Vocabulary and Collocations Quiz

Vocabulary

• Victim: A person who has suffered harm due to an event or another person's actions.
• Acute: Characterized by severity or intensity.
• Scramble: To act quickly and hurriedly to accomplish something difficult.
• Persistent: Continuously happening, often for longer than desired.
• Consent: Permission to engage in a certain action.
• Withhold: To refrain from giving something to someone.

Collocations

• An innocent victim: Someone who has been harmed without wrongdoing.
• A victim of crime: Someone who has been harmed due to a criminal act.
• Blame the victim: To hold someone responsible for their own victimization.
• Acute danger: A serious and immediate threat.
• An acute risk: A high probability of something negative happening.
• Scramble to do something: To hurriedly try to accomplish a task.
• A persistent problem: A problem that keeps recurring.
• To give consent: To grant permission for something.
• To obtain consent: To gain permission from someone.
• Informed consent: Permission given with full knowledge and understanding.
• The age of consent: The legal age at which someone can give consent to sexual activity.
• To withhold consent: To refuse to give permission.
• To withhold permission: To deny authorization.
• To withhold information: To refrain from providing information.

Word Family: Prevent

• Prevent: To stop something from happening.
• Preventative: Something that helps avoid a negative outcome.
• Prevention: The act of stopping something from happening.

Bystander Intervention

• Hesitant: Reluctant or unsure.
• Intervene: To step in to help or stop a situation.
• Ambiguous: Unclear or uncertain, having multiple interpretations.
• Altercation: A heated argument or fight.
• Perpetrator: The person who commits a crime or harm.
• Backlash: A negative reaction or response.
• Power-based violence: Violence driven by imbalances of power, often within relationships.

The 3 D’s of Bystander Intervention

• Direct: Directly confronting an issue or situation.
• Distract: Diverting attention or intervening to break up the situation.
• Delegate: Asking for help from authorities or other people who can intervene.

Red Flags

• "Red Flags": Warning signs that indicate potential problems in a situation or relationship.

Test your understanding of key vocabulary and collocations related to harmful events and permissions. This quiz will challenge your knowledge of terms like 'victim' and 'consent,' as well as their usage in various contexts. Perfect for language learners seeking to improve their vocabulary skills!