Mystery Vocabulary

A reason someone does something is called:

• answer

• question

• motive

• guilty

A person that saw or knows information about the mystery

• victim

• witness

• babysitter

• coach

A person who is guilty of a crime is called a

• puppy

• Pal

• perpetrator

• victim

A plot or story with unexplained events or crimes

• an essay

• a biography

• a mystery

• a poem

A feeling that is not based on clues or facts

• a hunch

• a punch

• a burn

• a turn

To ask questions in order to gather information

• to cry

• to laugh

• to interrogate

• to bother

A person that is hurt or affected badly by a crime

• student

• victim

• criminal

• perpetrator

A person working to solve a mystery

• detective

• zoologist

• veterinarian

• waitress

The opposite of innocent

• friendly

• stinky

• guilty

• worried

An action that breaks the law is called a

• mitzva

• a favor

• a crime

• a meal