Soccer Test

1. Soccer is the most popular game in the world.

A. True B. False

2. In many parts of the world soccer is known as ______________.

3. Until 1991, soccer was illegal in Mississippi.

A. True B. False

4. Women soccer teams have been able to play in the Olympics since ___________.

5. In the early 1800s soccer was invented in New Gate Prison in London by prisoners who
had been punished for stealing.
A. True B. False

6. Players must score without the use of their hands or their arms. Only the goalies are
allowed to touch the ball with their hands.
A. True B. False

7. A soccer ball has ________ panels; each one represents one of the 32 countries in
Europe.

8. When playing soccer, two teams of 11 players try to score a goal with a ball on a
rectangular field with a goal net at both ends.
A. True B. False

9. A __________ is scored when the ball crosses the goal line between the two goal posts.

10. Label the items in the pictures

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