1649 how good a witness would you be

How good a witness would YOU be?
You are walking along the street when a thief runs from a jeweller's shop and
jumps into a waiting car, which is driven quickly away. Later, the police call you
as a witness and you are asked to describe what you saw.
Take a good look at the picture; then see how many questions you can answer
correctly.


Questions:

1. What time was it? ..............................................................................................
2. How was the thief dressed? ................................................................................
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3. About how tall was he? .......................................................................................
4. Did he have any unusual features? ..................................................................
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5. Did he seem to have an injury? If so, how was it caused? .................................
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6. What did he use to break the window?................................................................
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7. What was the thief
carrying?................................................................................
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8. What kind of car was waiting for him?.................................................................
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9. Was he going to drive the car himself?...............................................................
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10. In which direction was the car facing?.................................................................
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11. Who else was on the street at the time of the theft?............................................
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12. Were any of the onlookers acting suspiciously?..................................................
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Answer Key:

1.
2.

The time was one o'clock by the jeweller's clock,
The thief was dressed in a suit, black leather shoes and a hat. His coat collar
was turned up.
3. He was very tall (six feet / 1.83 metres or more). Compare his height with the
letter box on the footpath.
4. Yes, he had a deep scar on his left cheek.
5. The handkerchief wound round his right hand suggests that he cut himself
while breaking the window.
6. On the footpath, near the broken glass, was a heavy monkey wrench. This was
probably used to break the shop window.
7. He was carrying a brown leather bag in his left hand.
8. The waiting car was a red, open sports car without a number plate.
9. No, a driver was waiting in the car.
10. The car was facing south. This is shown by the weather vane on the church
spire.
11. As well as the thief and his driver, there was a third man on the footpath
nearby.
12. The man on the footpath was acting suspiciously: he was not looking at the
robbery taking place only a few feet away from him, but in the opposite
direction. He seemed to be keeping a lookout for the police.