Mystery Vocabulary
Authored by Danell Toutge
English
5th - 8th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an alibi?
your reason for having been somewhere else when a crime was committed
something intended to distract or draw attention away from the real problem
another name for detective
to break the law
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a witness?
someone who commits a crime
someone who investigates a crime
someone who sees a crime being committed
someone who is thought to have committed a crime but hasn't been proven guilty
Tags
CCSS.RL.5.6
CCSS.RL.6.6
CCSS.RL.7.6
CCSS.RL.8.6
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a suspect?
someone who sees a crime being committed
someone who is thought to have committed a crime but hasn't been proven guilty yet
someone who solves a crime
someone who has an alibi
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a mystery?
an unsolved puzzle
another name for detective
another name for sleuth
a logical reason
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a clue?
someone who sees a crime being committed
a gut feeling or educated guess
a piece of evidence that helps solve a problem
an unsolved puzzle
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a red herring?
a cause for someone's actions - the reason why someone might have committed a crime
another name for detective
using logic to solve a problem
something intended to distract away from the real problem (good authors use this in writing mysteries)
Tags
CCSS.L.7.6
CCSS.RI.5.4
CCSS.W.5.2D
CCSS.W.6.2D
CCSS.W.7.2D
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a motive?
the reason why someone might have committed a crime
an unsolved puzzle
proof - items found at a crime scene that help solve the myster
to break the law
Tags
CCSS.L.3.4D
CCSS.L.6.4C
CCSS.L.7.4C
CCSS.L.8.4C
CCSS.L.9-10.4C
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