1 NFHS Football Rules Practice Test
Question #1 (Rule 9-4-6 Penalty)
4/16, R-30. With holder K11 and kicker K2, Team K is in a legal scrimmage kick formation. K11 takes the snap and runs to the R20. R66 is flagged for roughing the snapper. It will be K’s ball:
a.o4/6, R-20
b.o4/1, R-15
c.√1/10, R-15
d.o1/10, R-10
Question #2 (Rule 8-4-3b)
Score is Team R – 20 and Team K – 17. On the final play of the fourth period,
K14 kicks a game tying field goal. R33 is flagged for roughing the holder K12. Team K may choose to keep the 3 points and enforce the penalty in overtime.
a.√ True
b.oFalse
Question #3 (Rules 7-5-2d, 9-4-3k and 10-2-1)
1/10, B-39. A11 while still in the pocket cannot find an open receiver and throws the ball from the B-48 toward the sideline and it lands at the B-46 with no receiver in the area.
Just after A11 releases the ball, B55 tackles him by grabbing the back of the 2collar and pulling him immediately to the ground. There is no effect on the flight of the pass by the action of B55.
a.oA, 1/10, B-29
b.oA, 2/10, B-39
c.√A, 1/10, B-39
d.oA, 1/10, B-48
Question #4 (Rule 7-1-3a)
Team A is in the hurry up offense and snapper A50 places both hands on the ball. A7 then calls the team into a huddle and A50 removes his hands from the ball. It is a snap infraction foul.
a.√ True
b.oFalse 3Question #5 (Rules 7-5-13 and 10-6)
1/10, A-40. A50 reaches out and is first to touch A12’s forward pass at the A-38.
a.oNo foul, A50’s touching is behind the line of scrimmage
b.√ 2/17 from the A-33
c.o2/15 from the A-35
d.o1/10 from the A-35
Question #6 (Rules 3-3-4b(3) and 7-5-2)
3/G, B-12. The score is A – 20 and B – 24. With 0:03 in the game, A7 advances to the B-2 and is about to be tackled when he flips the ball forward
to A84 who catches the ball in the end zone. Time expires during the down.
a.oA, 3/G from the B-17. Play one untimed down.
b.oA, 4/G from the B-7. Play one untimed down.
c.√ Game over
Question #7 (Rules 2-4-5 and 9-4-3o)
A player on defense sticks out his foot and trips the runner. That is a legal play.
a.oTrue
b.√ False
Question #8 (Rules 2-13-4h and 8-5-1a)
4/10, K-40. K1’s scrimmage kick is muffed by R22 at the R-4, after which it rolls into the end zone where K4 secures possession in the end zone.
a.oTouchdown 4b.oSafety
c.√ Touchback
d.oR, 1/10, R-4
Question #9 (Rule 9-8-1 only g, h and k default to the head coach)
While the ball is dead, an assistant coach is flagged for coming out onto the numbers and cursing the officials in a loud and abusive manner. This is the team’s second unsportsmanlike conduct foul during the game (the first unsportsmanlike foul was committed by the head coach). The head coach is disqualified, must leave the field and remain out of view of the playing area for the remainder of the game.
a.oTrue
b.√ False
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