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Question:

Multiple choice question

Diminished means made smaller or less.

Diminished can be used as a verb or an adjective. In this exercise, diminished is used as a verb.

For example:

The problem with her eyes diminished her ability to read, so she had to get new reading glasses.

reduced

improved

became less

made weaker

Which answers are closest in meaning to diminished? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

improved

became less

made weaker

reduced
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Multiple choice question

To diminish the value of a house means to lower its value.

leaking roof

broken windows

large garden

close to busy road

Which answers below would diminish the value of a house? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

large garden

broken windows

leaking roof

close to busy road
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Multiple choice question

Read the following sentence:

The teacher’s diminished authority makes it difficult for him to control the class.

He isn't a good teacher because nobody listens to him.

The teacher had more authority in the past, but he lost it.

The teacher doesn't have a lot of authority now.

The students respect him because he knows how to control the class.

What does the above sentence mean? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

The teacher doesn't have a lot of authority now.

The students respect him because he knows how to control the class.

He isn't a good teacher because nobody listens to him.

The teacher had more authority in the past, but he lost it.
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Multiple choice question

Your mental capacity is your ability to understand your actions as well as the consequences of those actions. "Diminished capacity" is a legal term which means that your ability to fully understand your own actions is diminished, or lessened.

Read this paragraph and answer the question below.

A man was emotionally upset and 'went crazy' when he saw his child was being hurt.

A man was drunk and did not mean to hurt anyone.

A man is very sorry for what he did and would never do it again.

What is Diminished Capacity?

‘Diminished capacity’ is often used as a defense in a court of law to diminish a person’s guilt. For example, in the 1980’s, a man named Dan White killed the Mayor of San Francisco. He was not convicted of murder, but was charged with manslaughter (a less serious crime) on the basis that his capacity to understand and control his actions was diminished by the sugar content of his blood. This sugar content was due to eating "Twinkies" - a cream-filled cake. Today, we call a diminished capacity defense a ‘Twinkie defense’.

If you were a lawyer, in which cases would you claim that your client was functioning under diminished capacity and could therefore not be held fully responsible for his actions? Choose 2 correct answers.

Response:

A man was emotionally upset and 'went crazy' when he saw his child was being hurt.

A man was drunk and did not mean to hurt anyone.

A man is very sorry for what he did and would never do it again.