Mystery Vocabulary

A reason someone does something is called:

• answer

• question

• motive

• guilty

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

A person that saw or knows information about the mystery

• victim

• witness

• babysitter

• coach

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

A person who is guilty of a crime is called a

• puppy

• Pal

• perpetrator

• victim

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

A plot or story with unexplained events or crimes

• an essay

• a biography

• a mystery

• a poem

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

A feeling that is not based on clues or facts

• a hunch

• a punch

• a burn

• a turn

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

To ask questions in order to gather information

• to cry

• to laugh

• to interrogate

• to bother

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

A person that is hurt or affected badly by a crime

• student

• victim

• criminal

• perpetrator

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

A person working to solve a mystery

• detective

• zoologist

• veterinarian

• waitress

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

The opposite of innocent

• friendly

• stinky

• guilty

• worried

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4A

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.L.4.4A

CCSS.L.4.5C

CCSS.L.5.5C

An action that breaks the law is called a

• mitzva

• a favor

• a crime

• a meal

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E