36 exam-style questions on Law and order — topic T4.6 of Social organization in the IB English B syllabus — with answers and explanations. Samples below; the full set is free with an account.
Choose the correct word: 'The suspect was found ___ and sentenced to five years in prison.'
Answer: guilty
A person judged to have committed a crime is found 'guilty'; the opposite verdict is 'not guilty' or 'innocent'.
Which person decides the outcome of a trial in a courtroom?
Answer: a judge
The judge presides over the trial and, often with a jury, decides the outcome; a lawyer only represents one side.
Choose the correct verb form: 'If the police ___ more officers, crime would probably decrease.'
Answer: hired
A second conditional (hypothetical present) uses the past simple in the if-clause: 'If the police hired ... would decrease.'
Which word best completes the sentence? 'The judge gave the criminal a harsh ___ of ten years.'
Answer: sentence
A 'sentence' is the punishment given by a court; a 'verdict' is only the decision of guilty or not guilty.
Report the statement, shifting the tense back: The officer said, 'You are under arrest.' → The officer told him that he ___ under arrest.
Answer: was
With backshift, the present simple 'are' becomes the past simple 'was'. Unshifted 'is' is only possible if the situation is still true when reported.
Which word means an act that breaks the law?
Answer: offence
An 'offence' is an illegal act; the near-look-alikes 'defence', 'sentence' and 'evidence' have different meanings.
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