Mystery Vocab (Quiz)

A false clue or lead

• red herring

• sleuth

• evidence

• motive

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

The situation as it actually is

• reality

• perception

• truthfulness

• breakthrough

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CCSS.RI.5.10

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

how you choose to view a situation

• perception

• reality

• motive

• witnessing

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CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

fiction in which a detective, either an amateur or a professional, solves a crime or a series of crimes using logic

• mystery

• thriller

• short stories

• biographies

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

a system of reasoning

• logic

• deduction

• leads

• motive

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

process of using logic or reason to form a conclusion

• deduction

• sleuthing

• suspense

• being detective-y

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Which is an alibi?

• Being at a restaurant

• Hearing a confession from the killer

• Finding clues about a crime

• Being held in suspense

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

A synonym for "discovery" is

• breakthrough

• secondary source

• witness

• motive

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Which of these would probably NOT be considered a clue?

• fingerprints

• recorded telephone call

• dropped article of clothing

• killer's confession

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

When you violate a law you:

• commit a crime

• gather evidence

• get a confession

• become a detective

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D