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Handwriting Analysis & Forgery

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

Document analysis is the examination and comparison of questioned documents with ____________________________.

a)

newspaper articles

b)

known material

c)

any document you can find

2.

Obliteration means

a)

writing over top to smear or make original writing unreadable

b)

an obligation

c)

over eating

3.

Commonly questioned documents include (select all that apply)

a)

passports & licenses

b)

wills

c)

5th grade ELA papers

d)

checks & money

e)

birth certificates

4.

An exemplar is ______________________________.

a)

an example of perfect handwriting

b)

a handwriting sample provided by a textbook

c)

a pre-written handwriting sample from a suspect

d)

a type of pen

5.

Which one of these is not a characteristic of handwriting?

a)

spacing between letters and words

b)

line quality

c)

color of ink

d)

size consistency

6.

Which one of these is not a characteristic of handwriting?

a)

continuity with the pen and paper surface

b)

type of pen or pencil used

c)

pen pressure

d)

slant

7.

What is the main difference between forgery and fraud?

a)

With fraud, there is material (property, money, etc.) gain, and with forgery the intent is just to deceive.

b)

Fraud has more syllables than forgery.

c)

Forgery is illegal but fraud is not.

8.

According to the PowerPoint, all of these documents are commonly forged except

a)

legal agreements

b)

your pet's veterinarian records

c)

employment records

d)

wills

e)

checks

9.

Who is Linda Mitchell?

a)

my mother

b)

the teacher who made the PowerPoint that you watched

c)

a police officer

d)

A handwriting analyst