NFHS BASKETBALL RULES EXAM PART 1 (2026) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ALL CORRECT ANSWERS | INSTANT
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Correctable errors include failure to award a merited free throw. - SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 True
A common foul is a personal foul that is not flagrant, intentional or committed
against a player trying or tapping for a
field goal, or part of a double, simultaneous or multiple foul - SELECTED ANSWER
👀 True
A designated throw-in spot is 3 feet wide with no depth limitation - SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 True
A dribble may be started by pushing, throwing or batting the ball to the floor
before or after the pivot foot is lifted - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 False
A foul against an airborne shooter is a foul in the act of shooting even though the
ball is already in flight - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
A fumble is accidental loss of player control. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
A jump ball ends when the tapped ball touches a basket. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀
True
A jump ball ends when the tapped ball touches a nonjumper. - SELECTED ANSWER
👀 True
A manufacturer's logo is illegal on a leg compression sleeve - SELECTED ANSWER
👀 False
A red light behind each backboard or an LED light on each backboard is permitted
to signal that time has expired for a
quarter or extra period - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
, A team may view a videotape replay of the first half play during the intermission
as long as it is done in the locker room. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 False
A team's jersey may have a single visible manufacturer's
logo/trademark/reference. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
All of the following are true statements regarding a leg compression sleeve,
EXCEPT:
A. It must cover the knee.
B. It must be white, black, beige or a single solid school color.
C. It must be the same color for each team member.
D. It must be worn for medical reasons. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 A
Contrasting colored floor areas may be used instead of the 2-inch boundary lines -
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
If the ball provided by the home team is not legal, the referee may select for use a
legal ball provided by the visiting
team - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
If videotape replay equipment is available, it shall not be viewed by the officials to
make any decision if there is a
dispute as to whether a try is from the 3-point area or the 2-point area -
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
Lane spaces on each side of the free-throw lane are marked only 8 inches deep
but actually extend out 36 inches
toward the sidelines. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
An alternating-possession throw-in results in all of the following situations,
EXCEPT:
A. All double fouls.
B. Simultaneous free-throw violations.
C. A live ball lodges between the backboard and the ring.
D. A live ball comes to rest on the flange.
E. A held ball - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 A
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Correctable errors include failure to award a merited free throw. - SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 True
A common foul is a personal foul that is not flagrant, intentional or committed
against a player trying or tapping for a
field goal, or part of a double, simultaneous or multiple foul - SELECTED ANSWER
👀 True
A designated throw-in spot is 3 feet wide with no depth limitation - SELECTED
ANSWER 👀 True
A dribble may be started by pushing, throwing or batting the ball to the floor
before or after the pivot foot is lifted - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 False
A foul against an airborne shooter is a foul in the act of shooting even though the
ball is already in flight - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
A fumble is accidental loss of player control. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
A jump ball ends when the tapped ball touches a basket. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀
True
A jump ball ends when the tapped ball touches a nonjumper. - SELECTED ANSWER
👀 True
A manufacturer's logo is illegal on a leg compression sleeve - SELECTED ANSWER
👀 False
A red light behind each backboard or an LED light on each backboard is permitted
to signal that time has expired for a
quarter or extra period - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
, A team may view a videotape replay of the first half play during the intermission
as long as it is done in the locker room. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 False
A team's jersey may have a single visible manufacturer's
logo/trademark/reference. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
All of the following are true statements regarding a leg compression sleeve,
EXCEPT:
A. It must cover the knee.
B. It must be white, black, beige or a single solid school color.
C. It must be the same color for each team member.
D. It must be worn for medical reasons. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 A
Contrasting colored floor areas may be used instead of the 2-inch boundary lines -
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
If the ball provided by the home team is not legal, the referee may select for use a
legal ball provided by the visiting
team - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
If videotape replay equipment is available, it shall not be viewed by the officials to
make any decision if there is a
dispute as to whether a try is from the 3-point area or the 2-point area -
SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
Lane spaces on each side of the free-throw lane are marked only 8 inches deep
but actually extend out 36 inches
toward the sidelines. - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 True
An alternating-possession throw-in results in all of the following situations,
EXCEPT:
A. All double fouls.
B. Simultaneous free-throw violations.
C. A live ball lodges between the backboard and the ring.
D. A live ball comes to rest on the flange.
E. A held ball - SELECTED ANSWER 👀 A
