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Society and crime
6 IELTS Vocabulary questions with answers and explanations.
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A 'deterrent' is something that:
- 1 Increases speed
- 2 Rewards good behaviour
- 3 Discourages people from doing something
- 4 Encourages crime
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Correct answer: Discourages people from doing something
Punishment is often described as a deterrent.
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'Juvenile' crime is crime committed by:
- 1 Young people
- 2 Old people
- 3 Governments
- 4 Companies
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To 'rehabilitate' an offender means to:
- 1 Send them abroad
- 2 Forget their crime
- 3 Punish them more
- 4 Help them return to normal life
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Correct answer: Help them return to normal life
Rehabilitation helps offenders to reintegrate into society.
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A 'community' is:
- 1 A type of building
- 2 A government department
- 3 A kind of tax
- 4 A group of people living in the same area or sharing interests
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Correct answer: A group of people living in the same area or sharing interests
People in a neighbourhood form a community.
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Which word means 'unfair treatment of a group of people'?
- 1 Discrimination
- 2 Imagination
- 3 Education
- 4 Cooperation
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Correct answer: Discrimination
Discrimination is treating people unfairly because of who they are.
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'Poverty' is the state of:
- 1 Being very old
- 2 Being very poor
- 3 Being very busy
- 4 Being very rich
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Correct answer: Being very poor
Poverty means lacking enough money for basic needs.