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Yr9 Crime and Punish update 1 2024

Total questions: 94

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the definition of crime?

a)

An action that breaks the law.

b)

The state of being made to suffer or learn from wrongdoing.

c)

Punishment should protect society from the criminal and should protect the criminal from committing crime.

d)

Punishment should aim to change the criminal, to make them a better member of society.

2.

What is the aim of punishment called 'reformation'?

a)

An action that breaks the law.

b)

The state of being made to suffer or learn from wrongdoing.

c)

Punishment should aim to change the criminal, to make them a better member of society.

d)

Punishment should pay back the victim, the criminal should repay the damage they caused.

3.

What is the aim of punishment called 'reparation'?

a)

Punishment should protect society from the criminal and should protect the criminal from committing crime.

b)

Punishment should aim to change the criminal, to make them a better member of society.

c)

Punishment should pay back the victim, the criminal should repay the damage they caused.

d)

Punishment should make sure the law is respected.

4.

What is the aim of punishment called 'deterrence'?

a)

Punishment should put the criminal and other off committing any more crime.

b)

Punishment should make the criminal pay for what they have done.

c)

People behave in a way that is fair, equal, and balanced.

d)

Punishment should protect society from the criminal and should protect the criminal from committing crime.

5.

What is the aim of punishment called 'retribution'?

a)

Punishment should aim to change the criminal, to make them a better member of society.

b)

Punishment should make the criminal pay for what they have done.

c)

Punishment should pay back the victim, the criminal should repay the damage they caused.

d)

Punishment should make sure the law is respected.

6.

What is capital punishment?

a)

The practice of executing someone as a punishment.

b)

Volunteering someone to be executed in your place.

c)

When your punishment is decided by the victim's family.

d)

Being placed in jail until you die.

7.

Select 3 methods of capital punishment.

a)

Gas chamber

b)

Jail time

c)

Beheading

d)

Lethal injection

e)

Community service

8.

Which aim of punishment is described here:

Damgerous criminals lose their freedom so society is not threatened by them.

a)

Protection

b)

Vindication

c)

Reformation

d)

Reparation

9.

Select all aims of punishment.

a)

Protection

b)

Deterrence

c)

Vindication

d)

Retribution

e)

Reformation

10.

Which aim of punishment is being described here:

The criminal tries to amends for what they have done.

a)

Reformation

b)

Protection

c)

Reparation

d)

Vindication

11.

What is forgiveness?

a)

Holding a grudge until the person apologises.

b)

Punishing a person for their wrongdoing.

c)

A conscioius decision not to feel resentment.

d)

Siply saying you're sorry.

12.

What is restorative justice?

a)

A problem solving approach

b)

A problem creating approach

c)

A method to free up space in prisons

d)

An alternative to community service

13.

How does restorative justice resolve conflict and repair harm? Select 3 answers.

a)

Encourages those who have caused harm to look at what they have done.

b)

Gives them an opportunity for reparation.

c)

Offers a ciminal and victim centred approach for the positive well being of all involved.

d)

Offers the victim the opportunity to have their harm acknowledged and amends made.

14.

True or False - restorative justice can help the criminal understand the consequences of their actions

a)

True

b)

False

15.

True or False - restorative justice can allow the criminal to have a lesser punishment if they take part in the meeting.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

True or False - restorative justice gives criminal an opportunity to explain their actions and apologise.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Which of the following is not a form of Capital punishment

a)

Lethal injection

b)

Firing squad

c)

Flogging

d)

Hanging

18.

True or False - Capital punishment is currently legal in the UK

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Which of these are arguments in support of capital punishment - tick that apply.

a)

It is the ultimate form of protection for society

b)

It is inhumane in a modern society

c)

It can act as deterrent

d)

There is always the possibility that the courts could convict and sentence the wrong person.

20.

dealing with crimes and their punishments

a)

Criminal Law

b)

Civil Law

c)

Normal Law

d)

Abnormal Law

21.

To accuse means

a)

To deny

b)

To blame

c)

To suspend

22.

The defendant is ...

a)

a person, who is undoubtedly guilty of a crime

b)

a person, who saw a crime

c)

a person, who is accused of having done something, but his fault has not been proven yet.

23.

The person, who sets fire is called

a)

arsonist

b)

rapist

c)

smuggler

24.

Repercussion = ...

a)

coincidence

b)

occasion

c)

consequence

25.

Something is important.

a)

It is irrelevant

b)

It is relevant

c)

It is not necessary

d)

It is significant

26.

To deter somebody =

a)

To make somebody to plead gulty

b)

To make somebody to commit a crime

c)

To prevent somebody from doing something

27.

You need to get advice on legal subject. Who will you contact?

a)

Jury

b)

Solicitor

c)

Judge

28.

How do we define a 'Sin'?

a)

When we fail to follow God's laws

b)

When we go against the law of the nation

c)

When we break a rule in church

29.

Which of the following theories of punishment is aimed at:


'Protecting the rest of society from the criminal'

a)

Deterrent

b)

Protection

c)

Reform

d)

Retrictuion

30.

Which of the following theory of punishment is aimed at:


'Putting others in society off doing the crime'

a)

Deterrent

b)

Protection

c)

Reform

d)

Retribution

31.

How do we define a 'Crime'

a)

An act against the laws of the country

b)

An act against God

c)

Breaking rules

32.

Match the definition with the word:

a person who attacks people in order to steal their money

a)

mugger

b)

shoplifter

c)

pickpocket

33.

What punishment does the image refer to?

a)

Curfew Order

b)

Fine

c)

Custodial Sentence

d)

Community Order

34.

Why do Christians forgive others?

a)

Jesus taught it

b)

They think they will get rewarded

c)

It is in the Bible

d)

They don't believe that people should be punished

e)

They want to give a person an easy way out

35.

What is reconciliation?

a)

When you make an offender a better person

b)

When you restore a person back to normal life?

c)

When you make with someone after arguing with them or being opposed to them

d)

When you help a person see what they have done wrong

36.

If he commits a crime again, he will go to...

a)

police station

b)

community service

c)

suspended

d)

prison

37.

The man killed 5 people with cold blood. He was sentenced to ...... . He will spend his whole life in prison.

a)

capital punishment

b)

death penalty

c)

community service

d)

life imprisonment

38.

Police decide to reopen the investigation after new....had emerged.

a)

suspects

b)

evidence

c)

offenders

d)

crimes

39.

Choose the correct word described in the definition: To disobey a rule or law?

a)

Break the law

b)

Mugging

c)

Kidnapping

d)

Burglary

40.

Choose the correct word described in the definition: The act of damaging other people's property?

a)

Break the law

b)

Theft

c)

Burglary

d)

Vandalism

41.

Choose the correct word described in the definition: Taking sb by force and holding them prisoner?

a)

Kidnapping

b)

Hostage

c)

Burglary

d)

Mugging

42.

Choose the correct word described in the definition: Cameras used to watch over buildings or areas?

a)

Surveillance cameras

b)

Close-up images

c)

Wide angle lens

d)

Zoom lens

43.

Find a correct picture for the word 

JURY

 

a)
b)
c)
44.

Who is a WITNESS of a crime?

a)

a body of people (typically twelve in number) sworn to give a verdict in a legal case on the basis of evidence submitted to them in court.

b)

a person who commits burglary

c)

a person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.

d)

a barrister or other lawyer who conducts the case against a defendant in a criminal court

45.

After being questioned for two hours, the man __________ to the crime

a)

confessed

b)

told

c)

opened

d)

said

46.

The judge ____________ the man to spend six month in prison.

a)

asked

b)

sentenced

c)

claimed

47.

What punishment inflicts physical pain?

a)

Corporal Punishment

b)

Capital Punishment

c)

Prison

d)

Community Service

48.

What punishment kills a person for their crime?

a)

Corporal Punishment

b)

Capital Punishment

c)

Prison

d)

Community Service

49.

What does the word 'just' mean?

a)

Unfair

b)

Fair

c)

Horrible

d)

Loving

50.

What type of punishment is when the criminal should pay for their crime?

a)

Reformation

b)

Protection

c)

Deterrence

d)

Retribution

51.

Ramadan is celebrated by which religion?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Buddhism

d)

Hinduism

52.

Polytheistic is the word used to describe...

a)

religions which worship multiple gods.

b)

religions which worship only one god.

c)

religions which worship no god.

d)

religions which worship all the gods.

53.

Which of these religions are monotheistic?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Judaisim

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

54.

People of Sikh belief believe that the '5 K's' are very important. The 5 K's are...

a)

Kurdwara, Kesh, Kirpan, Koss, Kamit

b)

Kesh, Kangha, Kachera, Kirpan, Kara

c)

Kangha, Kirpara, Kash, Kere, Koran

55.

Judaism's holy book or text

a)

Bible

b)

Qur'an

c)

Torah

d)

Vedas

56.
Islamic place of worship
a)
Synagogue
b)
Church
c)
Mosque
d)
Temple
57.

Which monotheistic religion was founded by the prophet Muhammad?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

58.
The Jewish holy book is called the ________.
a)
Qu'ran
b)
Holy Bible
c)
Torah
d)
Rabbi
59.
What is the Arabic word for God?
a)
Yahweh
b)
Allah
c)
Jesus
d)
Quran
60.
What is the name of the holy book of Islam?
a)
Bible
b)
Torah
c)
Qu'ran 
d)
Sunna
61.
Islamic place of worship
a)
Synagogue
b)
Church
c)
Mosque
d)
Temple
62.

Which of the following rivers is sacred to Hindus?

a)

Ganges River

b)

Indus River

c)

Rhine River

d)

Huang He River

63.

Which of the following is the oldest of the major world religions?

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Judaism

d)

Christianity

64.
What religion is this symbol from?
a)
Christianity
b)
Hinduism
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
65.
What do Buddhism and Hinduism have in common?
a)
They both focus on many different gods.
b)
They are both based on four noble truths.
c)
They both believe in the concept of nirvana.
d)
They both believe in reincarnation.
66.
What religion is represented by this symbol?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Islam
d)
Judaism
67.
What religion is represented by this symbol?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Judaism
d)
Islam
68.
What religion does this symbol come from?
a)
Hinduism
b)
Buddhism
c)
Christianity
d)
Islam
69.
What is the name of the place where Jews worship?
a)
Synagogue
b)
Church
c)
Temple
d)
Stupa
70.

a word for a higher power in a religion. For example a God or god/goddess.

a)

Deity

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

71.

Catholicism and Protestantism are two forms of Christianity.

a)

True

b)

False

72.

What religion has the founder Guru Nanak?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Sikhism

d)

Islam

73.

Which TWO religions originated in Israel?

a)

Buddhism

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Sikhism

e)

Christianity

74.
Why do Jews set aside a holy day each week, and what is it called?
a)
It is called Ramadan and it is used for rest and prayer.
b)
It is called the Sabbath and it is set aside for feasting and leisure activities.
c)
It is called mass and it is set aside for charitable giving.
d)
It is called the Sabbath and they set it aside for rest and prayer.
75.
A ______ is a Jewish house of worship.
a)
synagogue
b)
diaspora
c)
Torah
76.
This Jewish tradition is celebrated for eight days and it honors the re dedication of the Second Temple during the revolt of the Maccabees. 
a)
Passover
b)
Hanukkah
c)
High Holy Days
d)
Exodus
77.

What is the name of the holy book of Christianity?

a)

Bible

b)

Qur'an

c)

Torah

d)

Vedas

78.

What is the name of the place where Buddhists worship?

a)

Temple

b)

Church

c)

Synagogue

d)

Mosque

79.

Which religion celebrates the festival of Diwali?

a)

Islam

b)

Christianity

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

80.

What is the ultimate goal of Buddhism?

a)

Moksha

b)

Nirvana

c)

Heaven

d)

Salvation

81.

Which of the following is a major festival in Christianity?

a)

Diwali

b)

Eid al-Fitr

c)

Passover

d)

Easter

82.

What is the place of worship for Christians called?

a)

Mosque

b)

Temple

c)

Synagogue

d)

Church

83.

Which religion follows the Eightfold Path to achieve enlightenment?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Buddhism

c)

Christianity

d)

Islam

84.

Which of the following is a major festival in Islam?

a)

Diwali

b)

Eid al-Fitr

c)

Passover

d)

Easter

85.

What is the ultimate goal of Hinduism?

a)

Moksha

b)

Nirvana

c)

Heaven

d)

Salvation

86.

Which of the following is a sacred text in Judaism?

a)

Bible

b)

Qur'an

c)

Torah

d)

Vedas

87.

What is the holy book of Sikhism called?

a)

Guru Granth Sahib

b)

Qur'an

c)

Bible

d)

Torah

88.

Which religion celebrates the festival of Eid?

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Islam

d)

Buddhism

89.

What is the place of worship for Buddhists called?

a)

Church

b)

Temple

c)

Synagogue

d)

Mosque

90.

Which religion believes in the concept of karma?

a)

Hinduism

b)

Christianity

c)

Judaism

d)

Islam

91.

What is the sacred text of Christianity?

a)

Qur'an

b)

Torah

c)

Bible

d)

Bhagavad Gita

92.

Which religion follows the Five Pillars as a guide to living a moral life?

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

93.

Which religion believes in the Eightfold Path as a guide to spiritual growth?

a)

Christianity

b)

Hinduism

c)

Buddhism

d)

Islam

94.

What is the name of the place where Sikhs worship?

a)

Temple

b)

Church

c)

Synagogue

d)

Gurdwara