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Mystery Vocabulary

Authored by Julie Fuss

English

3rd - 5th Grade

CCSS covered

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Mystery Vocabulary
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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.W.5.2D

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

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.3.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

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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