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Crime vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The subway in Barcelona is full of___.

a)

Criminals

b)

Judges

c)

Pickpockets

d)

Robbers

2.

The ___ broke into our house and stole all our paintings.

a)

Con artist

b)

Burglar

c)

Mugger

d)

Offender

3.

Derek Chauvin, the policeman who killed George Floyd, has been found____of murder by the jury.

a)

Guilty

b)

Arrested

c)

Involved

d)

Dead

4.

The police dropped the case for lack of___.

a)

Time

b)

Proof

c)

Police officers

d)

Evidence

5.

My son is always setting things on fire. I am afraid that he will become an___

a)

Paranoid

b)

Arsonist

c)

Psychiatrist

d)

Lunatic

6.

He was fined for ____. He’s always been a reckless driver.

a)

Going too fast

b)

Skidding

c)

Speeding

d)

Running

7.

A punishment resulting in death.

a)

Death penalty.

b)

Deathblow

c)

Death punishment.

d)

Death sentence

8.

The 35th president of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy (aka JFK), was___ by Lee Harvey Oswald.

a)

Assassin's creed

b)

Killed

c)

Assassinated

d)

Murdered

9.

He had attempted to___the two children.

a)

Lure

b)

Kidnapping

c)

Disorient

d)

Abduct

10.

If you don't give me a 10,000 € I will send this photo of you to the newspaper.

a)

Blackmailing

b)

Challenged

c)

Publishing

d)

Gambling

11.

Attacking someone in the street in order to steal from them

a)

Thief

b)

Mugging

c)

Burgle

d)

Muggle

12.

Everyone thinks he's guilty of the robbery, but it looks like he's going to____ with it.

a)

Run away

b)

Fly away

c)

Get away

d)

Escape

13.

The police are seeking two suspects who ____ a bank on Saturday.

a)

Mugged

b)

Robbed

c)

Stole

d)

Broke into

14.

Two men ____ a tourist, kept him in a secret location and asked his family for a ransom of 100,000$ in return.

a)

Took

b)

Abducted

c)

Brought

d)

Kidnapped

15.

A woman stole a blouse from Zara.

a)

Blushing

b)

Shoplifting

c)

Robbing

d)

Go shopping

16.

The shopkeeper was no match for the ____ crowds.

a)

looting

b)

partying

c)

revolutionary

d)

mad

17.

The plane was ___ by two armed men on a flight from London to Rome.

a)

took over

b)

hijacked

c)

kidnapped

d)

taken off

18.

In 2004, _____ of alcohol caused nearly 17,000 fatal accidents, accounting for 39 percent of all traffic deaths

a)

DIU

b)

ASAP

c)

DUI

d)

ID

19.

The premeditated ____ of a shopkeeper by her husband shocked the community.

a)

Killing

b)

Murder

c)

Homicide

d)

Assassination

20.

The police decided to reopen the____after some new evidence had emerged.

a)

Investigation

b)

Trial

c)

Scenario

d)

Crime scene