Basketball Vocabulary Quiz
This is a quiz that will help you practice your basic basketball words. This can help you study for you end of unit test.
- 1.
What is an Assist?
- A.
A pass
- B.
A pass before a shot
- C.
A movement of the feet
- D.
A motion to get open
- E.
A shot from behind the 3 point line
Correct Answer
B. A pass before a shot -
- 2.
What does the triple threat position allow you to do?
- A.
Pass, shoot, dribble
- B.
Shoot, L cut, Lay up
- C.
Pass, Pivot, screen
- D.
Shoot, V cut, foul
Correct Answer
A. Pass, shoot, dribble -
- 3.
A ...... is when the defensive team catches the rebound.
Correct Answer
defensive rebound - 4.
What is a passing lane?
- A.
The distance between two players
- B.
The movement of shooting
- C.
When there is space between two players to pass the ball without being intercepted
- D.
A shot from the three point line
- E.
A movement to get open
Correct Answer
C. When there is space between two players to pass the ball without being intercepted -
- 5.
An ..... is when the offensive team commits a foul.
Correct Answer
offensive foul - 6.
What is a personal foul?
- A.
When you commit a foul
- B.
When someone commits a foul towards you
- C.
When a foul is committed due to personal reasons
Correct Answer
A. When you commit a foul -
- 7.
What is the fifth foul?
- A.
The fifth time your team fouls disqualifying them from the game
- B.
The fifth time you have fouled within the game, disqualifying yourself from the game
- C.
The fifth time you have fouled in your life time, disqualifying yourself from ever playing basketball again
Correct Answer
B. The fifth time you have fouled within the game, disqualifying yourself from the game -
- 8.
What are the two types of periods?
- A.
4 quarters and 2 x 50 minute halves
- B.
6 parts and 2 x 10 minute halves
- C.
4 quarters and 2 x 20 minute halves
Correct Answer
C. 4 quarters and 2 x 20 minute halves -
- 9.
How do you receive three points?
- A.
When a basket is shot from outside the three point line after passing it three times
- B.
When a basket is shot from on or over the three point line
- C.
When a basket is shot from inside the three point line
- D.
When a basket is shot within the three second rule time limit
Correct Answer
B. When a basket is shot from on or over the three point line -
- 10.
What is a turnover?
- A.
When the ball is rolled over
- B.
When the ball is given to the opposite team
- C.
When the teams switch sides
- D.
When the referee is changed
- E.
When players are exchanged
Correct Answer
B. When the ball is given to the opposite team -
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