Mystery Vocabulary

Something that is secret and unknown is a ____________.

• Clue
• Evidence
• Mystery
• Alibi

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

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

• Alibi
• Victim
• Suspect
• Witness

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

A __________________ is a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime.

• Suspect
• Detective
• Red Herring
• Alibi

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

A person who investigates mysteries and gathers information is a _________________.

• Detective
• Suspect
• Evidence
• Witness

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information is a ___________________.

• Evidence
• Crime
• Victim
• Witness

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

_{This is a synonym, or another name, for detective.}

• Slueth
• Witness
• Victim
• Alibi

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.5C

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.5B

A false lead that throws the investigator off track is a __________________.

• Clue
• Evidence
• Red Herring
• Alibi

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

^{A __________________ is a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries.}

• Crime
• Victim
• Clue
• Witness

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

A _________________ is an act that is against the law.

• Red Herring
• Crime
• Clue
• Victim

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

An excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime is an __________________.

• Alibi
• Evidence
• Red Herring
• Crime

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C