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Super-recognisers - Reading practice

Authored by Sophie Quizziz

English

11th Grade

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Super-recognisers - Reading practice
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What newsworthy event took place in 2011?

There were lots of violent political protests.

There were riots on the streets of London.

A lot of people tried to steal things from shops.

There was a wave of public disorder across England.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

When Gary Collins saw the riots on TV, he ...

realised he should become a police officer.

changed his holiday plans.

stopped his job for six months.

came out of retirement.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

How did Gary Collins manage to identify so many rioters?

He recognised people he knew personally on TV.

He spent many hours looking at images on CCTV film.

He has an exceptional memory for faces.

He had undergone special visual memory training.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Which of the statements about the population is not true?

About 2 per cent can remember faces seen briefly for years.

About 96 per cent have an average memory for faces.

About 2 per cent can’t recognise people’s faces at all.

About 2 per cent have a near-perfect memory for faces.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Mick Neville thought there was a problem with CCTV because…

there weren’t enough cameras on the streets.

it was hard to identify criminals from the film.

the film quality wasn’t good enough.

the police didn’t have time to watch all the footage.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

The super-recognisers unit is impressive because…

it is unique in the world.

six officers have made as many identifications as around 10,000 of their colleagues.

the team have identified a lot of murderers who were then convicted.

the team is incredibly hard-working.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Identification by super-recognisers is used to…

help the police conduct investigations effectively.

convict all kinds of criminals.

prove guilt when there is little other evidence.

deter crime of all kinds.

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