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WorksheetsFootball Vocabulary
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
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1.
The kick-off is when teams ...
a)
kick the ball to the other half of the pitch.
b)
start the game, or restart after a goal or half-time.
c)
kick the ball after it goes behind the goal.
d)
kick the ball from the corner spot.
2.
The verb to trap the ball is when you ...
a)
get control of the ball with your chest.
b)
avoid getting hit by the ball.
c)
get control of the ball with your hands.
d)
get control of the ball with your feet.
3.
What does it mean to dribble the ball?
a)
It is kicking the ball.
b)
It is running with the ball at your feet.
c)
It is moving the ball forward with your head.
d)
It is running for a pass from another player.
4.
A ‘one-two’...
a)
is when 2 players pass between each other many times.
b)
is passing to a player then running into space for the player to pass back to you.
c)
means passing to a player with 2 kicks.
d)
means scoring 2 goals.
5.
What is a goal-kick?
a)
It is kicking the ball to the goal.
b)
It is scoring a goal.
c)
It is taken by the defending team when the ball goes behind the goal-line.
d)
It is taken by the attacking team when the ball goes behind the goal-line.
6.
‘Marking’ is when ...
a)
a player stays close to a player on the other team.
b)
defends his teammate.
c)
the referee marks the distance for a wall from a free-kick.
d)
there are chalk lines on the field.
7.
Where are the goal lines?
a)
They are in the centre of the pitch.
b)
They are between the goal posts.
c)
They are at both ends of the field.
d)
They are at both sides of the pitch.
8.
A penalty is given
a)
when a player is sent off for a foul.
b)
when a player is booked for a foul.
c)
when there is a foul against an attacking player in the penalty box.
d)
when someone fouls someone anywhere on the other team.
9.
The dug-out is ...
a)
the box closest to the goal.
b)
where the coaches and substitutes sit.
c)
where the chairman and directors sit.
d)
the circle in the middle of the pitch.
10.
A player that says 'Give and go!' wants another player on his team to …
a)
pass to him.
b)
pass to him and then run into space so he can pass it back.
c)
pass it back to the goalkeeper.
d)
take a corner and pass to them quickly.
11.
A ‘back-heel’ is ...
a)
when you pass backwards to your (goal)keeper.
b)
when you pass it backwards.
c)
when you head it backwards.
d)
when you kick the ball with the back of your foot.
12.
A ‘direct free-kick’ is when the attacking team ...
a)
can take the free-kick more quickly.
b)
can shoot the free-kick straight at the opponent's goal.
c)
must pass the ball before they shoot at goal.
d)
can pass directly to another player on their team.
13.
An ‘indirect free-kick’ is when the attacking team ...
a)
can take the free-kick more quickly.
b)
can shoot the free-kick straight at the opponent's goal.
c)
must pass the ball before they shoot at goal.
d)
can pass directly to another player on their team.
14.
If a player says ‘Man on!’, it means…
a)
there is a player from the other team close to the player they are talking to.
b)
the players in his team should stay close to the players in the other team.
c)
he is running into space and wants the ball.
d)
he wants the player in his team to tackle the player with the ball.
15.
When a player says ‘Mark up!’, it means…
a)
there is a player from the other team close to the player they are talking to.
b)
the players in his team should stay close to the players in the other team.
c)
he is running into space and wants the ball.
d)
he wants the player in his team to tackle the player with the ball.
16.
What are 'shin-pads'?
a)
The things on your lower legs.
b)
What the keeper wears on his hands.
c)
What the captain wears.
d)
The band around a player's head.
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