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Vocabulary-Crime

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If the detective can ___ that she did it, she'll be in a lot of trouble.

a)

commit

b)

break

c)

prove

d)

arrest

2.

After the ___ has started the fire, he got in a car and drove away quickly.

a)

burglar

b)

robber

c)

shoplifter

d)

arsonist

3.

Don't worry. We've got a strong case. We can't ___.

a)

loose

b)

die

c)

kill

d)

lose

4.

Billy stole a bike and now he has to ___ fifty hours of community service.

a)

do

b)

receive

c)

pay

d)

go

5.

Everyone knows you committed the crime. You'll never ___ it.

a)

give up

b)

get away

c)

get away with

d)

give back

6.

There's been a ___ at the National Bank! Millions of euros were stolen.

a)

murder

b)

robbery

c)

burglar

d)

kidnapping

7.

The police ___. He was holding a gun when they found him.

a)

did time

b)

are on the run

c)

turned to a life of crime

d)

caught the criminal red-handed

8.

Mary stole a skirt from the department store and was arrested for ___.

a)

arson

b)

trespassing

c)

vandalism

d)

shoplifting

9.

The police have to do more to ___ crimes before they happen.

a)

avoid

b)

prevent

c)

accuse

d)

excuse

10.

The police are looking for the ___ who started the fire at the school.

a)

arsonist

b)

robber

c)

burglar

11.

Zoos are often important in the ___ of endangered species.

a)

conservation

b)

contamination

c)

destruction

d)

arson

12.

The waste from the factory will probably ___ the river and kill the fish.

a)

contaminate

b)

conserve

c)

destroy

d)

refer

13.

Thieves got away with millions of euros in a bank ___ yesterday.

a)

robbery

b)

arson

c)

conservation

14.

The ___(s) broke into the house through an open window.

a)

burglar

b)

robber

c)

arsonist

d)

referee

15.

Drought caused the ___ of crops in this part of Africa.

a)

burglary

b)

conservation

c)

contamination

d)

destruction

16.

The scientist made ___ to evidence that human activity causes climate change.

a)

reference

b)

arson

c)

conservation

d)

robber