2025/2026 NFHS Football Exam Part 1
with correct verified answers
,INTRODUCTION:
This document contains the full 2025-2026 NFHS Football Exam
Part 1 with verified correct answers. It includes a wide range of
True/False and multiple-choice questions covering rules, penalties,
field dimensions, player responsibilities, and officiating mechanics.
This resource is highly useful for referees, coaches, and players
preparing for certification or in-depth rules knowledge.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
T/F It is illegal substitution to have 12 or more players participating
at the snap or free kick. --- correct answer ---False
T/F An inadvertent whistle does not end the down. --- correct
answer ---False
T/F The penalty for a chop block is 10 yards. --- correct answer ---
False
T/F Fouls that occur after an inadvertent whistle can only be dead-
ball fouls. --- correct answer ---True
, T/F Following a scrimmage kick by K1, the loose ball play ends
when R1 touches the kick. --- correct answer ---False
T/F Forward interference can occur behind, in or beyond the
neutral zone. --- correct answer ---False
T/F If a substitute or replaced player influences the play, it is
illegal participation. --- correct answer ---True
T/F Players are not required to wear knee pads. --- correct 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. --- correct answer ---False
T/F A shift which is designed to cause B to encroach is a false start.
--- correct 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. --- correct
answer ---False
with correct verified answers
,INTRODUCTION:
This document contains the full 2025-2026 NFHS Football Exam
Part 1 with verified correct answers. It includes a wide range of
True/False and multiple-choice questions covering rules, penalties,
field dimensions, player responsibilities, and officiating mechanics.
This resource is highly useful for referees, coaches, and players
preparing for certification or in-depth rules knowledge.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
T/F It is illegal substitution to have 12 or more players participating
at the snap or free kick. --- correct answer ---False
T/F An inadvertent whistle does not end the down. --- correct
answer ---False
T/F The penalty for a chop block is 10 yards. --- correct answer ---
False
T/F Fouls that occur after an inadvertent whistle can only be dead-
ball fouls. --- correct answer ---True
, T/F Following a scrimmage kick by K1, the loose ball play ends
when R1 touches the kick. --- correct answer ---False
T/F Forward interference can occur behind, in or beyond the
neutral zone. --- correct answer ---False
T/F If a substitute or replaced player influences the play, it is
illegal participation. --- correct answer ---True
T/F Players are not required to wear knee pads. --- correct 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. --- correct answer ---False
T/F A shift which is designed to cause B to encroach is a false start.
--- correct 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. --- correct
answer ---False
