VOCAB
Chapter 1 and 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4 and 5
DNA data - In Depth
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To follow and try to catch or capture someone or something **Word bank: Pursue; Assault and battery; Fragile; Organization; Incorporated; DNA; Exonerate; Saliva
What is Pursue
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Which of the following is NOT part of investigating a crime scene? **a. collecting evidence b. running the faucets c. photographing the evidence d. choosing a path into and out of the crime scene
b. running the faucets
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Select the sentences from the text that contribute to the reader’s understanding that Cowan’s may have been wrongly accused of the crime. □ Not all of the witnesses had identified Cowans as the attacker. □ Several items that the attacker had touched were never tested for DNA. □ The attacker had left the gun and his baseball cap and sweatshirt when he fled. □ The police based their case on the fingerprint found on the water cup, but it was only part of a fingerprint. □ Feldman and his staff decided to take the case.
What is 1, 2, 3, and 4
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What text features does the author use to develop his ideas in chapter 4? a. photographs, graphs, maps b. photographs, captions, headings c. photographs, headings, charts d. photographs, headings, maps
What is b. photographs, captions, headings
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1. What text structure did the author use for the section titled DNA Database? a. sequence of events b. compare/contrast c. problem/solution d. description
What is D. description
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A violent physical attack **Word bank: Pursue; Assault and battery; Fragile; Organization; Incorporated; DNA; Exonerate; Saliva
What is assault and battery
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A word from Chapter 2 that relates to “DNA Defense”
What is... courtroom, witness, testified, crime, evidence, verdict, guilty, innocence, testified, jury, sentenced, and chromosomes.
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The purpose of including the section DNA Dos and Don’ts in this book
What is to help the reader understand how important it is for crime scene investigators to handle DNA evidence carefully because it can help convict a criminal or clear an innocent person
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How does Chapter 5, Justice-and an Apology, contribute to the overall structure of the book? a. This chapter explains how The Innocence Project began DNA testing to try to prove Stephan Cowan’s innocence. b. This chapter explains how DNA can be used to lock up the guilty or free the innocent. c. This chapter explains what happened after the DNA evidence was presented at a new trial and what happened after Cowans was freed from prison. d. This chapter helps the reader understand the evidence used to convict Stephan Cowans.
What is C. This chapter explains what happened after the DNA evidence was presented at a new trial and what happened after Cowans was freed from prison.
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2. What is the purpose of including DNA Detectives in this book? a. This section explains how The Innocence Project freed Stephan Cowans from jail. b. A Chain of Evidence gives the reader more information about a DNA profiler’s job. c. This section shows some of the tools a DNA specialist uses to investigate a crime scene. d. This section explains what DNA looks like.
What is C. This section shows some of the tools a DNA specialist uses to investigate a crime scene.
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Easily broken or destroyed ***Word bank: Pursue; Assault and battery; Fragile; Organization; Incorporated; DNA; Exonerate; Saliva
What is fragile
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It was important for the author to introduce the step-by-step guide to investigating a crime scene at this point in the story because
The author may have wanted the reader to understand how careful investigators have to be when they investigate crime scenes. This may help the reader understand the importance of the evidence found in Stephan Cowans’ case.
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How does this section contribute to the reader’s understanding of Chapter 3? a. This section discusses the dos and don’ts of handling DNA. b. This section demonstrates how a strand of hair is collected from a crime scene so its DNA can be tested. c. This section gives examples of people who went to jail based on DNA evidence presented in their case. d. This section gives examples of people who the Innocence Project helped free using DNA evidence.
What is d. This section gives examples of people who the Innocence Project helped free using DNA evidence.
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4. Which of the following would be an antonym for the word tragically as it is used in the following sentence? Tragically, just over a year later, Cowans was shot dead in his home. a. disturbingly b. fortunately c. sadly d. horribly
What is B. fortunately
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3. What is the purpose of the author including In Your Genes in this book? a. This section explains how the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS) works. b. This section explains how to handle DNA evidence. c. This section explains how crime scene investigators investigate a crime scene. d. This section explains what makes up DNA and what it looks like.
What is D. This section explains what makes up DNA and what it looks like.
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Prove the innocence of ***Word bank: Pursue; Assault and battery; Fragile; Organization; Incorporated; DNA; Exonerate; Saliva
What is exonerate
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Which of these people could be helped by the Innocence Project? a. woman who was wrongfully convicted of murder b. a teenager who got a speeding ticket c. a refugee from a hurricane d. a political prisoner
What is A. woman who was wrongfully convicted of murder
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What text structure does the author use for Holes in the Case on page 24? a. problem and solution b. compare and contrast c. sequence of events d. cause and effect
What is c. sequence of events
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Without changing the meaning of the sentence, which word can best be used to replace the *word*? *Tragically*, Cowans was shot dead in his home in Randolph, Massachusetts. a. fortunate b. luckily c. unfortunately d. happily
What is C. unfortunately
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What text features did the author use in the book DNA Doesn’t Lie? a. headings, diagrams, photographs, captions b. maps, graphs, chapter heading, captions c. bar graphs, maps, headings, photographs d. video, headings, photographs, captions
What is A. headings, diagrams, photographs, captions
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The liquid produced in your mouth that keeps your mouth moist and makes it easier to swallow food ***Word bank: Pursue; Assault and battery; Fragile; Organization; Incorporated; DNA; Exonerate; Saliva
What is saliva
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What structure does the author use to show the different uses for DNA on page 19? a. sequence of events b. problem and solution c. cause and effect d. compare and contrast
What is A. sequence of events
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How does Not Guilty! contribute to the reader’s understanding of Chapter 3? a. This section discusses the dos and don’ts of handling DNA. b. This section demonstrates how a strand of hair is collected from a crime scene so its DNA can be tested. c. This section gives examples of people who went to jail based on DNA evidence presented in their case. d. This section gives examples of people who the Innocence Project helped free using DNA evidence.
What is d. This section gives examples of people who the Innocence Project helped free using DNA evidence.
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What text structure did the author use in chapter 4? a. sequence of events b. compare and contrast c. cause and effect d. problem and solution
What is A. sequence of events
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What was the central idea of the book DNA Doesn’t Lie?
What is to explain how Stephan Cowans was found guilty and then freed based on DNA found. Also, to show what is DNA and what Criminal Investigators do.
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