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Crime!

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

to secretly take money that is in your care or that belongs to an organization or business you work for is a(n)...

a)

slander

b)

fraud

c)

mugging

d)

embezzlement

2.

Which of these is not considered a crime?

a)

jaywalking

b)

truancy

c)

slander

d)

loitering with intent

3.

All these words are synonyms for "crime" except...

a)

felony

b)

misdemeanour

c)

offence

d)

revocation

4.

Which of these crimes does not involve violence?

a)

libel

b)

mugging

c)

kidnapping

d)

manslaughter

5.

Complete the phrase: "to be released ...."

a)

in probation

b)

in parole

c)

on parole

d)

on fine

6.

A fine can be....

a)

implied

b)

imposed

c)

imported

d)

imprinted

7.

to...... a verdict

a)

make

b)

reach

c)

take

d)

produce

8.

At the beginning of a trial, a defendant ..... innocent or guilty

a)

admits

b)

declares

c)

explains

d)

pleads

9.

Which of these words is not a synonym for "criminal"

a)

crook

b)

perpetrator

c)

truncheon

d)

culprit

10.

A person who commited fraud is a ....., and a person who commited embezzlement is a...

a)

frauder, embezzlementer

b)

fraudist, embezzler

c)

fraudster, embezzler

d)

frauder, embezzlist

11.

He was ....... with crimes that he didn't commit.

a)

convicted

b)

blamed

c)

accused

d)

charged

12.

A suspended sentence can be with or without....

a)

probation

b)

parole

c)

alibi

d)

release

13.

If a person is unhappy with his/her sentence he/she may....

a)

appeal for it

b)

appeal against it

c)

plead for it

d)

reject it

14.

Which of these is not a piece of police equipment?

a)

handcuffs

b)

truncheon

c)

heat-seeking device

d)

crook

15.

Some people are ..... convicted

a)

incorrectly

b)

inaccurately

c)

wrongly

d)

inexactly

16.

Lying in court is called....

a)

libel

b)

slander

c)

cheating

d)

perjury

17.

A judge ....... a case

a)

hears

b)

perceives

c)

notes

d)

decides

18.

A person cannot be released on ....

a)

bail

b)

parole

c)

custody