Mystery Genre Vocabulary

What is a detective?

• The person who investigates mysteries and gathers information.

• The person who was harmed.

• The person who saw a crime happening.

• The person who did the crime.

The proof or information that shows us a belief is true or valid is called...

• witness

• detective

• sidekick

• evidence

When a suspect can prove that they were somewhere else during the crime, they have an...

• pattern

• alibi

• detective

• evidence

证据 zhèngjù

• witness

• alibi

• evidence

• crime

侦探 zhēntàn

• witness

• crime

• detective

• alibi

alibi

• 不在场证明 bú zàichǎng zhèngmíng

• 规律 guīlǜ

• 证据 zhèngjù

• 侦探 zhēntàn

The suspect is...

• The one who saw the crime.

• The detective's friend and helper.

• The person we think did the crime.

• The person who reported the crime.

A sidekick is...

• something wrong or against the law.

• the person who saw the crime.

• proof.

• a close friend who helps the detective.

The reason for doing something is...

• a witness

• a motive

• an alibi

• a Red Herring

The place where a crime happened and evidence can be found is...

• 动机 dòngjī

• 不在场证明 bú zàichǎng zhèngmíng

• 犯罪现场 fànzuì xiànchǎng

• 嫌疑人 xián yí rén