Mario’s Mystery Mania

What is a mystery?

• A story intended to frighten or scare readers.

• A story or genre that focuses on the life of a person.

• A story or genre that focuses on solving a crime or unusual event.

What is an action committed that is against the law?

• A crime

• A clue

• A mystery

• An alibi

The main character in a mystery that attempts to solve a crime is called a...

• Criminal

• Suspect

• Red herring

• Detective/Sleuth

Who is a victim?

• A person that saw the crime happen.

• A person that is harmed or suffers because of a crime.

• A person who is believed to have committed the crime.

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.3.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.6

A false lead that is meant to distract the detective from discovering the real criminal.

• Clue

• Detective

• Evidence

• Red Herring

What is an alibi?

• An excuse that a suspect gives to prove that they weren’t near involved in the crime.

• A story that a suspect gives to prove that they were involved in a crime

• A fact or object that helps solve a crime.

A suspect is a person who is believed to have committed or taken part in a crime.

• True

• False

What is evidence?

• A fact or object that helps to solve a crime

• Something that proves who was involved in the crime

• An action committed that is against the law

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

A fact or object that helps a detective solve a crime.

• A crime

• An Alibi

• A witness

• A clue

What is a witness?

• A person that saw a crime happen

• Someone who knows information about a crime

• A person that gives an excuse proving they weren’t involved in the crime

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6