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Basketball · Level 1: Beginner · Sub-level 1.4

Talking Basketball

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 22 October 2026 · markdown

The words of the game: scoring, passing, rebounding, defence, ball-handling, shots, team roles, coaching, play names and the box score.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1Scoring wordsTake a test

  1. A bucket is any made basket.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. 'Downtown' means far out, beyond the arc.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. It leaves the hand before the end-of-period signal and goes in.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. A putback scores directly after grabbing the rebound.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. A tip-in redirects a miss into the basket with a touch.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. After several makes, a player tests his hot hand with a tough attempt.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. To drain a shot is to make it, often cleanly.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. 1, 2 and 3 points.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. Miss, offensive rebound, putback.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. A bucket is a basket; a brick and an air ball are misses; a turnover loses the ball.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 2Passing and assist wordsTake a test

  1. An assist is the pass that sets up a made basket.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. A great assist is often called a dime.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. A skip pass jumps the ball from one side to the other, over the defence.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. An entry pass feeds the ball to a player in the post.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. A driver draws the defence, then kicks the ball out to an open shooter.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. A lob floats over defenders.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. Dishing is passing, usually setting up a score.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. Drive, collapse, kick-out, three: the kick-out gets the assist.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. Bounce, chest height, then the high lob.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. An assist is the pass right before a made basket.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 3Rebounding wordsTake a test

  1. A rebound is often called a board.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. Crashing the boards is going hard to the basket for rebounds.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. They come from scoring after rebounding your own team's miss.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. A tip-out keeps the ball alive by tapping it to a team-mate.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. A glass cleaner is a strong rebounder.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. Rebounding margin is a team's rebounds minus the opponents' rebounds.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. A rebound credited to a team, not a player, is a team rebound.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. Miss, crash, offensive board, score.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. Offensive plus defensive equals the total.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. A board is a rebound; a dime is an assist; a swish a clean make; a steal takes the ball.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 4Defence wordsTake a test

  1. A steal wins the ball from the other team without a foul.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. Big blocks are called swats or rejections.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. A defender sets his feet and the attacker runs into him.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. A lockdown defender keeps the best scorers quiet.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. Deflections disrupt the attack even without a steal.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. On a switch, two defenders exchange assignments.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. Help defence covers a team-mate who has been beaten.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. Set feet in the path; the driver's contact is the foul.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. Deflection, recovery, then the fast break.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. An assist is an attacking play; steals, blocks and charges are defence.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 5Ball-handling wordsTake a test

  1. Any lost possession without a shot, through a bad pass, violation or steal, is a turnover.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. Handle means ball-handling, mostly dribbling.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. The dribbler spins away from the defender to get by.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. A hesitation fakes a stop before exploding past.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. Between the legs changes hands while the body shields the ball.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. The ball goes from one hand to the other round the back.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. A crossover so quick it sends the defender off balance.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. Approach, hesitate, cross, go.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. Between the legs is tight; the speed dribble is pushed out in front.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. A hook shot is a shot, not a dribble move.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 6Shot namesTake a test

  1. The hook sweeps the ball up and over with one arm, body sideways.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. The floater arcs high and soft over a shot-blocker.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. Leaning back creates space from the defender.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. One player throws the lob; another catches it mid-air and finishes.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. The ball rolls off the fingers up and into the basket.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. Stepping back away from the defender creates room to shoot.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. A runner is released while running, often off one foot.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. Cut, lob, catch in the air, finish.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. At the rim, short range, then beyond the arc.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. That is the hook shot.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 7Team wordsTake a test

  1. Starters are the five who begin the game on court.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. The sixth man is usually the top player who does not start.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. The rotation is the group of players a coach regularly uses.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. When the result is settled, reserves often play out the last minutes.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. Small ball uses quicker, smaller line-ups for pace and shooting.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. Big men are the tall forwards and centres who work inside.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. Role players do particular jobs, like defending or shooting.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. Starters play most; the end of the bench least.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. A decided game hands the last minutes to the bench.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. The sixth man is the first off the bench.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 8Bench and coaching wordsTake a test

  1. Coaches call plays by name or signal.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. Scouting reports describe an opponent's players and tendencies.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. Film sessions review video of past games.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. An ATO is a play drawn up during a time-out.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. DNP marks a player who stayed on the bench all game.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. A set play is a rehearsed sequence the team runs on the coach's call.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. Assistants help with tactics, scouting and player development.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. Time-out, board, ATO, result.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. Scout, report, film, game.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. A box score is a statistics sheet, not a coaching tool like rotations, play calls or reports.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 9Names of playsTake a test

  1. The screener sets a pick for the dribbler, then rolls to the basket.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. Instead of rolling to the rim, the screener steps out for a jump shot.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. Team-mates spread out so one player attacks his defender alone.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. The fast break races the ball up after a turnover or rebound.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. The high-post player feeds the team-mate sealing low.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. Horns starts with two players at the elbows and a guard at the top.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. A team-mate screens the dribbler's defender.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  8. Screen, use it, roll, finish.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. Win it, outlet, fill lanes, score.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. The pick-and-pop: the screener pops out to shoot.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Test 10Words from the box scoreTake a test

  1. Double figures in two categories, such as points and rebounds.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  2. Points, rebounds and assists in double figures is the classic triple-double.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  3. Plus-minus tracks how the team did while that player played.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  4. MIN counts minutes on the court.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  5. PF is the number of personal fouls a player committed.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  6. TO counts turnovers, possessions lost.

    Source: General basketball reference · recall

  7. Two categories in double figures: a double-double.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  8. One category, then two, then three.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  9. Minutes first, then points, rebounds, assists.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

  10. Points and rebounds are in double figures, assists are not: a double-double.

    Source: General basketball reference · applied

Sources

General basketball references, FIBA (3x3, mini-basketball), IWBF, FIBA/WABC Coaches Manual; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered FIBA rules belong to the Rules category.

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