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Basketball Final

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the line that cuts the court in half?

a)

baseline

b)

half court line

c)

sideline

d)

free throw line

2.

What is it called when you move your feet without dribbling the basketball?

a)

carry

b)

double dribble

c)

travel

d)

swimming

3.

What would be called if a player dribbles with two hands?

a)

carry

b)

travel

c)

walking

d)

double dribble

4.

What is called when you dribble, pick up the ball, and dribble again?

a)

double dribble

b)

travel

c)

carry

d)

walking

5.

How many points is a basket made outside the three point line?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

5

6.

How many players on the court for a team during a real basketball game?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

7.

What is it called when you dribble and your hand is underneath the basketball?

a)

travel

b)

carry

c)

double dribble

d)

walking

8.
Which is NOT a type of pass?
a)
Chest
b)
Bounce
c)
Palm
d)
Overhead
9.
Keeping one foot planted on the ground while stepping with the other foot is called a ___________.  
a)
foul
b)
travel
c)
pivot
10.
The Line Labeled with a number 5 is the ___________ .
a)
Sideline
b)
Free Throw line
c)
Mid Court line
d)
Baseline
11.
The Line Labeled with the number 2 is the __________.
a)
Free Throw
b)
Mid Court
c)
Sideline
d)
Baseline
12.
Which line is numbered with a # 4?
a)
Sideline
b)
Free Throw
c)
Baseline
13.

Who invented basketball?

a)

Dr James Naismith

b)

Dr. Martin Luther King jr

c)

Michael Jordan

d)

LeBron James

14.

To create the game, the inventor used a soccer ball, a 10 ft pole and ___.

a)

Basketball hoop

b)

Milk carton

c)

Peach basket

d)

Soccer net

15.

What was the score of the very first basketball game played?

a)

1-0

b)

5-4

c)

120-119

d)

64-59

16.

What is the role of a point guard?

a)

shoot

b)

run

c)

distribute the ball and facilitate the offense.

17.

What is the role of the small forward?

a)

shoot/rebound/post up

b)

rebound

c)

post up

18.

What is the power forward position?

a)

Play with their back to basket,rebound, and block shots.

b)

Shoot

c)

Pass

19.

What is the center positions role?

a)

Defend the paint area and rebound

b)

rebound

c)

Score

20.

What positions is (1)?

a)

sg

b)

sf

c)

pg

21.

What position is (3)?

a)

sf

b)

c

c)

pf

22.

What position is( 4)?

a)

sf

b)

pf

c)

c

23.

What is this kind of defensive position called?

a)

Help Defense

b)

On Ball Defense

c)

Deny Defense

24.

What is this defensive position called?

a)

Help Defense

b)

On Ball defense

c)

Deny Defense

25.

What is a strength of a 2-3 zone defense

a)

Defends the three point arc well

b)

Defends well against lay ups, inside scoring

26.
When playing man to man defense what is your primary goal?
a)
To stay between the offensive player and the basket.
b)
Steal the ball
c)
To guard my area/zone of the court
d)
To stay behind my man 
27.

What does triple threat mean?

a)

Is a player position that means, they can dribble, they can pass, or the can shoot.

b)

A player has 3 ways they can score on you.

c)

A player has 3 ways they can dribble past you.

d)

A player has the ability to shoot from 3 spots on the floor.

28.

In basketball you are allowed up to 3 steps with the ball

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Check all of the items that are names of basketball violations.

a)

Charging

b)

Double - Dribble

c)

Travelling

d)

Carrying

30.

Which of the following is an example of a charging foul?

a)

Running into a player that has possession of the ball.

b)

Running into a defender that has established position.

c)

Using arms to create space.

d)

Stepping into the free throw lane before the ball hits the rim on a free throw attempt.

31.

How many fouls do you need in order to foul out in the NBA

a)

5

b)

4

c)

7

d)

6

32.
Keeping one foot planted on the ground while stepping with the other foot is called a ___________.  
a)
foul
b)
travel
c)
pivot
33.

When you start dribbling.....

a)

Keep your hand on top of the ball

b)

Keep the ball low and Look up.

c)

Keep your body between your defender and the ball

d)

All the above

34.

What is it called when you move your feet without dribbling the basketball?

a)

carry

b)

double dribble

c)

travel

d)

swimming

35.

A blocking foul is

a)

knocking the ball away before it enters the basket.

b)

using hands to stop an opponent.

c)

getting in the other team's way to give your teammate space.

d)

the use of the defender's body position to prevent an opponent's advance.