fault when:
A. A player's loose uniform touches the net.
B. A player contacts the net when he/she is not involved in the play.
C. A player contacts the antenna after attacking the ball but before the ball is
played or becomes dead.
D. All are net faults - D. All are net faults
True or False: The only time a player can substitute into the set is when a
head coach signals for a substitution. - False
A substitution is legal when:
A. The sub is not listed on the roster but is listed on the lineup.
B. The sub enters the set not in the original position in the serving order as
recorded on the scoresheet.
C. It is a team's 19th substitution.
D. The sub enters the set at the end of a time-out after the teams have
returned to the court following the legal substitution procedure. - D. The sub
enters the set at the end of a time-out after the teams have returned to the
court following the legal substitution procedure.
If using an intermission in a match that is the best three-of-five sets, it shall:
A. Be nice longer than 7 minutes.
B. Be scheduled for only a promotional or special recognition activity.
C. Occur between set #3 and 4.
, D. Be agreed upon by the host team, visiting team and officials before it can
be used. - B. Be scheduled for only a promotional or special recognition
activity.
True or False: For a team requesting a time-out in a set after it has taken its
allotted time-outs, unnecessary delay shall be assessed. - True
The numbers in the uniform top shall be:
A. Not more than two digits
B. Semi-permanent to allow change of number(s) for a player.
C. Located only in the back of the uniform top.
D. Placed so the top of the number on the front of the uniform is no more
than 2 inches down from from the shoulder seam. - A. Not more than two
digits
Substitution(s) during a time-out shall take place at the end of the time-out
when both teams are on the court and the second referee:
A. Confirms the end of the time-our and displays the number of time-outs
used by each team.
B. Administers then request(s) and substitutes.
C. Turns the set back to the first referee. When all actions are completed.
D. All are correct. - D. All are correct.
The out-of-bounds/antenna violation signal occurs when:
A. The ball goes into the net and lands out of bounds on the attacker's side.
B. A blocked ball returns to the attacker's side and lands on the court, the
end line or sideline and no other violations occur.
C. The ball travels inside the net antenna.
D. A served ball hits a teammate. - A. The ball goes into the net and lands out
of bounds on the attacker's side.
True or False: The first referee shall signal at the completion of each charged
time-out how many time-outs each team has used. - True
The official scorer shall:
A. Not count an illegal substitution as one of the 18 entries allowed per team.
B. Notify the second referee when a team has requested a third time-out.
C. Enter on the scoresheet all warnings/penalties for unnecessary delay.
D. All are correct. - D. All are correct.
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True or False: Upon entering the facility, the home team selects its team
bench. - True
The volleyball shall be spherical with a lace less melded cover of 12 or more
basic, rectangular-shaped panels of genuine or simulated:
A. Smooth leather
B. Suede leather
C. Textured leather
D. All are correct - A. Smooth Leather
The following equipment/accessories are permitted:
A. Knee braces, which the player has altered from the manufacturer's original
design/production.
B. Unpadded hard and and unyielding items on the wrist, elbow, upper arm
or shoulder.
C. Hair devices made of soft material and no more than 3 inches wide.
D. All are correct. - C. Hair devices made of soft material and no more than 3
inches wide.
True or False: The Libero and/or his/her teammates shall wear a solid-
colored uniform top. If both uniform tops are solid, they must be contrasting
colors. - True
Prematch duties for the first referee shall include:
A. Assign line judges to their positions.
B. Call a captain(s) and the head coach from each team together for a
prematch conference by sounding a double whistle and raising a coin in the
air.
C. Establish non playable areas and define any additional ground rules which
may be necessary.
D. All are correct. - D. All are correct.
True or False: The written lineup shall not be changed except between sets of
a math (no later than one minute remaining in the timed interval or
intermission when used), for a legal substitution prior to the start of the set,
or to replace a starting player who is injured/ill prior to the start of the set. -
True
,After the first referee's signal to serve, a re-serve occurs when the server:
A. Drops the ball and then serves it as it bounces off the floor.
B. Allows the tossed ball to drop to the ground without it being touched.
C. Swings, misses and the ball contacts his/her shoulder.
D. Tosses the ball and it contacts a backboard or it's supports hanging in a
vertical position over the service area. - B. Allows the tossed ball to drop to
the ground without it being touched.
True or False: The first referee may utilize a team's video recording device to
review a decision when requested to do so by the head coach. - False
True or False: A back-row player (on or in front of the attack line) may
contact the ball completely above the height of the net and complete an
attack. - False
It is a net fault when:
A. A player's loose uniform touches the net.
B. A player contacts the net when he/she is not involved in the play.
C. A player contacts the antenna after attacking the ball but before the ball is
played or becomes dead.
D. All are net faults - D. All are net faults
True or False: The only time a player can substitute into the set is when a
head coach signals for a substitution. - False
A substitution is legal when:
A. The sub is not listed on the roster but is listed on the lineup.
B. The sub enters the set not in the original position in the serving order as
recorded on the scoresheet.
C. It is a team's 19th substitution.
D. The sub enters the set at the end of a time-out after the teams have
returned to the court following the legal substitution procedure. - D. The sub
enters the set at the end of a time-out after the teams have returned to the
court following the legal substitution procedure.
If using an intermission in a match that is the best three-of-five sets, it shall:
A. Be nice longer than 7 minutes.
B. Be scheduled for only a promotional or special recognition activity.
C. Occur between set #3 and 4.
, D. Be agreed upon by the host team, visiting team and officials before it can
be used. - B. Be scheduled for only a promotional or special recognition
activity.
True or False: For a team requesting a time-out in a set after it has taken its
allotted time-outs, unnecessary delay shall be assessed. - True
The numbers in the uniform top shall be:
A. Not more than two digits
B. Semi-permanent to allow change of number(s) for a player.
C. Located only in the back of the uniform top.
D. Placed so the top of the number on the front of the uniform is no more
than 2 inches down from from the shoulder seam. - A. Not more than two
digits
Substitution(s) during a time-out shall take place at the end of the time-out
when both teams are on the court and the second referee:
A. Confirms the end of the time-our and displays the number of time-outs
used by each team.
B. Administers then request(s) and substitutes.
C. Turns the set back to the first referee. When all actions are completed.
D. All are correct. - D. All are correct.
The out-of-bounds/antenna violation signal occurs when:
A. The ball goes into the net and lands out of bounds on the attacker's side.
B. A blocked ball returns to the attacker's side and lands on the court, the
end line or sideline and no other violations occur.
C. The ball travels inside the net antenna.
D. A served ball hits a teammate. - A. The ball goes into the net and lands out
of bounds on the attacker's side.
True or False: The first referee shall signal at the completion of each charged
time-out how many time-outs each team has used. - True
The official scorer shall:
A. Not count an illegal substitution as one of the 18 entries allowed per team.
B. Notify the second referee when a team has requested a third time-out.
C. Enter on the scoresheet all warnings/penalties for unnecessary delay.
D. All are correct. - D. All are correct.
