NFHS FOOTBALL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM
NFHS FOOTBALL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST COMPLETE
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!
NOTE: In the exam situations, A-refers to the offensive team and B- refers to
their opponents the defensive team. K-refers to the kicking team and R-refers to
the receiving team. A1, B1, K1, and R1 are players of these teams. If team
possession changes during the down, each team retains its identity. In kicking
situations, it is not during a try and no fair-catch signal has been given unless
specified. Unless stated, acts occur while: the ball is inbounds; a forward pass is
legal; any out-of-bounds is between the goal lines. Line means scrimmage line.
Reference to a foul is to a player foul which is not unsportsmanlike. There is no
foul or change of possession, unless it is mentioned, and penalties are
considered accepted for enforcement.
T/F A player or other person is out of bounds when any part of the person is
touching anything, other than another player or game official that is on or outside
the sideline or end line, and that player remains out of bounds until returning to
the field with any body part touching the field and no body part touching out of
bounds. - ANSWER-True
T/F The kickers may not advance a recovered free kick. - ANSWER-True
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T/F A defenseless player includes a receiver who is forcefully contacted by an
opponent and that contact is not an attempt to tackle by wrapping arm(s) around
the receiver. - ANSWER-True
T/F Any live-ball foul is penalized from the basic spot per Rule 10-4 unless
otherwise specified by rule. - ANSWER-True
T/F It is illegal substitution to have 12 or more players participating at the snap or
free kick. - ANSWER-False
T/F An inadvertent whistle does not end the down. - ANSWER-False
T/F The penalty for a chop block is 10 yards. - ANSWER-False
T/F Fouls that occur after an inadvertent whistle can only be dead-ball fouls. -
ANSWER-True
T/F Following a scrimmage kick by K1, the loose ball play ends when R1 touches
the kick. - ANSWER-False
T/F Forward interference can occur behind, in or beyond the neutral zone. -
ANSWER-False
T/F If a substitute or replaced player influences the play, it is illegal participation. -
ANSWER-True
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T/F Players are not required to wear knee pads. - ANSWER-False
T/F If during a down in which time expires, K1 holds during a successful field-goal
attempt, the period is automatically ended and the score is cancelled. - ANSWER-
False
T/F A shift which is designed to cause B to encroach is a false start. - ANSWER-True
T/F The team whose goal line is involved shall put the ball in play anywhere
between the hash marks on its 25-yard line by a snap after a touchback and by a
free kick after a safety. - ANSWER-False
T/F 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 the head coach. - ANSWER-False
T/F A period shall not be extended when a foul occurs that specifies a loss of a
down. - ANSWER-True
T/F There is a two-minute intermission following a try, successful field goal or
safety prior to a free kick. - ANSWER-False
T/F It is a touchback if A1 fumbles on B's 5-yard line and B1's muff forces the loose
ball into B's end zone and out of bounds beyond the end line. - ANSWER-False
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NFHS FOOTBALL EXAM ACTUAL EXAM NEWEST COMPLETE
ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!
NOTE: In the exam situations, A-refers to the offensive team and B- refers to
their opponents the defensive team. K-refers to the kicking team and R-refers to
the receiving team. A1, B1, K1, and R1 are players of these teams. If team
possession changes during the down, each team retains its identity. In kicking
situations, it is not during a try and no fair-catch signal has been given unless
specified. Unless stated, acts occur while: the ball is inbounds; a forward pass is
legal; any out-of-bounds is between the goal lines. Line means scrimmage line.
Reference to a foul is to a player foul which is not unsportsmanlike. There is no
foul or change of possession, unless it is mentioned, and penalties are
considered accepted for enforcement.
T/F A player or other person is out of bounds when any part of the person is
touching anything, other than another player or game official that is on or outside
the sideline or end line, and that player remains out of bounds until returning to
the field with any body part touching the field and no body part touching out of
bounds. - ANSWER-True
T/F The kickers may not advance a recovered free kick. - ANSWER-True
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T/F A defenseless player includes a receiver who is forcefully contacted by an
opponent and that contact is not an attempt to tackle by wrapping arm(s) around
the receiver. - ANSWER-True
T/F Any live-ball foul is penalized from the basic spot per Rule 10-4 unless
otherwise specified by rule. - ANSWER-True
T/F It is illegal substitution to have 12 or more players participating at the snap or
free kick. - ANSWER-False
T/F An inadvertent whistle does not end the down. - ANSWER-False
T/F The penalty for a chop block is 10 yards. - ANSWER-False
T/F Fouls that occur after an inadvertent whistle can only be dead-ball fouls. -
ANSWER-True
T/F Following a scrimmage kick by K1, the loose ball play ends when R1 touches
the kick. - ANSWER-False
T/F Forward interference can occur behind, in or beyond the neutral zone. -
ANSWER-False
T/F If a substitute or replaced player influences the play, it is illegal participation. -
ANSWER-True
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T/F Players are not required to wear knee pads. - ANSWER-False
T/F If during a down in which time expires, K1 holds during a successful field-goal
attempt, the period is automatically ended and the score is cancelled. - ANSWER-
False
T/F A shift which is designed to cause B to encroach is a false start. - ANSWER-True
T/F The team whose goal line is involved shall put the ball in play anywhere
between the hash marks on its 25-yard line by a snap after a touchback and by a
free kick after a safety. - ANSWER-False
T/F 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 the head coach. - ANSWER-False
T/F A period shall not be extended when a foul occurs that specifies a loss of a
down. - ANSWER-True
T/F There is a two-minute intermission following a try, successful field goal or
safety prior to a free kick. - ANSWER-False
T/F It is a touchback if A1 fumbles on B's 5-yard line and B1's muff forces the loose
ball into B's end zone and out of bounds beyond the end line. - ANSWER-False
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