Mystery Vocabulary

Mystery Vocabulary

Learning Target: I can read and use mystery vocabulary with accuracy and comprehension.

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A _______ is a story about something that is secret or not easily explained.

Multiple Choice

The is the person in the mystery that may have committed the crime.

• witness

• detective

• suspect

• victim

Multiple Choice

This is the character that has been harmed or wronged in the crime.

• suspect

• witness

• detective

• victim

Multiple Choice

This is the character working to solve the mystery.

• Victim

• Suspects

• Witness

• Detective

Multiple Choice

This is this character that saw the crime.

• witness

• victim

• detective

• suspect

Multiple Choice

This is another name for a detective.

• sleuth

• witness

• victim

Multiple Choice

Something wrong or against the law.

• detective

• mystery

• crime

Multiple Choice

This gives the detective information.

• clue

• alibi

• victim

Multiple Choice

This is an excuse for not being somewhere or doing something (you can prove you were not at the crime scene).

• red herring

• alibi

• sleuth

• witness

Multiple Choice

Evidence is.....

• a person who may possibly have committed the crime.

• is the person who works to solve the mystery.

• is the proof that helps solve a mystery.

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___________ is a misleading clue that distracts the detective.

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In the _________of a mystery, the characters are introduced and the problem is revealed.

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In the ________ of a mystery, the detectives gather clues. The suspects provide an alibi. Sometimes, detectives get off track by following red herrings. They continue to gather clues as evidence.

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At the _____ of a mystery, the detectives use all of the evidence collected to solve the mystery. Secrets are revealed. Lost or stolen items are located, and unexplained events are now understood.