Reading

An unusual police report

Before you start reading, study the following vocabulary:

Miss
Furniture
Witness 
 

A crime was reported today by a man from Tacoma, Washington. The man's house was broken into this morning by several teenagers. At around ten o'clock, three young boys were seen leaving the house by the man's neighbour, Mrs. Johnson, who lives across the street. The man said that nothing of large value was stolen, but some things were missing. The man said that all of his shoes and socks were taken, and that all of his furniture had been moved into different rooms. The police are looking for the boys, but do not have good descriptions of them, because Mrs. Johnson, 83, did not have her glasses with her at the time. Everyone in the neighbourhood has been questioned by police, but no other witnesses have been found. Police say they hope to find the boys soon, but are not sure exactly what they will do when they find them. The man doesn't want anything bad to happen to the boys. "I won't be angry," he said, "as long as my shoes and socks are returned as soon as possible!"

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Questions

Choose the best explanation for the following words and phrases from the reading...
  1. "Good descriptions" means: 
  2. "The man's house was broken into" means: 
  3. "As long as my shoes and socks are returned" means:
  4. "Nothing of large value was stolen" means: 
  5. "Everyone in the neighbourhood has been questioned" means:
Are the following statements about the reading true or false?

1.   Police plan to put the boys in prison for the crime.

2.   The teenagers took the man's shoes, socks, and furniture.

3.   Mrs. Johnson is the only person who saw the teenagers.

4.   The police know who the teenagers are, but don't know where they are.

5.   Mrs. Johnson was able to tell the police exactly what the teenagers looked like.