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Bahasa Inggeris questions, unit 6
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Crime

39 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first. Section A has 12 multiple-choice questions on vocabulary and modal verbs. Ask a parent or teacher to help you mark the written answers in Section B.

Section A: objective questions

12 marks
Choose the best answer A, B, C or D.
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Question 1

A person who goes into houses to steal things is a
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B
A burglar breaks into houses to steal. A shoplifter steals from shops, a kidnapper takes a person and asks for money, and a vandal damages property.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Vocabulary 1: criminals
Textbook p. 72
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Question 2

Starting a fire on purpose and illegally is called
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A
The crime of arson is committed by an arsonist. Vandalism is damage to property, and trespassing is going onto land without permission.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Vocabulary 1: crimes
Textbook p. 72
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Question 3

The court decided that the kidnapper must ______ a sentence of twelve years.
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C
The fixed collocation is serve a sentence. You pay a fine and go to prison, but you do not pay or go a sentence.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Vocabulary 1: punishments
Textbook p. 72
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Question 4

The motorist parked in a no-parking zone, so he had to ______ a fine of RM300.
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D
You pay a fine. Serve is used for a sentence and do for community service.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Vocabulary 1: punishments
Textbook p. 72
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Question 5

Which phrasal verb means 'escape from prison'?
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A
Break out means to escape from prison. Break into means to enter by force, tie up means to put rope around someone, and give up means to surrender.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Vocabulary 2: phrasal verbs
Textbook p. 74
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Question 6

Teachers should not ______ a pupil of cheating unless they have proof.
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B
We accuse someone of a wrong act. Excuse is used in 'Excuse me', and avoid and prevent are not followed by 'of' in this meaning.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Vocabulary 2: confused words
Textbook p. 74
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Question 7

After a long chase, the police ______ catch the kidnapper.
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C
One completed action in the past needs were able to. 'Could' is only for general ability in the past, so it is not used for one successful chase.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Grammar 1: ability in the past
Textbook p. 73
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Question 8

'______ I call the police for you, sir?'
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D
Shall I ...? is used to offer to do something. 'Will I' and 'Would I' are not used for offers, and 'Must I' asks about obligation.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Grammar 1: offers
Textbook p. 73
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Question 9

You ______ pay the fine today. You can pay it any time this month.
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A
Don't have to means it is not necessary. Mustn't means it is not allowed, which does not fit 'you can pay any time this month'.
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Grammar 2: not necessary
Textbook p. 75
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Question 10

The window is broken and the safe is empty. The burglar ______ got in through the window.
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B
The evidence makes us almost certain, so we use must have + past participle. Can't have would mean we are almost sure it did not happen.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard Grammar 2: deduction in the past
Textbook p. 75
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Question 11

Which sentence sounds the most realistic in an essay about crime?
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C
'Some' and 'might' avoid exaggeration. The other sentences use all, always and everyone, which make the claim too strong.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard Writing: realistic ideas
Textbook p. 79
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Question 12

What should the final paragraph of an essay do?
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D
The conclusion sums up the opinions expressed in the essay and adds a comment, often about the future. New topics, lists and long questions belong elsewhere or nowhere.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Writing: writing good conclusions
Textbook p. 78

Section B: structured questions

27 marks
Answer all questions. Choose the answer or write it in the space.
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Question 13

Choose the correct word for each definition.
[1 mark] (a)A person who takes something from a shop without paying for it.
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shoplifter
[1 mark] (b)A person who goes onto someone's land without permission.
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trespasser
[1 mark] (c)A person who damages or destroys property.
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vandal
[1 mark] (d)A person who kills another person on purpose.
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murderer
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard Vocabulary 1: criminals
Textbook p. 72
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Question 14

Choose the best phrase to complete each sentence.
[1 mark] (a)The police ______ in the shop; he still had the stolen watch in his hand.
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caught him red-handed
[1 mark] (b)The man admitted the burglary, so the judge ______ for two years.
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sent him to prison
[1 mark] (c)Some teenagers ______ because they want money quickly.
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turn to a life of crime
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard Vocabulary 2: collocations
Textbook p. 74
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Question 15

Complete each sentence with the correct modal form. Write one to three words.
[1 mark] (a)Yesterday the police ______ (able) to arrest the mugger.
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were able to
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[1 mark] (b)She ______ be the thief. She was with me all evening. (almost sure it is not true)
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can't
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[1 mark] (c)You ______ be late for meetings with your probation officer. It is not allowed.
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mustn't
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[1 mark] (d)I paid the fine today, but the letter said I had until Friday. I ______ (pay) it today.
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needn't have paid
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For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Grammar 1 and 2: modal verbs
Textbook p. 75
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Question 16

In the article "Whodunnit?", Adam Smith is a young economics graduate from a rough neighbourhood who works at an investment bank. At a party at his boss's mansion he wanders into a room and finds his boss dead behind a desk with a knife on the floor. Without thinking, he picks the knife up. At that moment a woman walks in and screams, "Murderer!"
[2 marks] (a)Why did the police arrest Adam?
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He was caught with the bloody murder weapon in his hand, next to the body of his boss.
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[1 mark] (b)What mistake did Adam make?
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He picked up the knife.
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[1 mark] (c)Why did things look bad for Adam, even though he was innocent?
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He came from a rough neighbourhood and had grown up around gangs, so people would suspect him.
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For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard Reading: Whodunnit? (gapped text)
Textbook p. 70
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Question 17

A student looks at a picture of a small camera on a shop wall.
[1 mark] (a)Which sentence shows the speaker is not sure?
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I'm not certain, but I'd guess that this is a security camera.
[1 mark] (b)Which phrase also shows uncertainty?
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It's possible that it is a security camera.
[2 marks] (c)Write one sentence about the camera using a phrase of uncertainty. Say what crime it might help to prevent.
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It's possible that it is a security camera, which might help to prevent shoplifting.
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For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard Speaking: expressing uncertainty
Textbook p. 77
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Question 18

Rewrite the sentence to make it sound more believable. Use a modal, an adverb or a determiner.

Harsh punishments stop all crime.

[2 marks] (a)Write your new sentence.
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Harsh punishments can help to reduce some crime.
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For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard Writing: realistic ideas
Textbook p. 79
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Question 19

Hafiz says that 'She didn't need to pay a fine' and 'She needn't have paid a fine' mean exactly the same.
[2 marks] (a)Is Hafiz right? Explain the difference.
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No. 'Didn't need to pay' says it was not necessary, but we do not know whether she paid. 'Needn't have paid' means she did pay, although it was not necessary.
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For the teacher: Evaluating, medium difficulty, standard Grammar 2: not necessary in the past
Textbook p. 75
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Question 20

You are writing an essay on this question: "Some people say that young offenders should be sent to an army camp for a while instead of being sent to prison. Is this a good or a bad idea?" You think it is a good idea.
[4 marks] (a)Write the final paragraph (conclusion) in 30 to 45 words. Sum up your opinion and add a comment about the future.
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To sum up, army camps can teach young offenders discipline, teamwork and a sense of responsibility. If more of them were sent to camp instead of prison, they might leave with new skills and be less likely to offend again.
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For the teacher: Creating, high difficulty, standard Writing: conclusion of an essay
Textbook p. 79