NFHS Football Exam-Part 1 || Exam
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If a game official calls a time-out because A1 appears injured, A1 must leave the game
for at least one play. - ANSWER True: 3-5-10(a)
An official's time-out (which is not charged to either team) occurs, and the player shall
be replaced for at least one down, unless halftime or an overtime intermission occurs
when an apparently injured player is discovered by the game official while the ball is
dead and the clock is stopped and for whom the ready-for-play signal is delayed, or for
whom the clock is stopped.
A chop block is a legal block within the 6x8-yard free-blocking zone. - ANSWER False:
2-3-8
Chop block is a combination block by two or more teammates against an opponent
other than the runner, with or without delay, where one of the blocks is low (at the knee
or below) and one of the blocks is high (above the knee).
9-3-6
A player shall not chop block.
Beginning in 2012, gloves that may be anchored with athletic tape, and even though
modified, must meet the NOCSAE test standard at the time of manufacture, unless
made of an unaltered plain cloth. - ANSWER False: 1-5-2b
Beginning with the 2013 season,.....
Thigh guards that are unaltered from the manufacturer's original design/production are
not required equipment by rule. - ANSWER False: 1-5-1d(4)
Thigh guards which are unaltered from the manufacturer's original design/production
are required of all players.
Any player who exhibits signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion
shall be immediately removed from the game and shall not return to play until cleared
by an appropriate health-care professional. - ANSWER True: 3-5-10b; POE
No player shall intentionally go out of bounds during a down and intentionally touch the
ball. - ANSWER True: 9-6-2b
Eye shade (grease or no-glare strips or stickers) that is a solid stroke can have words,
numbers, logos, or other symbols within the eye shade. - ANSWER False: 1-5-3 c(3)
Illegal equipment includes eye shade (grease or no-glare strips or stickers) that is not a
solid stroke or includes words, numbers, logos, or other symbols within the eye shade.
The horse-collar foul is enforced as a dead-ball foul. - ANSWER False: 9-4-3k
The horse-collar foul is enforced as a live-ball foul.
It is illegal for a member of either team to use any other part of the body or equipment to
initiate contact to the head. - ANSWER True: 9-4-3g; POE
, No player or nonplayer shall make any other contact with an opponent which is deemed
unnecessary and which incites roughness.
Holding an unauthorized conference is considered unsportsmanlike conduct and carries
a 15-yard penalty. - ANSWER True: 9-8-1f; Penalty
An authorized conference is permitted during the intermission between periods. -
ANSWER True: 3-5-8 a(2)
An authorized conference may be held during an official's time out.
3-5-7l
An official's time-out (which is not charged to either team) occurs during a dead ball for
a one-minute intermission between the first and second and the third and fourth periods
and following a try, successful field goal or safety and prior to the succeeding free kick.
It is illegal for any player to accidentally slap a loose ball with the arm or hand. -
ANSWER True: 9-7-2
No player shall bat (i.e. slap 2-2) a loose ball other than a pass or a fumble in flight, or a
low scrimmage kick in flight which he is attempting to block in or behind the expanded
neutral zone.
A backward pass in flight may be batted in any direction by the passing team. -
ANSWER False: 9-7-3
Any pass in flight may be batted in any direction, by an eligible receiver unless it is a
backward pass batted forward by the passing team.
Batting a scrimmage kick in or behind the neutral zone by R, in an effort to block the
kick, is legal. - ANSWER True: 9-7-2
No player shall bat (i.e. slap 2-2) a loose ball other than a pass or a fumble in flight, or a
low scrimmage kick in flight which he is attempting to block in or behind the expanded
neutral zone.
B1 (defense) may not legally bat a ball that is in possession of A1 (offense). - ANSWER
False: 9-7-4
A ball in player possession shall not be batted forward by a player of the team in
possession.
The blocker is allowed to lock his hands in certain situations. - ANSWER False: 2-3-3
The blocker's hand(s) may not be locked nor may he swing, throw or flip the elbow or
forearm so that it is moving faster than the blocker's shoulders at the time the elbow,
forearm, or shoulder contacts the opponent.
It is possible for a Team B player to clip. - ANSWER True: 2-5-1; 2-17-3
9-3-5: A player shall not clip or block an opponent in the back except using hands or
arms to contact an opponent above the waist in warding off a blocker, or when
attempting to reach a runner, or catch or recover a loose ball which he may legally
touch or possess.
The restriction on prohibiting blocking below the waist is in effect even though the
opponent has both feet off the ground when contacted by the blocker. - ANSWER
True: 2-3-7
Blocking below the waist is making initial contact below the waist from the front or side
against an opponent other than a runner. Contact with an opponent's hand(s) below the
waist that continues into the body below the waist is considered blocking below the
waist. Blocking below the waist applies only when the opponent has one or both feet on
the ground.
Questions and Answers (Verified
Answers) ||ACTUAL EXAM 2026
TEST!! Graded A+ | 2025|2026 EXAM
UPDATE
If a game official calls a time-out because A1 appears injured, A1 must leave the game
for at least one play. - ANSWER True: 3-5-10(a)
An official's time-out (which is not charged to either team) occurs, and the player shall
be replaced for at least one down, unless halftime or an overtime intermission occurs
when an apparently injured player is discovered by the game official while the ball is
dead and the clock is stopped and for whom the ready-for-play signal is delayed, or for
whom the clock is stopped.
A chop block is a legal block within the 6x8-yard free-blocking zone. - ANSWER False:
2-3-8
Chop block is a combination block by two or more teammates against an opponent
other than the runner, with or without delay, where one of the blocks is low (at the knee
or below) and one of the blocks is high (above the knee).
9-3-6
A player shall not chop block.
Beginning in 2012, gloves that may be anchored with athletic tape, and even though
modified, must meet the NOCSAE test standard at the time of manufacture, unless
made of an unaltered plain cloth. - ANSWER False: 1-5-2b
Beginning with the 2013 season,.....
Thigh guards that are unaltered from the manufacturer's original design/production are
not required equipment by rule. - ANSWER False: 1-5-1d(4)
Thigh guards which are unaltered from the manufacturer's original design/production
are required of all players.
Any player who exhibits signs, symptoms or behaviors consistent with a concussion
shall be immediately removed from the game and shall not return to play until cleared
by an appropriate health-care professional. - ANSWER True: 3-5-10b; POE
No player shall intentionally go out of bounds during a down and intentionally touch the
ball. - ANSWER True: 9-6-2b
Eye shade (grease or no-glare strips or stickers) that is a solid stroke can have words,
numbers, logos, or other symbols within the eye shade. - ANSWER False: 1-5-3 c(3)
Illegal equipment includes eye shade (grease or no-glare strips or stickers) that is not a
solid stroke or includes words, numbers, logos, or other symbols within the eye shade.
The horse-collar foul is enforced as a dead-ball foul. - ANSWER False: 9-4-3k
The horse-collar foul is enforced as a live-ball foul.
It is illegal for a member of either team to use any other part of the body or equipment to
initiate contact to the head. - ANSWER True: 9-4-3g; POE
, No player or nonplayer shall make any other contact with an opponent which is deemed
unnecessary and which incites roughness.
Holding an unauthorized conference is considered unsportsmanlike conduct and carries
a 15-yard penalty. - ANSWER True: 9-8-1f; Penalty
An authorized conference is permitted during the intermission between periods. -
ANSWER True: 3-5-8 a(2)
An authorized conference may be held during an official's time out.
3-5-7l
An official's time-out (which is not charged to either team) occurs during a dead ball for
a one-minute intermission between the first and second and the third and fourth periods
and following a try, successful field goal or safety and prior to the succeeding free kick.
It is illegal for any player to accidentally slap a loose ball with the arm or hand. -
ANSWER True: 9-7-2
No player shall bat (i.e. slap 2-2) a loose ball other than a pass or a fumble in flight, or a
low scrimmage kick in flight which he is attempting to block in or behind the expanded
neutral zone.
A backward pass in flight may be batted in any direction by the passing team. -
ANSWER False: 9-7-3
Any pass in flight may be batted in any direction, by an eligible receiver unless it is a
backward pass batted forward by the passing team.
Batting a scrimmage kick in or behind the neutral zone by R, in an effort to block the
kick, is legal. - ANSWER True: 9-7-2
No player shall bat (i.e. slap 2-2) a loose ball other than a pass or a fumble in flight, or a
low scrimmage kick in flight which he is attempting to block in or behind the expanded
neutral zone.
B1 (defense) may not legally bat a ball that is in possession of A1 (offense). - ANSWER
False: 9-7-4
A ball in player possession shall not be batted forward by a player of the team in
possession.
The blocker is allowed to lock his hands in certain situations. - ANSWER False: 2-3-3
The blocker's hand(s) may not be locked nor may he swing, throw or flip the elbow or
forearm so that it is moving faster than the blocker's shoulders at the time the elbow,
forearm, or shoulder contacts the opponent.
It is possible for a Team B player to clip. - ANSWER True: 2-5-1; 2-17-3
9-3-5: A player shall not clip or block an opponent in the back except using hands or
arms to contact an opponent above the waist in warding off a blocker, or when
attempting to reach a runner, or catch or recover a loose ball which he may legally
touch or possess.
The restriction on prohibiting blocking below the waist is in effect even though the
opponent has both feet off the ground when contacted by the blocker. - ANSWER
True: 2-3-7
Blocking below the waist is making initial contact below the waist from the front or side
against an opponent other than a runner. Contact with an opponent's hand(s) below the
waist that continues into the body below the waist is considered blocking below the
waist. Blocking below the waist applies only when the opponent has one or both feet on
the ground.
