Test Questions True/False Flashcards
One place for all True/False questions.
A player is in the huddle and the Referee notices A-7 doesn’t have a mouth guard. The Referee
should send A-7 out for a play and not allow to participate until A-7 has a mouth guard. T/F
True - Rule 1-5-5
The passer is considered a defenseless player until the legal forward pass ends or the passer
moves to participate in the play. T/F
True - Rules 2-32-11, 2-32-16-a
If K commits fouls during a Free Kick R can now “tack on” the foul from the succeeding spot. T/F
True - Rules 6-1-9-b, 6-1-9-b penalty, 10-4-2 exception
The penalty for a player who is not properly equipped is the removal of that player for at least
one down. T/F
True - Rule 1-5-5
A passer isn’t considered ‘Defenseless’ until a legal forward pass is thrown. T/.F
True - Rule 2-32-11, 2-32-16a
If a foul is committed by the kick team during a scrimmage kick one option is to have the foul tacked on from the succeeding spot. T/F
True - Rule 10-4-2, Comments on the 2018 Rules Changes
During a Free Kick (kickoff) K45 holds R30 during the kick. R ends up with the ball. This penalty can now be administered from the succeeding spot. T/F
True - Rule 10-4-2, Comments on the 2018 Rules Changes
A has the ball 1st and 10. A10 runs out on the field and the Referee notices that he isn’t wearing knee pads. This is a 5 yard penalty and A10 must sit out for one play. T/F
False - Rule 1-5-5
The referee shall have the authority to correct the number of the next down prior to the ball
becoming live after a new series of downs is awarded and prior to the declaration of the end of
any period. T/F
True - Rule 5-1-1-b
It is a foul for non-contact face guarding on a forward pass. T/F
False - Rule 7-5-10, casebook 7.5.10 Situation C
A fumble is the touching of a loose ball by a player in an unsuccessful attempt to secure
possession. T/F
False - Rule 2-18(2-27 muff)
Blocking is obstructing an opponent by contacting him with any part of the blocker’s body. T/F
True - Rule 2-3-1
A down is action which starts with a legal snap or a free kick and ends when the ball next becomes dead. T/F
True - Rule 2-7-1
A period shall not be extended by an untimed down if, during a down in which time expires, an foul occurs for which enforcement, by rule, results in a safety - T/F
True - 3-3-4-b-5
Giving an invalid fair-catch signal carries a 15-yard penalty. T/F
False - Rule 6-5-7 Penalty. FYI - Invalid fair catch signal is a 5 yard penalty.
A pop-up kick is a free kick in which the kicker drives the ball immediately into the ground, the ball strikes the ground once and goes into the air in the manner of a ball kicked directly off the tee. T/F
True - Rule 2-24-10
When a penalty is accepted with less than two minutes remaining in either half, the offended team will have the option to start the game clock on the snap. T/F
True - Rule 3-4-7
Grasping the tooth and mouth protector attached to the face mask is not a foul. T/F
False - Rule 9-4-3-h
A player may withdraw and re-enter legally during the same dead-ball interval if the period ends during the dead ball interval. T/F
True - Rule 3-7-3
A kick ends as soon as R touches the kick. T/F
False - 2-24-2.
The clock shall start with the ready if the clock was stopped because of an inadvertent whistle unless B or R is in possession at the time of the inadvertent whistle during a running play and chooses to accept the result of the play. T/F
True - Rule 3-4-2-c
A scrimmage kick recovered in or behind the neutral zone may not be advances by K or R. T/F
False - Rule 6-2-2, 6-2-3
It is a safety if A1 retreats into A’s end zone and fumbles the ball beyond the end line. T/F
True - Rule 8-5-2-a
After the ball becomes dead and it appears that the ball has reached the line-to-gain, the covering official shall stop the clock. T/F
True - Rule 3-5-9, 3-5-7
If a free kick is repeated due to a foul, the clock shall start when the free kick is touched, other than first touching by K. T/F.
True - Rule 3-4-3
It is a touchdown for A if A1 fumbles into B’s end zone and A2 is the last to touch the ball prior
to its going out of bounds beyond the end line. T/F
False - Rule 8-5-3-c (touchback)
A block against an opponent, other than the runner, who does not see the blocker
approaching is a Blindside Block. T/F
True - 2-3-10
An official’s time-out can be called for unusual heat or humidity situations. T/F
True - 3-5-7-g
Completely clear or completely white tooth mouth protectors are legal. T/F
True - 1-5-1-d-5, casebook 1.5.1 Situation C (a)
Between the first and second periods and between the third and fourth periods, the teams may or may not change goals. T/F
False - Rule 3-2-4
Only the receiver who gives a valid fair-catch signal is afforded protection. T/F
True - Rule 6-5-3
A multiple foul is one or more live ball fouls by each team resulting in offsetting penalties. T/F
False - Rule 2-16-2-e
A free kick which goes out of bounds belongs to the kicking team.
False - Rule 5-1-3-e, 6-1-9
If a touchdown is scored during the last down of the 4th period, the try shall not be attempted unless the point(s) would affect the outcome of the game or playoff qualifying. T/F
True - Rule 8-3-1 exception
When a try is replayed, the snap may be from any point between the hash marks on the yard line through the spot of the ball. T/F
True - Rule 8-3-8, 4-3-6-a
When the ball becomes dead following a fourth down, the clock must be stopped. T/F
True - Rules 3-5-7-a, 3-5-7-b, 3-5-9
The clock shall be stopped when an illegal forward pass is incomplete. T/F
True - Rule 4-4-4-f
A ball without any stripes is legal for use if both coaches agree to use it. T/F.
False - Rule 1-3-1-c
Following a change of possession, if an inadvertent whistle is sounded, the down must be replayed. T/F
False - Rule 4-2-3-c
Targeting is an act of taking aim and initiating contact to an opponent above the shoulders with the helmet, forearm, hand, fist, elbow, or shoulders. T/F
True - Rule 2-20-2
It is unsportsmanlike conduct for a player whose helmet comes completely off during a down to continue to participate beyond the immediate action in which the player is engaged. T/F
False - Rule 9-6-4-g (illegal participation)
A backward pass ends when it is caught, recovered, or is out of bounds. T/F
True - Rule 2-31-6
There can be no pass interference, or ineligibles down field, if the pass does not cross the neutral zone. T/F
True - Rule(s) 7-5-7, 7-5-12
It is a touchdown for A if A1 fumbles into B’s end zone and A2 is the last to touch the ball prior to its going out of bounds beyond the end line. T/.F
False - Rule 8-5-3-c
It is a touchdown for A when a live ball in A1’s possession breaks the vertical plane of B’s goal line. T/F
True - Rule 8-2-1-a
When a try is replayed, the snap may be from any point between the hash marks on the yard line through the spot of the ball T/F
True - Rules 8-3-8, 4-3-6-a
A football jersey must completely cover the shoulder pads and all pads worn above the waist on the torso. T/F
True - Rule 1-5-1-b-1
After the ball goes out of bounds, the clock always starts with the ready-for-play. T/F
False - Rule 3-4-3-a
Offensive pass interference includes a loss of down. T/F
False - Rule 7-5-10
The clock will start with the ready-for-play following a TV timeout. T/F
False - Rule 3-4-3-f
An official’s time out can be called for unusual heat or humidity situations. T/.F
True - Rule 3-5-7-g
It is a safety if A1 retreats into A’s end zone and fumbles the ball beyond the end line. T/F
True - rule 8-5-2-a
The pylon when properly placed on the goal line is out of bounds at the intersection of the sideline and goal line extended. T/F
True - rule 1-2-4
A forward pass has gone beyond the neutral zone if at any time during the pass, some part of the ball is beyond the neutral zone. T/F
False - Rule 2-31-3. entire ball has to be past the neutral zone.
Helping the runner carries a 15 yard penalty. T/F
False - Rule 9-1 Penalty
A scrimmage kick recovered in or behind the neutral zone may not be advanced by K or R. T/F
False - Rule(s) 6-2-2, 6-2-3, FF-VI-2
Replaced players shall begin to leave the field within three seconds. T/F.
True - Rule 3-7-1
A free kick may be made after a fair catch. T/F
True - Rule 6-5-4
A kick ends as soon as R1 touches the kick. T/F
False - Rule 2-24-2
If end A1 voluntarily goes out of bounds and immediately returns during the down, it is illegal participation. T/F
True - Rule 9-6-2
