Answer the questions. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.. Write about death penalty for 10 minutes.. Comprehension questions

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2. Answer the questions

TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

1. Human rights campaigners have hailed Malaysia's decision. T / F

2. There are over one thousand prisoners on death row in Malaysia. T / F

3. Prisoners on death row will now have to serve life sentences. T / F

4. The prisoners on death row have killed thousands of people. T / F

5. Fewer than 106 countries have abolished the death penalty. T / F

6. Amnesty International said this issue should be in a history book. T / F

7. There are 23 countries that still have the death penalty. T / F

8. Amnesty International said there were over 1,000 executions in 2017. T / F

1. T

2. T

3. T

4. F

5. F

6. F

7. T

8. F

3. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1. intend

2. move

3. abolishing

4. released

5. degrading

6. for good

7. offender

8. consigned

9. encouraging

10. worldwide

A. scrapping

B. heartening

C. set free

D. forever

E. put

F. plan

G. humiliating

H. globally

I. action

J. lawbreak

1. intend a. plan

2. move b. action

3. abolishing c. scrapping

4. released d. set free

5. offender e. lawbreaker

6. for good f. forever

7. degrading g. humiliating

8. consigned h. put

9. encouraging i. heartening

10. worldwide j. globally

4.Write about death penalty for 10 minutes.

The death penalty is an exceptional measure of punishment and may only be imposed for particularly serious crimes that affect human life.

In today's world, the most common form of execution is execution. In some countries, this execution is possible by hanging a convict, beheading him or her, injection, gas asphyxiation, stoning, dissolution in acid, exposure to electric current.

5. Comprehension questions

1. Who has welcomed the Malaysian government's decision?

Human rights campaigners

2. Who said the death penalty would be abolished, "full stop".

Malaysia's Law Minister

3. How many people are on death row in Malaysia?

1,267

4. What are people on death row set to win?

A reprieve

5. What sentence will the death penalty be reduced to?

Life imprisonment

6. How many countries have abolished the death penalty?

Secretary General of Amnesty International

7. How many people did Amnesty International say were executed last year?

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