NFHS BASKETBALL EXAM PART II 2025/2026
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NFHS Basketball Exam Part II 2025/2026: 100 Questions & Verified Answers
Section 1: Game Administration and Mechanics
1. The administering official determines a team is not ready to play at the
scheduled starting time. What is the correct procedure?
a) Forfeit the game immediately.
b) Assess a technical foul to the head coach and begin the 15-minute clock.
c) Wait indefinitely until the team is ready.
d) Award two points to the opposing team and begin play.
Rationale: Rule 3-3-1. A technical foul is charged to the head coach if the team is
not ready to start at the scheduled time. The 15-minute forfeiture timeline then
begins.
2. Team A’s designated starter, A1, is discovered to be wearing an illegal jersey
after the 10:00 mark on the score clock. What is the penalty?
a) A technical foul is assessed to Team A.
b) A1 must be replaced, and no penalty is assessed.
c) Team A is assessed a team timeout.
d) A1 is disqualified.
Rationale: Rule 3-3-2. If an illegal uniform/item is discovered after the 10-minute
mark, the player must be replaced, but no penalty is assessed if it is corrected
without delay.
3. A player's undershirt:
a) Must be a single, solid color and match the torso of the jersey.
b) May have multiple colors and a manufacturer's logo.
c) Must be white or black, regardless of jersey color.
,d) Is not permitted under any circumstances.
Rationale: Rule 3-4-3. An undershirt must be a single solid color and match the
dominant color of the jersey torso. Sleeves must be the same color.
4. The shot clock shall be reset to 35 seconds when:
a) A player gains control of a ball that is in the air on a try for goal.
b) The ball touches the rim of the opponent's basket.
c) A throw-in is deflected out of bounds by the defense.
d) A held ball is awarded, and the alternating-arrow possession favors the
defense.
Rationale: Rule 5-8-1. The shot clock is reset to 35 seconds when the ball touches
the ring of the team's own basket. Option (a) resets it to 40 seconds if the try is in
flight.
5. A player is bleeding. The official stops play and directs the player to leave the
game. The team has no timeouts remaining. How much time does the player
have to be replaced?
a) 30 seconds
b) 15 seconds
c) 20 seconds
d) 60 seconds
Rationale: Rule 3-3-6. A player who is bleeding, has an open wound, or has an
excessive amount of blood on the uniform must be replaced within 20 seconds,
regardless of timeout availability.
Section 2: Fouls and Penalties
6. What is the penalty for a technical foul assessed to a team's head coach?
a) One free throw and possession of the ball at the division line.
b) Two free throws and possession of the ball at the division line.
c) One free throw and no possession.
d) Two free throws and no possession.
Rationale: Rule 10-4 Penalty. A technical foul (except for indirect technicals on the
, bench) always results in two free throws and ball possession for the opposing
team at the division line.
7. A player intentionally uses the foot or leg to block or pass the ball. This is:
a) Always a violation.
b) A technical foul if it is an intentional act.
c) A player-control foul.
d) Legal if no opponent is near.
Rationale: Rule 4-29, 10-3-7. Kicking the ball is a violation only if it
is not intentional. An intentional kick is a technical foul.
8. A flagrant foul is characterized by:
a) Excessive contact with an opponent while playing the ball.
b) Violent or savage contact, or contact that involves non-basketball acts.
c) Contact that is more severe than an intentional foul.
d) Any contact that draws blood.
Rationale: Rule 4-19-4. A flagrant foul may be personal or technical and involves
brutal, harsh, or cruel contact, or non-contact acts of a vicious nature.
9. The penalty for a false double foul is:
a) The fouls offset, and no free throws are awarded.
b) Each foul is penalized in the order of occurrence.
c) The more severe foul is penalized.
d) A jump ball is held at the center circle.
Rationale: Rule 4-7-3. A false double foul is a situation in which there are fouls by
both teams, the second of which occurs before the clock is started following the
first. Each foul is penalized separately and in sequence.
10. A player-control foul occurs when:
a) A defensive player makes excessive contact with a ball handler.
b) A player, while in control of the ball, causes excessive contact with a defensive
player who has established a legal guarding position.
c) Any offensive player commits a pushing foul.
d) A player commits her fifth personal foul.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES || 100%
GUARANTEED PASS <LATEST VERSION>
NFHS Basketball Exam Part II 2025/2026: 100 Questions & Verified Answers
Section 1: Game Administration and Mechanics
1. The administering official determines a team is not ready to play at the
scheduled starting time. What is the correct procedure?
a) Forfeit the game immediately.
b) Assess a technical foul to the head coach and begin the 15-minute clock.
c) Wait indefinitely until the team is ready.
d) Award two points to the opposing team and begin play.
Rationale: Rule 3-3-1. A technical foul is charged to the head coach if the team is
not ready to start at the scheduled time. The 15-minute forfeiture timeline then
begins.
2. Team A’s designated starter, A1, is discovered to be wearing an illegal jersey
after the 10:00 mark on the score clock. What is the penalty?
a) A technical foul is assessed to Team A.
b) A1 must be replaced, and no penalty is assessed.
c) Team A is assessed a team timeout.
d) A1 is disqualified.
Rationale: Rule 3-3-2. If an illegal uniform/item is discovered after the 10-minute
mark, the player must be replaced, but no penalty is assessed if it is corrected
without delay.
3. A player's undershirt:
a) Must be a single, solid color and match the torso of the jersey.
b) May have multiple colors and a manufacturer's logo.
c) Must be white or black, regardless of jersey color.
,d) Is not permitted under any circumstances.
Rationale: Rule 3-4-3. An undershirt must be a single solid color and match the
dominant color of the jersey torso. Sleeves must be the same color.
4. The shot clock shall be reset to 35 seconds when:
a) A player gains control of a ball that is in the air on a try for goal.
b) The ball touches the rim of the opponent's basket.
c) A throw-in is deflected out of bounds by the defense.
d) A held ball is awarded, and the alternating-arrow possession favors the
defense.
Rationale: Rule 5-8-1. The shot clock is reset to 35 seconds when the ball touches
the ring of the team's own basket. Option (a) resets it to 40 seconds if the try is in
flight.
5. A player is bleeding. The official stops play and directs the player to leave the
game. The team has no timeouts remaining. How much time does the player
have to be replaced?
a) 30 seconds
b) 15 seconds
c) 20 seconds
d) 60 seconds
Rationale: Rule 3-3-6. A player who is bleeding, has an open wound, or has an
excessive amount of blood on the uniform must be replaced within 20 seconds,
regardless of timeout availability.
Section 2: Fouls and Penalties
6. What is the penalty for a technical foul assessed to a team's head coach?
a) One free throw and possession of the ball at the division line.
b) Two free throws and possession of the ball at the division line.
c) One free throw and no possession.
d) Two free throws and no possession.
Rationale: Rule 10-4 Penalty. A technical foul (except for indirect technicals on the
, bench) always results in two free throws and ball possession for the opposing
team at the division line.
7. A player intentionally uses the foot or leg to block or pass the ball. This is:
a) Always a violation.
b) A technical foul if it is an intentional act.
c) A player-control foul.
d) Legal if no opponent is near.
Rationale: Rule 4-29, 10-3-7. Kicking the ball is a violation only if it
is not intentional. An intentional kick is a technical foul.
8. A flagrant foul is characterized by:
a) Excessive contact with an opponent while playing the ball.
b) Violent or savage contact, or contact that involves non-basketball acts.
c) Contact that is more severe than an intentional foul.
d) Any contact that draws blood.
Rationale: Rule 4-19-4. A flagrant foul may be personal or technical and involves
brutal, harsh, or cruel contact, or non-contact acts of a vicious nature.
9. The penalty for a false double foul is:
a) The fouls offset, and no free throws are awarded.
b) Each foul is penalized in the order of occurrence.
c) The more severe foul is penalized.
d) A jump ball is held at the center circle.
Rationale: Rule 4-7-3. A false double foul is a situation in which there are fouls by
both teams, the second of which occurs before the clock is started following the
first. Each foul is penalized separately and in sequence.
10. A player-control foul occurs when:
a) A defensive player makes excessive contact with a ball handler.
b) A player, while in control of the ball, causes excessive contact with a defensive
player who has established a legal guarding position.
c) Any offensive player commits a pushing foul.
d) A player commits her fifth personal foul.
