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Detective Vocabulary

Authored by Jason Alt

English

5th - 8th Grade

CCSS covered

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Detective Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What might this be? (Click ALL that apply)

A crime

Evidence

A sleuth

A clue

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Something that is secret and unknown is ...

A crime

A mystery

Evidence

Why CPCS has a uniform policy

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of the crime is ...

A suspect

An alibi

A victim

A witness

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.6.6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

An excuse that a suspect uses to show they were somewhere other than at the scene of the crime is ...

A suspect

An alibi

A red herring

A mystery

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

Media Image

The man wearing sunglasses and a sleeveless shirt is ...

A suspect

A witness

A victim

An alibi

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

6.

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A person who investigates mysteries and gathers information is ... (Choose ALL that are correct)

A detective

A suspect

A sleuth

A witness

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A red herring is ...

A criminal in disguise

A false lead that throws an investigator off track

A person who admits committing a crime

The new CPCS mascot

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.6.6

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