Elements of Mystery Vocabulary

A _____ is something that is wrong or against the law.

• crime

• detention

• problem

• victim

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.4

A ____ is a fact or item that gives a detective information.

• suspect

• alibi

• sleuth

• clue

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.4

A ____ is the person who works to solve the mystery.

• suspect

• detective

• witness

• stegosaurus

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

_____ is the proof that helps solve a mystery.

• Red Herring

• Alibi

• Evidence

• Victim

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.4

A ____ is something that is secret and/or unknown

• mystery

• hypothetical

• victim

• alibi

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RL.3.4

A person who is believed to have possibly committed a crime is a ____.

• detective

• mystery

• suspect

• witness

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.4

A ____ is the person wronged or harmed by a crime.

• witness

• detective

• suspect

• victim

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

Someone who saw a crime is called a ____

• witness

• victim

• suspect

• detective

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

An ____ is an excuse for not being at the scene of the crime.

• explanation

• alibi

• evidence

• example

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4A

CCSS.RI.3.4