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Basketball for Beginners Quiz - PART 1 15 Questions

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Basketball is a TEAM sport with 5 players from a team on the court at time during game play.

a)

TRUE - YES!

b)

FALSE - NO!

2.

HOW MANY players from one team are on the court at a time?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

5

d)

3

3.

The basketball hoop (rim) is HOW MANY FEET tall?

a)

5 feet

b)

10 feet

c)

6 feet

d)

2 feet

4.

Each team consists of positions called 2 Forwards, 1 Center, and HOW MANY GUARDS on the court?

a)

0 Guards

b)

1 Guard

c)

2 Guards

d)

3 Guards

5.

When the game starts, there is a JUMP BALL between the 2 teams leaping for the ball in the CENTER COURT.

What is another name for this JUMP BALL called?

a)

A Tip Off

b)

A Square

c)

A Showdown

d)

A Face Off

e)

None of the Above

6.

A basketball game starts with a TIP OFF, also known as a JUMP BALL where the teams meet in the middle of the court to see who gets to start with the ball first.

a)

TRUE - YES!

b)

FALSE - NO!

7.

There are 4 QUARTERS to be played in basketball game.

a)

TRUE - YES!

b)

FALSE - NO!

8.

What is THE GOAL of the game?

a)

To shoot the ball into the hoop and SCORE

b)

To steal the ball from the other team to have a chance to SCORE

c)

To dribble the ball to move around on the court to get closer to the hoop to SCORE

d)

To pass the ball to a teammate for them to SCORE a basket for your team

e)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

9.

How do you SCORE in BASKETBALL?

a)

SHOOT

b)

PASS

c)

STEAL the ball on DEFENSE

d)

ALL of the above

e)

NONE of the above

10.

The FREE THROW LINE is in THE KEY on the basketball court.

a)

TRUE - YES!

b)

FALSE - NO!

11.

Each basket made is worth 3 points. A 4-pointer is made from behind the outer ring line that looks like an arch.

a)

TRUE - YES!

b)

FALSE - NO!

12.

Which of these actions IS ALLOWED during a basketball game?

a)

KICKING the ball

b)

Hit the ball with your FIST

c)

Run around the court with the ball WITHOUT DRIBBLING it

d)

PASSING the ball to a teammate

e)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

13.

Players CANNOT step ON OR OVER the foul line when shooting a free throw.

a)

TRUE - YES!

b)

FALSE - NO!

14.

What happens if a player throws or loses control of the ball sending it out of bounds past the boundary lines?

a)

The ball is given to the other team.

b)

The ball is not yours any longer and the other team gets to re-set the play out of bounds.

c)

You lose possession of the ball for your team.

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

15.

The ball can ONLY BE MOVED by DRIBBLING OR PASSING the ball.

a)

TRUE - YES!

b)

FALSE - NO!