Answer Key
Vocabulary test
Drag & drop: Fill in the missing expression. Use the following words and phrases:
- attempted murder
- manslaughter
- assault
- theft
- trespassing
- armed robbery
- burglary
- murder
- homicide
- speeding
- [Theft] is very common in the city center, and mostly consists of stolen wallets, purses, and cameras from unsuspecting tourists.
- [Homicide] comes from the Greek roots for "man” and "kill”, and is not a technical name for a crime, but used more as a statistical indicator.
- Bar fights often result in charges of [assault] , because no one is killed or seriously hurt, but punches were thrown.
- Police arrested a man for [attempted murder] after he tried to shoot his wife with an unloaded gun.
- The [murder] suspect is accused of planning and executing the deaths of seven postal workers.
- The teenagers who were arrested for being in Bruce Willis' swimming pool at night were charged with [trespassing] .
- If you rob a bank with a gun or a knife in your hand, you will be charged with [armed robbery] .
- In cases such as car crashes, where death results by accident, drivers are often charged with [manslaughter] .
- Since I bought that new BMW, I have been stopped six times for [speeding] .
- If you hear someone in your house at night, and your relatives are not visiting at the moment, then there is probably a [burglary] in progress.