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Mystery Writing Vocab

Authored by Stacy Beatty

English

5th - 9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Mystery Writing Vocab
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What do you call something that is used as proof in a crime?

setting
evidence
plot
suspect

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term means "an act committed in violation of the law"?

mystery
hunch
victim
crime

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Something that is secret and unknown is a ...

witness
suspect
mystery
crime

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the name for someone who investigates crimes?

detective
motive
mystery
alibi

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which term means "an excuse an accused person uses to show he/she was somewhere else than at the scene of the crime"?

clue
alibi
plot
evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.3.4D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the term for someone who is harmed or suffers some loss?

victim
witness
detective
sleuth

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is it called when a detective takes a guess or has a feeling that is not based on known facts?

hunch
clue
suspect
motive

Tags

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

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