WorksheetsS1 TB U5 Reading (Vocabulary)
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
These offenders should be put to work keeping clean the very streets they had terrorized.
a)
encouraged
b)
assisted
c)
intimidated
d)
reinforced
2.
The threat of jail term has not deterred them, so putting them to work will shame them effectively.
a)
discouraged
b)
inspired
c)
encouraged
d)
uninspired
3.
They will be easily recognised and lose a little of their street credibility.
a)
reasonableness
b)
probability
c)
eminence
d)
standing
4.
The country is currently facing a surge of snatch crimes.
a)
sudden increase
b)
sudden decrease
c)
steady increase
d)
steady decrease
5.
The feasibility of implementing such programme has to be looked into, as it will require additional manpower to monitor the offenders.
a)
theoretical
b)
practicality
c)
unworkable
d)
idealistic
6.
The Malaysia Crime Prevention Foundation (MCPF) today suggested that snatch thieves be prosecuted for robbery which carries a heavier sentence as a penalty.<br />
a)
pardoned
b)
freed
c)
charged
d)
liberated
7.
However, the penalty for robbery under Section 392/397 of the Penal code is a maximum of 10 years jail, a fine and whipping, he added.<br />
a)
protection
b)
punishment
c)
reward
d)
disadvantage
8.
Rehabilitated addicts must be given the opportunity to secure jobs so that they would not return to drugs and crime, he added.<br />
a)
Restore to normality
b)
Restore to irregularity
c)
Adjust to normality
d)
Adjust to irregularity
9.
The number of snatch thefts is on the rise, and the perpetrators are bolder than ever.
a)
citizens
b)
civilians
c)
murderers
d)
wrongdoers
10.
No longer are they content with simply dispossessing their balance.
a)
upset
b)
worry
c)
satisfied
d)
concern
11.
In my opinion, justice must be meted out. These offenders should be publicly caned, and where serious harm or death has been caused – should be put to death
a)
give out punishment
b)
give out praise
c)
receive punishment
d)
receive praise
12.
Being put behind bars is no longer a deterrent.
a)
in prison
b)
drinking alcohol
c)
enjoying chocolate
d)
being punished
13.
Moreover, it is near impossible to apprehend them. Even if the victim notes down the vehicle registration number, it is highly likely that the bike has been stolen, leaving this evidence completely useless.
a)
punish
b)
arrest
c)
free
d)
control
14.
The use of motorcycles also means that snatch thieves have the means to weave through traffic and escape quickly.
a)
a way or method
b)
to express an idea
c)
money or income
d)
unkind or unpleasant
15.
Caning the thieves in public will be sufficient humiliation.
a)
inadequate
b)
enough
c)
excess
d)
essential
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