1) Aggressively or recklessly striking or throwing a dead ball, that hits a person or causes property damage, is an example of a Technical Foul.

2) If a player appeals a line call made by a player or line judge to the referee that the referee did not see land, announce: "By rule, the call stands."

3) After you start calling the score, ignore all "not ready" signals made, unless a hinder occurs.

4) The established procedure to end the 15-second timed period and start play is "time in".

5) The starting server identification must be visible to the referee only.

6) For singles games, use the numbered server clip to keep track of which player is serving.

7) The player who starts serving for their team at the beginning of the game is referred to as?

8) If the referee is uncertain that an illegal volley serve was executed, the referee should call for a re-serve without penalty to the player.

9) A forward slash (/) on the scoresheet notates a point was won when the first server was serving.

10) The Tournament Director has the authority to impose any level of penalty, except for a game forfeit, and apply the penalty to the player's next match in the bracket or the player's next event in the tournament.

11) An example of the script for a line call appeal where no call was made by the player and the referee did not definitively see the ball is "By rule, the ball is in."

12) Announcing the serving team players and receiving team players is required to start a match.

13) Avoid public comments, positive or negative, about referees or players, including on social media.

14) It is a fault by the server if the release of the ball to execute a serve is not visible to the referee.

15) What is the final point in time that a player can rescind their request for a medical time-out without being charged for a medical time-out?

16) Which of the following is TRUE with regard to a tardy or absent player?

17) While the correct server and receiver should be in their proper positions to start each rally, their partners can stand anywhere on or off the court as long as they remain on their respective ends.

18) Play may begin before the expiration of a time-out if all players are ready.

19) With the Dual Referee Option, it is the Second Referee's responsibility to inspect the players' paddles.

20) At game point the referee should announce "possible game point".

21) After each rally, the referee should remind themself of the scores and check for correct player positions and correct server and receiver.

22) A player volleying a ball, that makes contact with their partner while the partner is in contact with the NVZ, will have committed a fault. The same is true if the volleying player knocks their partner into the NVZ immediately after or during their volley.

23) According to the USA Pickleball Officiating Handbook, (regarding appealed player line calls) the referee cannot make an accurate call when the ball landed between the referee and the line and prevented the referee from seeing whether the ball actually touched the line.

24) After calling "time in," if the players are not ready at one minute but are making an effort to get into position, go ahead and call the score.

25) A team may change the starting server anytime during a match by exchanging the starting server identification.

26) To document the point adjustment for a technical foul when the score of the offending team is zero, add one point to the score of the non-offending team by marking "TF" in the appropriate score box.

27) To annotate the scoresheet for a match retirement, which of the following statements is FALSE?

28) A player volleying a ball is subject to a NVZ violation until the momentum associated with the volley no longer exists, except if the ball becomes dead first.

29) If a player's foot or anything a player is wearing or carrying extends under the net and onto the opponent's court at any time while the ball is live, call a fault.

30) During singles play the server's correct position is determined by the server's score (i.e., even or odd) and the receiver should mirror the server's position diagonally to return the serve.

31) After the conclusion of a match, the referee should initial the scoresheet if the winning player(s) choose not to after they confirm the results.

32) Which of the following is NOT a valid "not ready" signal?

33) The server number should be written above or below the name of the server at the mid-game end change.

34) It is very important to record the correct scores and winning team on the scoresheet and to have one of the winners confirm the results. An error here can cause confusion at the event desk and delay the tournament.

35) A backslash (\) on the scoresheet notates a point was won when the non-banded server was serving.

36) If the referee calls the wrong score or calls a NVZ foot fault on a bounced ball, they should immediately hold up their hand, step forward to stop play, announce "Correction." and replay the rally.

37) The pre-match briefing includes introducing yourself to the players.

38) If more than one game is played in a match, draw a line through all unused points and unused time-out boxes for the completed game.

39) The between game time-out script is "Point. Game. [Score]. (pause) Time-out. Change ends. Two minutes."

40) If the server hits the ball while the referee is calling the score it is a fault on the server.

41) The second referee, when observed, will immediately call NVZ faults, plane of the net faults, service foot faults, short serves, player safety issues, double bounces (or triple bounces for a wheelchair player), player hit by the ball, ball carries, a player touching the net or net support system or a two bounce rule violation.

42) When should the referee start their timer to capture the allotted time before the match starts?

43) What is a reason(s) for moving to the center of the court between games?

44) If there are spectators, it is preferable to stand facing the majority of spectators so they can best hear you unless you are using a microphone. However, placement to see line judges takes priority.

45) A referee should use sound judgement and common sense to address situations not expressly covered by the Rulebook, the Casebook or the Handbook.

46) A referee time-out may be used to address a potential medical issue with a player.

47) A match forfeit is imposed when a player/team does which of the following?

48) Which of the following does NOT apply to the damaged or degraded ball procedure?

49) After announcing "Point. Game. [Score]", an appropriate script for the game to follow is "Time out. Change ends. Two minutes."

50) When simultaneous violations occur, call all violations and assess the penalty for the most severe penalty only.

51) During a time-out players should be reminded to put their paddles down or place the ball under the server's paddle.

52) The appropriate script for a questionable volley serve motion is "Stop play. Service Warning. Questionable whether [state the issue]. I will re-call the score."

53) Nonverbal signals and/or gestures can result in a penalty for coaching.

54) If the Tournament Director provides the line calling responsibilities, including appeal procedures, to the players in advance, this can be omitted from the referee's pre-match briefing.

55) Which of the following is NOT valid for a match retirement?

56) Anything affixed to the paddle face must comply with which of the following?

57) In the third game of a 2 out of 3 match and the fifth game of a 3 out of 5 match, if the first game was forfeited due to a late arrival, no end change occurs.

58) Anything a player is wearing or carrying (excluding tournament issued items such as server bands or paddle stickers that malfunction because of a defect) that contacts the NVZ as a result of a volley is a fault.

59) Play should begin when specified by the Tournament Director or no later than 10 minutes after the match is called.

60) Shading the end change mark on the scoresheet of the team that scored the end-change point and recording the score below the end-change mark is optional.

61) The correct script for a medical time-out is "Medical time-out requested by [name]. [Score]."

62) A referee should refrain from intervening in a match during a tournament. Which of the following would be exceptions for intervening?

63) The server is required to notify the referee if they change from the volley serve to the drop serve or vice-versa.

64) Intentionally spitting or coughing on any person may result in an ejection from competition or expulsion from the venue with the discretion of the Tournament Director.

65) If the correct server and correct receiver are in their correct positions when the score is called, but the serve is received by an incorrect player, when can the referee call a fault?

66) During mini-singles play the player's correct position is determined by their respective scores. As such, the receiver is not always positioned diagonally opposite the server to start each rally.

67) During the pre-match briefing the referee should ask the players if they have any questions and inform them of the remaining time for warmup.

68) Which of the following would NOT be an appropriate action applied to the scoresheet when "side-out" is called?

69) At the conclusion of a game the referee should collect the ball to facilitate a prompt start of the next game with the same ball.

70) A player can ask the referee to rule on a line call made by a line judge.

If the referee clearly sees a ball differently than the line judge, the referee has the authority to overrule the call.

71) The starting server for the first serving team in a doubles match begins the game as the second server.

72) For singles games, side out marks to document the end of consecutive points earned during that service possession are required.

73) Apparel changes required by the Tournament Director are handled as a referee time-out.

74) Which example script would be correct to inform players of remaining time-outs?

75) Players can use standard time-outs to extend their recovery time after a medical time-out has expired.