Police Academy Exam; Vocabulary Exercise

POLICE VOCABULARY EXERCISE

Choose the correct answer:

1) Police officers carefully observed and secured the __________________.

investigation    
all points bulletin      
crime scene

2) Unfortunately, the police were unable to gather enough evidence during their

__________________.

investigation   
the scene of the crime                    
investigate

3) The police sent out an __________________ to notify the police force of the details of the crime  and criminal. At last, the criminal was arrested on San Miguel Street.

police dog     
all points bulletin       
handcuffs

4) Hugo attended the __________________ in this city then he joined the police force.

patrol car       chief constable      Police Academy

5) __________________ protect the safety of motorists and pedestrians. They can arrest you for drunk driving.

Interpol          
Traffic police              
Policeman

6) The criminal resisted being taken into the __________________.

Police College       
flak jacket             
squad car

7) A police officer grabbed a criminal and put __________________ on him.

handcuffs                  
crime scene          
flak vest

8) This __________________ is trained in searching buildings, baggage and vehicles.

police dog      
search warrant          
policemen

9) The Royal Canadian __________________ has twenty horses in its possession.

Mounted Police   Plainclothes     Police Custody

10) Three football hooligans were remanded in __________________ yesterday evening.

handcuffs          
Interpol              
police custody

11) __________________ policemen wear civilian clothes when on duty.

Patrol car       
Investigate           
Plain-clothes

12) A dangerous criminal wanted by __________________ managed to escape from the city.

Interpol   
all points bulletin      
Police Academy

13) On Friday night, a young man was __________________ on charges of possession of cocaine.

arrested           
investigation              
arrest

14) He was taken to the __________________ for questioning because he was suspected of committing a crime.

investigate         
police dog              
police station

15) Christopher was surprised when he was suddenly stopped and arrested by two

__________________ in Spain.

traffic police     
Mounted Police      
policemen

16) A __________________ is the head of the police force in a county.

plainclothes    
chief constable       
police custody

17) This officer was shot during a mission. Fortunately, a __________________ saved his life.

police dogs         
police station         
flak jacket

18) With a __________________, police officers may search a flat without its owner's consent.

chief constable           
arrest         
search warrant

19) Ally is a __________________ . She currently works in the Crime Prevention Unit.

policeman       
policewoman         
policewomen

20) Police __________________ a double murder in the village ten years ago.

investigated         
investigation            
arrest

If Clauses, Exercise 5

             

If I -------------------------  a compass, I would give it to you.

didn`t have                           
have 
had                      

hadn`t had

If he hadn’t been ill, he  ---------------------------the marathon.

would have ran                       

would run                     

would have run               

would ran

If you go to Ireland, you ---------------------------a raincoat.

need                 

will need                   

needs                     

won`t needed

We ------------------------  the train if we had got up earlier.

didn`t miss            

wouldn`t miss                      

missed                 

wouldn`t have missed

If we lived in the country, the kids ------------------------------ outside all day long.

played                        

would played                        

would play                     

play

If they -------------------------- that much, they wouldn’t have got a stomach ache.

didn`t eat                 

hadn`t eaten                   

had eaten                              

ate

I will not be able to write you if you ------------------------me your address.

give                         

gave                         

don`t give                     

given

If I lived in Australia, I will be a sheep farmer.

If I lived in Australia, I will have been a sheep farmer.

If I lived in Australia, I were a sheep farmer.

If I lived in Australia, I would be a sheep farmer.

If the sun shone, everybody would be happy.

If the sun shines, everybody would be happy.

If the sun had shone, everybody would be happy.

If the sun is shinning, everybody would be happy.

If I were you, I will accept this job.

If I was you, I accept this job.

If I were you, I would accepted this job.

Were I you, I would accept this job.

The teacher wouldn`t give us a map if we didn`t have one.

The teacher would gave us a map if we didn`t have one.

The teacher would give us a map if we didn`t have one.

The teacher wouldn`t have given us a map if we didn`t have one.

If a begger asked you for money, would you have gave him any?

If a begger asked you for money, would you give him any?

If a begger asks you for money, would you have given him any?

If a begger asked you for money, would you have given him any?

1. If I were a bird, I...

a. will fly and see many places.

b. would fly and see many places.

c. can fly and see many places.

2. If I were a computer,...

a. I will be very stupid.

b. I am very stupid.

c. I would be very stupid.

3. If there were no police officers,...

a. there would be so much crime in the streets.

b. there will be so much crime in the streets.

c. there won't be so much crime in the streets.

4. People would spend more time at home, if

a. there were no restaurants.

b. there are no restaurants.

c. there will be no restaurants.

5. If you saw a thief stealing,...

a. what would you do?

b. what are you do?

c. what are you doing?

6. If you were a colour,...

a. what colour will you be?

b. what colour would you be ?

c. what colour are you ?

7. If you were given 1 million dollars,...

a. what will you do?

b. what are you doing?

c. what would you do ?

Put the verbs in brackets into their correct forms:

I would have read the letter if I ------------------------------ (KNOW) it was from you.

If Tony doesn't help in the garden I -------------------------- (NOT FINISH) my work in  time.

If you ------------------------------------(NOT TELL ) me about Maxwell’s birthday I would forget it.

We -------------------------------------  (CATCH) the train earlier if  Mary had found her purse.

If Susan ----------------------------------(LEARN) the poem she would have known the answer.

If it ------------------------------(BE) too hot we  will stop and get a cold drink.

If it -------------------------------(NOT RAIN) today I will stay at home.

If the Professor spoke clearly we ---------------(UNDERSTAND) him better.

If you go on talking like that we -------------------- (THROW) you out.

If Sasha  -----------------------------(GO) home now he would meet his own brother.

Test 4

                  

Choose the correct answer.

1. Could I / talk / to talk / talking / to you for a minute?

2. He  / has been working/ was working / worked / has worked / here for five years now.

3. Rome / did not built / was not built / has not been built in a day.

4. Who is the woman / into / in / on / the picture?

5. How / many / much / much of / sugar do you take in your tea?

6. Before he went to England he / read / had read / has read / tons of guide books.

7. I was looking for my hat but I couldn't find it / anywhere / somewhere / everywhere.

8. I can't / remember / remind / having remembered /the last song they were playing.

9. I used to / getting up / get up / getting / early in the morning.

10. He is so / such a nice man.

11. He said that he / has told / had said / had told / her the news the day before.

12. Because of her behaviour she now has / less / lesser /fewer / friends than before.

13. I am used  / to working hard / to work hard / working hard.

14. My parents had their sitting room / painted /  paint / painting.

15. You should ask her / polite / politely / politey.

16. He spent five years / on prison / in prison / at prison.

17. This book contains lots of information / informations on Charles Dickens.

Inversion in English Grammar, Basic Explanations

INVERSION IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR

Inversion is used to give emphasis or to be rhetorical in more formal situations, in political speeches, on the news, and also in literature.  Some native speakers may also use them occasionally in day-to-day conversation.  

    At no time

e.g.  At no time did I say I would accept late homework.

  Hardly........when

	This is used to refer to an event that quickly follows another.  It is usually used with the past perfect.
e.g.	Hardly had I got into bed, when there was a knock at the door.
	Less used is Hardly....before.
e.g.	Hardly had I left before the trouble started.

   Little

e.g.	Little did I know that he was a compulsive liar.
	Little does she know what surprises we have in store for her.

   No sooner.....than

	This is used to refer to an event that quickly follows another.  It is usually used with the past perfect, but sometimes with the simple past.
e.g.	No sooner had I reached the door than I realised it was locked.
	No sooner did I reach the door than I realised it was locked.

    Not + object

e.g.    Not a single word did she say.

  

   Not only.....but also

e.g.	"Not only had she understood the problem , but she also helped all around to solve it.

   

   Not until

e.g.   Not until January will I have a holiday.

   Nowhere

e.g.	Nowhere had Susan seen a more beautifully decorated room.

   

  Only after

	This is usually used with the simple past.
e.g.	Only after the film started did I realize that I'd seen it before.

   On no account/Under no circumstances

e.g.	On no account should you be absent from your seminars.

  

   Only then/if/when/later

       This is usually used with the simple past.

e.g.   Only then did I know what I had got myself into.

   Rarely/Seldom/Never        

	These are most commonly used with the present perfect or past perfect,  & with modals such as can and could.  The present simple can also be used.
e.g.	Seldom have I seen him looking so miserable.
	"Rarely does a movie make you feel so warm and so uneasy at the same time." - Review of `Hearts in Atlantis` in the Canadian Province, 28/09/01
	Never in her life had she experienced this exhilarating emotion.

   Scarcely/Barely....when

	This is used to refer to an event that quickly follows another.  It is usually used with the past perfect.
e.g.	Scarcely had I arrived home when there was a knock on the door.

   So......that

	This is a common inversion, usually used with an adjective & the verb `be`.
e.g.	So exciting was the soap opera, that I forgot to do my English homework.
	It can also be used with much.
e.g.	So much did she adore John, that she would not give him up.

   Such....that

	Used with the verb `be` and a noun, it means so much or so great.
e.g.	Such was the popularity of the soap opera, that the streets were deserted whenever it was on.