Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton says his officers were using justifiable force in subduing suspects in the Hollywood and Venice Beach incidents, even if the video strikes viewers as disturbing.. In this sentence, the term subduing could be replaced with
a. battling. c. injuring.
b. empowering. d. restraining.
Ques. 2According to paragraph 8, why were the officers cleared of wrongdoing in the case of the Venice Beach pepper-spraying?
a. Because it turned out that it was actually the suspect who pepper-sprayed the officers.
b. Because no pepper spray was actually involved in the incident.
c. Because the man was shown on video to be aggressive.
d. Because the officers restrained themselves from beating the man.
Ques. 3The last sentence of this article quotes Eugene O'Donnell, an attorney and former officer, as saying It's a brutal systemand cops bear the brunt of that brutality.' Which of the following best restates his meaning?
a. Law enforcement is an inherently difficult, sometimes violent task, and police officers experience the worst of it.
b. Police officers have a responsibility to the public to be as brutal as possible.
c. Police officers have it easy, because they are trained to be violent and thus are not affected by the psychological burdens of their work.
d. Violence against police officers is far greater than violence committed by police officers.
Ques. 4A man being seen pepper-sprayed by the police, a suspect punched by an officer, and a student being shocked
with a Taser gun are all examples of
a. a crime reported but not documented. c. police being attacked.
b. examples of political actions. d. police responses captured on video.
Ques. 5The topic of a passage is
a. more general than the main idea
b. more specific than the main idea
c. similar to a thesis statement
d. similar to the author's tone
Ques. 6In 2006, Mayor Ron Gonzales of San Jose was indicted on public corruption charges, and Lynwood, California, mayor Paul Richards was found guilty of multiple counts of fraud, money laundering, extortion, making false statements to investigators, and depriving the public of honest services.
An antonym for corruption is
a. criminal c. foul play
b. fair play/honesty/decency d. bad intentions
Ques. 7Former Illinois governor and one-time Nobel Prize nominee George Ryan was found guilty of 18 charges of racketeering, mail fraud, making false statements to FBI agents, and income tax violations in 2006.
An antonym for violations is
a. observances c. redemptions
b. challenges d. taxations
Ques. 8Chicago, with markedly fewer people and a smaller area to patrol, actually has more officers than LA. A synonym for patrol is
a. convict c. evade
b. escape d. guard
Ques. 9There are more than 1,700 people in the United States serving sentences of life without parole for crimes committed as juveniles.
A synonym for parole is
a. a life sentence c. freedom
b. early release d. punishment
Quick Reply
