VOCABULARY QUIZ 8 ● GROUP A
Name: _______________________________
Class: _______________________________
Total: _________/20
Modern society
1 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the words in CAPITALS.
0 The theft of the valuable painting was all
over the news. THIEF
1 The drug ____________ will go to trial next
month. DEAL
2 While ______________ seems like a minor
crime, it costs shops a lot of money each
year. SHOPLIFT
3 The ____________ broke several windows
at the front of our shop. VANDALISM
4 She was accused of software ___________
and was sent to prison. PIRATE
5 It turns out that the _____________ was
angry at the company because he had lost
his job. ARSON
6 It isn’t difficult to _____________ most
houses because the owners are so careless.
BURGLARY
7 The _____________ took place in a dark
alley off the main street. MUG
8 I’m afraid someone is going to __________
this bank if they don’t get better security.
ROBBER
9 The woman who is accused of being a
______________ has denied everything.
MURDER
10 The ____________ stood in the courtroom
to hear the charges against him. ACCUSE
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2 Complete the sentences with the words in
the box. There are two extra words.
accused criminal judge detective
suspect victim witness robber
0 He looked shocked when she accused him
of stealing.
1 She was found guilty, and the ___________
told her how long she would be in prison.
2 After being the ____________ of an attack
that left him with a broken arm, he was
afraid to walk in the street at night.
3 The police have arrested a ___________ in
the burglary, but he claims that he didn’t
commit the crime.
4 The police ____________ discovered some
clues which led her to the criminal
breaking into people’s cars.
5 As a _____________ to a crime, I had to
describe to the police exactly what I had
seen.
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3 Complete the sentences with the missing
words. The first letters are given.
0 The jury members can’t wait for this very
long trial to end!
1 She was officially c___________ with the
crime of stealing people’s identities.
2 Many people have to be i______________
by the detective in order to get a clear
picture of a crime.
3 The suspect was r___________ because
they couldn’t prove he was guilty.
4 So much evidence has been c___________
from the crime scene that it will take ages
to go through it all.
5 I’m afraid this case will never go to
c___________ because of a lack of
evidence.
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