Mystery Vocab

An excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime, when the crime was committed.

• alibi

• clue

• crime

• sleuth

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

A fact of object that helps to solve mysteries

• crime

• victim

• evidence

• clue

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

An act that is against the law

• mystery

• crime

• suspect

• alibi

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

A person who investigates mysteries and gathers information

• sleuth

• witness

• detective

• suspect

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

Something that helps prove who committed the crime

• evidence
• witness
• alibi
• motive

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Something that is a secret or unknown

• mystery

• red herring

• crime

• alibi

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

A false lead that throws the investigator off track

• sleuth

• clue

• red herring

• witness

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Another name for a detective

• sleuth

• suspect

• victim

• witness

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.L.K.5A

A person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime

• sleuth

• red herring

• crimer

• suspect

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

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

• alibi

• victim

• witness

• evidence

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C