NISOA EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS
The field of play does not have an 11 yard hash mark along the goal line. The refer
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ee should:
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A) Begin the game with no hash mark and report to governing sports authority
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B) Not allow the game to begin until the hash mark is in place - ans-A
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The number of identical balls needed to start a game:
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A)1
B)3
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Team roster must be presented to the referee:
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A) Anytime prior to match
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B) 5 mins before
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C) 15 mins before - ans-C
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5. In the last 5 minutes of the second regulation period the team leading 1-
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0 decides to substitute, that substitute becomes a player when:
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A) When the referee stops the clock for the substitution
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B) When she is beckoned onto the field by the referee
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C) When she enters the field of play - ans-A
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The starting goalkeeper is substituted at the 30th minute. At the 40th minute she re
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ports to the scorer's table to reenter the game as a goalkeeper. The referee should:
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A) Allow the goalkeeper to reenter in the first half
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B) Not allow the goalkeeper to reenter in the first half - ans-A
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In the first half, a defender (A2) attempts a legal slide tackle and as a result is blee
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ding from his hip. The referee correctly requires him to leave the field and he is repl
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aced by substitute (A12). After being attended to by the trainer and no longer bleedi
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ng, A2 reports to the scorer's table to replace A3. The referee should:
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, A) Allow A2 to replace A3
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B) Only allow A2 to reenter if he replaces A12
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C) Not allow A2 to reenter - ans-A
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A12 reports to the scorer's table to substitute for A2 in the first overtime period. Tea
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m A is awarded a corner kick. The referee beckons A12 onto the field, but the coac
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h decides he wants A2 to remain in the game for the corner kick and tells A12 not t
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o enter. The referee should:
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A) Require A12 to enter for A2
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B) Allow A2 to remain in the game and allow A12 to enter at the next substitution o
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pportunity ws
C) Allow A2 to remain in the game and NOT allow A12 to enter during the remaind
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er of the first overtime period - ans-C
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Team A wins the coin toss at the beginning of the game. Team A:
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A) Must choose a goal to attack
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B) Must kick off to start the game
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C) May choose either to kick off or which goal to defend - ans-C
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Player A1 takes a throw-in and it does not enter the field of play. The referee shall:
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A) Award the throw-in to Team B
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B) Require A1 to retake the throw-in
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C) Allow any player on Team A to retake the throw-in - ans-A
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With the goalkeeper of team A in clear possession in his own goal area, the referee
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stops play to attend to an injured player at midfield. The proper restart of the game
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is:
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A) ws A drop ball at the point the goalkeeper had possession.
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B) ws A drop ball at the 6 yard mark.
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C) ws An indirect kick for team A at the point the goalkeeper had possession.
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D) ws An indirect kick for team A anywhere in the goal area.
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E) ws A drop ball at the point of the injured player. - ans-D
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The coach of the visiting team, team A, is ejected from the match at the 67th minut
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e with his team leading 2-
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1. There are no other school officials at the venue. The referee should:
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A) ws Terminate the match and declare Team B the winner.
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B) ws Terminate the match and declare Team A the winner.
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C) ws Terminate the match and order it replayed in its entirety.
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D) ws Ensure the coach leaves the vicinity of the match and allow the match to continu
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CORRECT ANSWERS
The field of play does not have an 11 yard hash mark along the goal line. The refer
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ee should:
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A) Begin the game with no hash mark and report to governing sports authority
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B) Not allow the game to begin until the hash mark is in place - ans-A
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The number of identical balls needed to start a game:
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A)1
B)3
C)5 - ans-Cws ws
Team roster must be presented to the referee:
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A) Anytime prior to match
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B) 5 mins before
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C) 15 mins before - ans-C
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5. In the last 5 minutes of the second regulation period the team leading 1-
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0 decides to substitute, that substitute becomes a player when:
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A) When the referee stops the clock for the substitution
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B) When she is beckoned onto the field by the referee
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C) When she enters the field of play - ans-A
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The starting goalkeeper is substituted at the 30th minute. At the 40th minute she re
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ports to the scorer's table to reenter the game as a goalkeeper. The referee should:
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A) Allow the goalkeeper to reenter in the first half
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B) Not allow the goalkeeper to reenter in the first half - ans-A
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In the first half, a defender (A2) attempts a legal slide tackle and as a result is blee
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ding from his hip. The referee correctly requires him to leave the field and he is repl
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aced by substitute (A12). After being attended to by the trainer and no longer bleedi
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ng, A2 reports to the scorer's table to replace A3. The referee should:
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, A) Allow A2 to replace A3
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B) Only allow A2 to reenter if he replaces A12
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C) Not allow A2 to reenter - ans-A
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A12 reports to the scorer's table to substitute for A2 in the first overtime period. Tea
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m A is awarded a corner kick. The referee beckons A12 onto the field, but the coac
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h decides he wants A2 to remain in the game for the corner kick and tells A12 not t
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o enter. The referee should:
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A) Require A12 to enter for A2
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B) Allow A2 to remain in the game and allow A12 to enter at the next substitution o
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pportunity ws
C) Allow A2 to remain in the game and NOT allow A12 to enter during the remaind
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er of the first overtime period - ans-C
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Team A wins the coin toss at the beginning of the game. Team A:
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A) Must choose a goal to attack
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B) Must kick off to start the game
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C) May choose either to kick off or which goal to defend - ans-C
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Player A1 takes a throw-in and it does not enter the field of play. The referee shall:
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A) Award the throw-in to Team B
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B) Require A1 to retake the throw-in
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C) Allow any player on Team A to retake the throw-in - ans-A
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With the goalkeeper of team A in clear possession in his own goal area, the referee
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stops play to attend to an injured player at midfield. The proper restart of the game
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is:
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A) ws A drop ball at the point the goalkeeper had possession.
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B) ws A drop ball at the 6 yard mark.
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C) ws An indirect kick for team A at the point the goalkeeper had possession.
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D) ws An indirect kick for team A anywhere in the goal area.
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E) ws A drop ball at the point of the injured player. - ans-D
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The coach of the visiting team, team A, is ejected from the match at the 67th minut
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e with his team leading 2-
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1. There are no other school officials at the venue. The referee should:
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A) ws Terminate the match and declare Team B the winner.
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B) ws Terminate the match and declare Team A the winner.
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C) ws Terminate the match and order it replayed in its entirety.
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D) ws Ensure the coach leaves the vicinity of the match and allow the match to continu
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