Vocabulary Test About LAW BREAKERS Choose The Correct Answer MCQ Exercise 29

Crime and Punishment

“Are these your witnesses?”
“They are.”
“Then you win. I’ve used them as witnesses twice myself.”

“And now, Mrs Smith,” said lawyer, “will you be kind enough to tell the jury whether your husband was in the habit of striking you with impunity?”
“With what, sir?”
“With impunity.”
“He was, sir, now and then; but he struck me oftener with his fist.”

Vocabulary Test About LAW BREAKERS Choose The Correct Answer MCQ Exercise 29

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Question 1

This was one of the few crimes he did not _____.

A	achieve
B	commit
C	make
D	perform

Question 1 Explanation:

We say commit a crime: this is a fixed collocation. Not perform or make, which do not go with crime.

Question 2

The _____ are still holding twelve people hostage on the plane.

A	bandits
B	guerrillas
C	hijackers
D	kidnappers

Question 2 Explanation:

Hijackers take control of a plane, ship or vehicle by force. The clue is on the plane. Not kidnappers, who take people away and hold them, usually for money.

Question 3

He was charged with a (an) _____ of currency regulations.

A	break
B	breach
C	disrespect
D	observance

Question 3 Explanation:

A breach of rules or regulations is an act of breaking them, e.g. a breach of contract. We say break the rules as a verb, but not a break of regulations.

Question 4

Our insurance policy offers immediate _____ against the risk of burglary, accident or damage by fire.

A	care
B	cover
C	relief
D	security

Question 4 Explanation:

In insurance, cover means protection against a risk, e.g. cover against fire and theft. Security and relief are not used this way in insurance policies.

Question 5

The police found no evidence of murder and concluded that the man had committed _____.

A	death
B	homicide
C	murder
D	suicide

Question 5 Explanation:

Commit suicide means to kill yourself on purpose. The clue no evidence of murder rules out murder and homicide. Not death, because we cannot commit death.

Question 6

"Thieves will be _____."

A	liable
B	lifted
C	persecuted
D	prosecuted

Question 6 Explanation:

To prosecute someone is to take them to court for a crime. Thieves will be prosecuted is a common warning sign in shops. Not persecuted, which means treated cruelly and unfairly, often because of race or religion.

Question 7

Police blamed a small hooligan _____ in the crowd for the violence which occurred.

A	constituent
B	division
C	element
D	portion

Question 7 Explanation:

Element can mean a small group of people within a larger group, often a troublesome one, e.g. a criminal element. Portion, division and constituent are not used for groups of people in this way.

Question 8

The police said there was no sign of a _____ entry even though the house had been burgled.

A	broken
B	burst
C	forced
D	smashed

Question 8 Explanation:

Forced entry is the fixed police term for getting into a building by breaking a door, window or lock. No sign of forced entry suggests the burglar had a key or was let in.

Question 9

The police car raced down the street with the _____ blaring.

A	alarm
B	bell
C	gong
D	siren

Question 9 Explanation:

A siren is the loud warning sound on police cars, ambulances and fire engines. Not alarm, which is used for buildings or cars that are broken into, not for a police car racing to a call.

Question 10

The tourist's camera was _____ because he had brought it into the country illegally.

A	bereaved
B	confiscated
C	deprived
D	extorted

Question 10 Explanation:

To confiscate something means that an official takes it away from you as a punishment or because it is illegal. Not deprived, which needs a person as the object: deprive someone of something.

Question 11

Look, Officer. I'm not drunk. I'm as _____ as a judge.

A	calm
B	clear
C	sober
D	steady

Question 11 Explanation:

As sober as a judge is a fixed expression meaning completely sober, not drunk at all. The other adjectives are not used in this idiom.

Question 12

He said he would sue us, but I don't think he'll _____ his threat.

A	achieve
B	bring about
C	carry out
D	perform

Question 12 Explanation:

We carry out a threat, meaning we actually do what we threatened to do. Not perform or achieve, which do not collocate with threat.

Question 13

The conspirators were plotting the _____ of the government.

A	catastrophe
B	disaster
C	demolition
D	overthrow

Question 13 Explanation:

The overthrow of a government is its removal from power by force. Conspirators are people secretly planning this. Not demolition, which is used for buildings.

Question 14

The thieves _____ the papers all over the room while they were searching for the money.

A	broadcast
B	scattered
C	sowed
D	strayed

Question 14 Explanation:

To scatter things is to throw or drop them untidily over a wide area, e.g. papers scattered all over the floor. Not sowed, which is used for seeds, or broadcast, which is mainly used for radio and TV.

Question 15

Ms Goodheart was completely _____ by the thief's disguise.

A	taken away
B	taken down
C	taken in
D	taken up

Question 15 Explanation:

To be taken in by someone means to be tricked or deceived by them. Taken down (written down) and taken up (started a hobby) have different meanings.

Question 16

The police caught the thief _____.

A	in black and white
B	in the red
C	red-handed
D	true blue

Question 16 Explanation:

To catch someone red-handed means to catch them while they are doing something wrong. In the red means owing money at the bank.

Question 17

He was arrested for trying to pass _____ notes at the bank.

A	camouflaged
B	counterfeit
C	artificial
D	fraudulent

Question 17 Explanation:

Counterfeit money is illegally made to look like the real thing, e.g. counterfeit notes. Not fraudulent, which describes actions or claims, such as a fraudulent insurance claim, rather than banknotes.

Question 18

He offered me $500 to break my contract. That's _____.

A	blackmail
B	bribery
C	compensation
D	reward

Question 18 Explanation:

Bribery is offering someone money to make them do something dishonest. Not blackmail, which means getting money from someone by threatening to reveal a secret.

Question 19

The child was kidnapped by a notorious _____ of robbers.

A	crew
B	gang
C	staff
D	team

Question 19 Explanation:

A gang is a group of criminals who work together, e.g. a gang of robbers. Crew, staff and team are used for groups of workers or players.

Question 20

The burglar _____ silently into the room.

A	crept
B	stood
C	strode
D	wandered

Question 20 Explanation:

To creep (past tense crept) means to move slowly and quietly so that nobody hears you, which fits a burglar moving silently. Not strode, which means walked with long, confident steps.

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