Vocabulary Test About LAW BREAKERS Choose The Right Answer MCQ Exercise 30

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Question 1

The spy _____ the desk in an attempt to find the secret documents.

A	invaded
B	kidnapped
C	looted
D	ransacked

Question 1 Explanation:

To ransack a place means to search it roughly and leave it in a mess, often while looking for something. Example: The burglars ransacked the bedroom. Not looted, because looting means stealing goods, especially during a riot or war, not searching for something.

Question 2

The safe deposit box _____ a high-pitched sound when it was moved.

A	ejected
B	emitted
C	expelled
D	excluded

Question 2 Explanation:

To emit means to send out a sound, light, heat or gas. Example: The alarm emitted a loud beep. Not ejected or expelled, because they mean forcing something or someone out, not producing a sound.

Question 3

He _____ his fist and threatened to hit me.

A	clenched
B	clutched
C	grabbed
D	gripped

Question 3 Explanation:

You clench your fist when you close your hand tightly, often in anger. Not clutched, grabbed or gripped, because these mean holding another object tightly; they don't collocate with fist.

Question 4

Thieves got away with a _____ of jewellery worth thousands of pounds.

A	catch
B	haul
C	loot
D	snatch

Question 4 Explanation:

A haul is a large amount of stolen or illegal goods: a haul of jewellery, a drugs haul. Not loot, because it is uncountable, so you can't say a loot of.

Question 5

The burglar's presence was betrayed by a _____ floorboard.

A	cracking
B	creaking
C	crunching
D	groaning

Question 5 Explanation:

Old wooden floors and doors creak: they make a long, high sound when someone steps on them or moves them. Example: a creaking floorboard. Not cracking, which means breaking or making a sudden sharp sound.

Question 6

Smugglers consistently _____ import regulations.

A	flounder
B	flaunt
C	float
D	flout

Question 6 Explanation:

To flout rules or laws means to break them openly, without caring. Example: Some drivers flout the speed limit. Not flaunt, a common confusion: it means showing off something you own, e.g. flaunt your wealth.

Question 7

Luckily my wallet was handed in to the police with its contents _____.

A	contained
B	intact
C	missing
D	preserved

Question 7 Explanation:

Intact means complete and not damaged, with nothing missing. Luckily shows that nothing was taken, so the contents were intact. Not missing, because that would not be lucky.

Question 8

The intruder was badly _____ by the guard dog in the palace garden.

A	damaged
B	eaten
C	mauled
D	violated

Question 8 Explanation:

To maul means to attack and badly injure someone with teeth or claws. It is used about animals such as dogs, lions and bears. Example: He was mauled by a bear. Not damaged, because we use it for things, not people.

Question 9

When the police examined the house, they found that the lock had been _____ with.

A	broken
B	hindered
C	tampered
D	touched

Question 9 Explanation:

To tamper with something means to touch or change it without permission, usually to damage it or break in. Example: Someone had tampered with the lock. Only tampered fits the preposition with.

Question 10

The hooligan _____ the money out of my hand and ran away.

A	clutched
B	gripped
C	snatched
D	withdrew

Question 10 Explanation:

To snatch means to take something quickly and roughly from someone, often in order to steal it. Example: A thief snatched her bag. Not clutched or gripped, which mean holding tightly, not taking something away.

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