Crime Questions
What is the term for entering someone's property without permission with the intent to commit a crime?
What is trespassing?
What is the term for the room where news anchors present the news and where most of the production equipment is located?
What is a studio?
If someone "spills the beans," what have they done?
What is revealing a secret?
How is the word "often" pronounced by most native speakers?
What is "off-ten" or "off-en" (both are acceptable, with the 't' sometimes being silent)?
What is the term for the person who gives you tasks at work and is responsible for your performance?
What is a supervisor or manager?
What is the crime called when someone takes something from a store without paying for it?
What is shoplifting?
What is the name of someone that presents the news and is typically seated at a news desk or standing in a studio?
What is a News Anchor?
What does the idiom "hit the books" mean?
What is to "begin studying"?
Pronounce these words correctly:
Island
Thought
"I - Land"
"Thawt"
What is the term for leaving your job or career to stop working, often due to reaching a certain age?
What is retirement?
What is the term for the decision made at the end of a trial?
What is a verdict?
What do you call a person who has seen an event/situation happen and is interviewed by a news reporter?
What is a Witness?
What does the phrase "hit the nail on the head" mean when someone has done something?
What is to do or say something exactly right?
Pronounce these words correctly:
Castle
Scissors
"Kaa - sl"
"Si - zurs"
What is the term for a change of job within the same company, often to a higher position or different department?
What is a promotion or internal transfer?
What is the term for being released from prison before the full sentence is served, under certain conditions?
What is parole?
What is the term used to describe newly received information about an event that is currently occurring or developing.
What is Breaking News?
What does the idiom "cutting corners" mean in the context of work or production?
What is to do something in the easiest, cheapest, or fastest way, often sacrificing quality?
Pronounce these words correctly:
Choir
Accessory
"Kwai - ur"
"uhk - seh - suh - ree"
What is time worked in addition to one's normal working hours.
What is Overtime?
What is the name of the person who defends someone accused of a crime in court?
Who is a defense attorney?
What is the name of the device that displays words for a broadcaster to read while looking directly at the camera?
What is a teleprompter?
What does it mean to "burn the midnight oil"?
What is to work late into the night (or until the early hours of the morning)?
Pronounce these words correctly
"Colonel"
"Yawn"
"Ker - nel"
"Ye - hon"
What is the term for the highest-ranking executive in a company, responsible for making major corporate decisions?
What is a Chief Executive Officer (CEO)?