WorksheetsDumb Criminals
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 13mins
Which of these best states the main idea of the selection?
Crooks can be foolish.
Many criminals make foolish mistakes that make them easy to catch and punish.
One of the many examples of dumb criminals is the young robber who left behind a $20 bill and got away with only $18.
Police were able to follow the robber of an all-night market in the dark because
his sneakers had red lights.
he was wearing his school jacket.
he was nervous.
A man who had written a holdup note on a blank deposit slip went to another bank because he
had no account at the first bank.
was afraid someone had seen him write the note and had called the cops.
decided there was more money at the second bank.
One woman changed a number on what she thought was
a bank deposit slip.
her driver's license.
a losing lottery ticket.
A robber at a grocery store tripped up when he
ran into the police station next door.
took off his school jacket.
showed his driver's license to a clerk to prove he was over 21.
The man who paid his $400 bail in quarters was accused of
stealing money from a vending machine.
robbing a bank.
robbing an all-night market.
Correct or Faulty Inference: When the judge asked the car thief how he was pleading, he was trying to trick the thief into confessing.
correct
faulty
Correct or Faulty Inference: If the thief with the red lights in his sneakers had worn shoes without lights, he would have been harder to follow.
correct
faulty
Correct or Faulty Inference: The woman who changed the number on her lottery ticket was a careless reader.
correct
faulty
All criminals make foolish, careless mistakes every time they commit a crime.
correct
faulty
Correct or Faulty Inference: People who are being robbed are always so upset that they can't think straight.
correct
faulty
The police, on the other hand, are often PORTRAYED as bungling fools. PORTRAYED means...
rewarded
pictured
ignored
Unfortunately, she wasn't a very good FORGER. FORGER means
person who refuses to change a document illegally.
person who notices that a document has been changed.
person who changes a document illegally.
The list of INEPT criminals goes on and on. INEPT means
foolish and incompetent
skillful
desperate
Or he could go back to the Bank of America and use his ORIGINAL stickup note there. ORIGINAL means
fake
first
new
Pointing to the bottle, he said, "Put that in the bag, too." The clerk REFUSED. REFUSED means
said no
laughed
agreed
What is the author's purpose in writing, "Dumb Criminals?"
to entertain the reader with funny stories.
to persuade the reader to respect police officers.
to inform the reader about serious crimes and the way criminals are punished.
