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