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Mystery Vocabulary

Quiz

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English

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3rd - 5th Grade

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Medium

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CCSS

L.2.4E, L.4.6, L.3.4D

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Julie Fuss

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime when the crime was committed is a(n) :

red herring

alibi

witness

mystery

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A fact or object that helps to solve mysteries is a(n):

witness

victim

clue

detective

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An act that is against the law is a(n):

mystery

alibi

clue

crime

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A person who investigates mysteries and gathers information is a(n):

detective

witness

victim

evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Something that helps prove who committed the crime is:

evidence

red herring

alibi

suspect

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Something that is secret and unknown is a(n):

witness

mystery

red herring

crime

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A red herring is:

another name for a detective

a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime

a false lead that throws the investigator off track

someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of a crime

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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