Basketball Rules

__________________ is the team with the ball trying to score.

• Offense

• Defense

• Winner

• Loser

Which of the following is not a way to get the ball down the court?

• Dribbling it

• Passing it

• Running with it

All basketball games are started with a _____________

• Coin toss

• Jump ball

• Rock, paper, scissors

• Make it, take it

What is the object of basketball?

• To dunk the ball and make the fans go wild

• To shoot the basketball into a hoop to score points

• To hit home runs

• To kick the ball into a goal

A basket made inside the 3-point line is worth how many points?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

The 5 players on the court are made up of 2 guards, 1 center and _______________.

• 2 substitutes

• 2 coaches

• 2 kickers

• 2 forwards

____________________ is the team without the ball trying to stop their opponent from scoring.

• Offense

• Defense

• Winner

• Loser

What is it called when you are assigned to guard a certain player on the court?

• Zone defense

• Man-to-man defense

You must win by 2 in order to be declared the winner in basketball?

• Yes

• No

What type of defense are you playing if you are assigned an area on the court to guard?

• Zone Defense

• Man-to-man defense