Fighting crime by analysing handwriting – B1+ English listening test

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B1+ Listening Test

Watch a video about how forensic scientists fight crime by analysing handwriting. For questions 1 to 6 choose the correct option.

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1 There are only three forensic scientists in the state.
a.True
b.False
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2 Which of these things the forensic scientist doesn’t say they analyse?
a.slant
b.proportions
c.curvature
Page 3 of 6

3 To train for this job, students are given real crime documents to analyse.
a.True
b.False
Page 4 of 6

4 If a criminal writes with their opposite hand, or with their foot, mouth, etc. ...
a.it’s almost impossible to catch them
b.you can also identify and analyse their writing
c.you need a computer to analyse their writing
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5 The technique the expert shows us can be used to ...
a.identify text that has been added to an original document
b.identify text that has been erased from an original document
c.identify the person who has written the text
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6 He also works identifying signatures during elections.
a.True
b.False

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