Punctuation and Grammar Test 4



Punctuation and Grammar Test 4

A 15 minute test where you are required to identify an error of punctuation or grammar in each of 30 sentences.

1.Understanding why some crimes are reported to police and others /

..................................................A

are not is essential for obtaining an accurate picture of crime. And /

.................................................B

for developing effective crime prevention and management

.......................................C

strategies.

.....C

2. The main people involved (researchers, policy makers, community /

...................................A

groups and the business sector), will discuss and share their /

........................................B

knowledge at the meeting.

.................C

3. Illegal drug use usually begins with experimentation with cannabis, /

..............................................A

followed by amphetamines, heroin and cocaine. The time delay /

............................................B

between first cannabis use and the other three drug types was

..........................................C

approximate three years.

..............C

4. Spam is an electronic version of the direct junk mail placed in /

..........................................A

domestic and business post, newspapers and magazines on a daily /

.............................................B

basis, but the volume is far greater and the avoidance of spam

.............................................C

more difficult.

........C

5. The report recommends that formalising an informal system would /

.............................................A

be difficult and may have the unintended consequence off driving /

...........................................B

the whole system underground.

.......................C

6. Capsicum and pepper sprays are now used commonly by /

................................................A

Australian and overseas police to help them deal with volatile /

......................................................B

situations and aggressive violent people. Their use has proven to

........................................................C

be highly effective.

............C

7. Parents are taught strategies for building good relationships with /

......................................A

their children Areas covered include the following: assertive /

.............................................B

discipline, positive reinforcement, positive role modelling and

..................................................C

problem solving.

..........C

8. The Federal Government takes computer crime very seriously. We /

......................................................A

want the Australian people to understand that computer crime, /

......................................B

hacking included, are taken extremely seriously.

..............................C

9. Many older Australians simply trust their families to act in there /

..........................................A

best interests and do not bother to keep a detailed understanding /

............................................B

of their financial affairs.

..............C

10. We need partnerships between government, business and the /

..............................................A

community to create: projects, strategies, networks and /

.........................................B

committees to prevent violence and crime.

............................C

11. Figures released last week also show that the percentage of /

.............................................A

detainees testing positive too opiates in Southport and East Perth /

..............................................B

have remained relatively stable for over two years.

...........................................C

12. The report provides a review of Australian and International /

....................................A

research into online credit card fraud, as well as invaluable /

.....................................B

information relating to fraud risks and prevention strategies.

.....................................C

13. Its results confirm that multiple factors amplify the risk of /

................................A

recidivism and highlight the importance of coordinated whole-of- /

.......................................B

government responses’ to youth offending.

............................C

14. Crime prevention mechanisms are not /a substitute for existing

............................A....................................B

policing services. We will still /need there surveillance and

.............B............................................C

assistance.

.....C

15. The first man was described to Police as being of Asian /

............................................A

appearance, aged 20-25 years, 168 centimetres tall, of slim build /

...............................................B

and with black hair shaved on the sides.

......................C

16. A combination of hard work, discipline initiative, luck and the /

..........................................A

assistance of a great many local people helped the group to /

...........................................B

achieve its objective two months ahead of schedule.

...............................C

17. These types of fires may also be lit with malicious intent, the /

..............................................A

destructive force of a bushfire can be used as a tool of anger to /

...............................................B

retaliate for perceived wrongdoings.

..............................C

18. International research have increasingly emphasised that gang /

.........................................A

formation is a social process involving complex forms of /

....................................B

membership and social disintegration.

........................C

19. Intelligence-led policing is defined as the application of criminal /

................................................A

intelligence analysis as a rigorous, decision making tool to facilitate /

............................................B

crime prevention.

...........C

20. There is no real hard evidence too show that /CCTV systems are

.......................................A....................................B

the panacea for crime problems /in areas where large numbers of

..........................B..........................................C

people gather.

..........C

21. These figures refer only to incidents in which a offence was /

..........................................A

recorded and so exclude incidents of custody for public /

...................................B

drunkenness where this is not an offence.

.............................C

22. "They’re planning less using fewer weapons and relying more on /

...............................................A

sheer numbers to intimidate bank staff," said Wayne Maddison, a /

...........................................B

local police officer, at a recent Neighbourhood Watch meeting.

...........................................C

23. “It’s not just farmers and their families that are directly affected. /

............................................A

The effects are also felt intense by the rural community and /

..........................................B

agricultural industry," said a local business representative.

.......................................C

24. Projects that address family violence, crime within public housing /

............................................A

areas and criminal behaviour among aboriginal people have taken /

......................................B

out local and national awards.

...............C

25. The findings indicate that the impact of police patrols on reducing /

...............................................A

crime are unlikely to be identified through official data alone. More/

.......................................B

research is needed in this area.

....................C

26. Pyromaniacs have a fascination with fire that goes well beyond the /

........................................A

curiosity and experimentation often displayed by children, most /

...........................................B

children don’t become arsonists.

...................C

27. The Australian research concluded that a combination of /

...........................................A

intelligence initiatives and increased manpower was found to be /

.......................................B

effective against the spread of organised crime.

...............................C

28. The paper produced by the committee argues that effective/

.............................................A

reporting of fraud can offer a wide range of benefits for the /

.............................................B

community and it’s citizens.

..................C

29. Arson may also have, a material purpose. Such fires might /

.........................................A

generate a substantial financial gain to the firesetter and they /

.............................................B

certainly impact on insurance premiums.

.........................C

30. Identifying the items which are most attractive to thieves’ enables /

..........................................A

the public to make choices about which products to purchase and /

........................................B

where they are displayed in the home.

.............................C

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