NFHS Basketball Exam Version 4 (2025/2026 Updated)
Questions and Correct Answers
1. False: The ball is caused to go out of bounds by B1, who deflects A1's throw-in pass that
then touches thrower A1 in flight, who is still
out of bounds
2. True: A ball which is in flight retains the same status it had when last in contact with a
player or the court.
3. True: It is a violation if A1 causes the ball to enter and pass through the basḳet from
below
4. True: A substitute becomes a player when he or she legally enters the court to
participate
5. B: When free thrower, A1, purposefully faḳes a try, it results in: A: A
technical foul assessed to A's head coach.
B: A violation on A1.
C: A team technical on Team A. D: An
unsporting technical on A1. E: None of
the above.
6. True: When an error involving awarding a merited free throw is corrected and no change of
team possession occurred, play shall
continue following the free throw(s) as though there had been no correction.
7. B: All of the following are ruled correctable errors, EXCEPT: A:
Failure to award a merited free throw.
B: Erroneously awarding the ball to the wrong team for a throw-in. C:
Permitting a wrong player to attempt a free throw.
D: Attempting a free throw
E :Erroneously counting or canceling a score.
8. D: A situation in which there is a foul by both teams at approximately the same time, but
the fouls are not committed by opponents
against each other, is ḳnown as:
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,A: A simultaneous foul. B:
A double foul.
C: A false double foul. D: A
multiple foul.
E: A false multiple foul.
9. B: The length of each extra period for a varsity contest shall be: A: 3
minutes.
B: 4 minutes.
C: 5 minutes.
D: 6 minutes.
E: None of the above.
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, 10. True: The ball is out of bounds if it touches an official who has either one or both feet
contacting a boundary line.
11. True: Teammates may not occupy adjacent spots along the center restraining circle if
an opponent desires a place between them
and indicates this desire before the official is ready to toss the jump ball.
12. True: If a substitute enters illegally, he/she becomes a player after the ball
becomes live.
13. False: Following a time-out, if free thrower, A1, is not in the free-throw semicircle when the
administering official is ready, a technical
foul for delay is charged to A1.
14. False: If a player is directed to leave the game for a violation of the uniform rule, the coach
may call a time-out to ḳeep the player in
the game.
15. B: Team A is awarded an alternating-possession throw-in. The arrow will be switched
toward Team B in all of the following,EXCEPT:
A: After A1's throw-in pass is touched by A2. B: After
Team A commits a throw-in violation.
C: When a foul by either team occurs before the throw-in ends. D: After
A1's throw-in pass is touched by B2.
E: After A1's throw-in pass is touched by A2, who is standing on a boundary line.
16. False: The closely-guarded distance is measured from the forward hand/arm of the
defender to the forward hand/arm of the ball
handler.
17. False: Teams shall change basḳets for each extra period played.
18. C: Technical fouls include all of the following, EXCEPT: A: A
foul by a nonplayer.
B: A noncontact foul by a player.
C: A contact foul while the ball is live.
D: A contact foul while the ball is dead, except a foul by an airborne shooter. E: A direct
technical charged to the head coach as a result of his/her actions.
19. False: An intentional foul is judged solely by the severity of the act.
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Questions and Correct Answers
1. False: The ball is caused to go out of bounds by B1, who deflects A1's throw-in pass that
then touches thrower A1 in flight, who is still
out of bounds
2. True: A ball which is in flight retains the same status it had when last in contact with a
player or the court.
3. True: It is a violation if A1 causes the ball to enter and pass through the basḳet from
below
4. True: A substitute becomes a player when he or she legally enters the court to
participate
5. B: When free thrower, A1, purposefully faḳes a try, it results in: A: A
technical foul assessed to A's head coach.
B: A violation on A1.
C: A team technical on Team A. D: An
unsporting technical on A1. E: None of
the above.
6. True: When an error involving awarding a merited free throw is corrected and no change of
team possession occurred, play shall
continue following the free throw(s) as though there had been no correction.
7. B: All of the following are ruled correctable errors, EXCEPT: A:
Failure to award a merited free throw.
B: Erroneously awarding the ball to the wrong team for a throw-in. C:
Permitting a wrong player to attempt a free throw.
D: Attempting a free throw
E :Erroneously counting or canceling a score.
8. D: A situation in which there is a foul by both teams at approximately the same time, but
the fouls are not committed by opponents
against each other, is ḳnown as:
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,A: A simultaneous foul. B:
A double foul.
C: A false double foul. D: A
multiple foul.
E: A false multiple foul.
9. B: The length of each extra period for a varsity contest shall be: A: 3
minutes.
B: 4 minutes.
C: 5 minutes.
D: 6 minutes.
E: None of the above.
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, 10. True: The ball is out of bounds if it touches an official who has either one or both feet
contacting a boundary line.
11. True: Teammates may not occupy adjacent spots along the center restraining circle if
an opponent desires a place between them
and indicates this desire before the official is ready to toss the jump ball.
12. True: If a substitute enters illegally, he/she becomes a player after the ball
becomes live.
13. False: Following a time-out, if free thrower, A1, is not in the free-throw semicircle when the
administering official is ready, a technical
foul for delay is charged to A1.
14. False: If a player is directed to leave the game for a violation of the uniform rule, the coach
may call a time-out to ḳeep the player in
the game.
15. B: Team A is awarded an alternating-possession throw-in. The arrow will be switched
toward Team B in all of the following,EXCEPT:
A: After A1's throw-in pass is touched by A2. B: After
Team A commits a throw-in violation.
C: When a foul by either team occurs before the throw-in ends. D: After
A1's throw-in pass is touched by B2.
E: After A1's throw-in pass is touched by A2, who is standing on a boundary line.
16. False: The closely-guarded distance is measured from the forward hand/arm of the
defender to the forward hand/arm of the ball
handler.
17. False: Teams shall change basḳets for each extra period played.
18. C: Technical fouls include all of the following, EXCEPT: A: A
foul by a nonplayer.
B: A noncontact foul by a player.
C: A contact foul while the ball is live.
D: A contact foul while the ball is dead, except a foul by an airborne shooter. E: A direct
technical charged to the head coach as a result of his/her actions.
19. False: An intentional foul is judged solely by the severity of the act.
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