Vocabulary Quiz Unit 8

Modern society Group A

Total: ___/20
Name: ______________________________________ Class: ____

1 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words in capitals.

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 of 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

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 who was
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 have been given.

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 g__________ to court because of a lack of evidence.
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