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Crime Vocab

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

Write the missing word using the first letter as a clue:

Sherlock Holmes is a famous d (a)   created by the English author Conan Doyle in the 1800s.

2.

If Sherlock Holmes had been a real person, he ______________ the true identity of Jack the Ripper.

a)

would discover

b)

could have discovered

c)

will have discovered

d)

might discover

3.

The famous Agatha Christie play, Witness for the P_________ , about a murder trial, was made into a film in 1957.

a)

Prosecution

b)

Police

c)

Powerful

d)

People

4.

Choose the correct word:

If they'd had DNA testing in the 1800s, perhaps the police could have ______________ the identity of Jack the Ripper.

a)

solved

b)

prosecuted

c)

suspected

d)

witnessed

5.

Complete the sentence with the missing word:

Because there were no witnesses, the police didn't have enough e (a)   to identify the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper.

6.

Provide the missing word here using the first letter as a clue.

In the U.K. until 1964, if a person was convicted of the crime of m (a)   , he or she could face the death penalty.

7.

I don't like to try to figure out the killer's identity in a crime novel; I prefer to keep it a m (a)   to the very end!

8.

Prince Albert, James Maybrick and Walter Sickert are some of the s (a)   in the case of the serial killer Jack the Ripper.

9.

Check all that apply:

Which factors are useful in solving a crime?

a)

victims

b)

witnesses

c)

coffee

d)

evidence

e)

a mystery

10.

The murder suspect walked free because he had an excellent legal _______________ team.

a)

detective

b)

detail

c)

deliberate

d)

defence