Mystery Vocabulary

What is an excuse that an accused person uses to show they were not at the scene of the crime?

• Breakthrough

• Alibi

• Clue

• Deduction

What term describes a discovery that helps solve the crime?

• Mystery

• Evidence

• Breakthrough

• Hunch

What is a fact or object that gives information toward solving the crime?

• Clue

• Red herring

• Motive

• Sleuth

What is an action that breaks the law called?

• Deduction

• Crime

• Mystery

• Alibi

What term means drawing a conclusion?

• Deduction

• Evidence

• Hunch

• Breakthrough

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

Who is an investigator looking for and gathering clues?

• Suspect

• Detective

• Witness

• Motive

What is a thing or statement that helps to prove who committed the crime?

• Alibi

• Evidence

• Red herring

• Mystery

What is a guess or feeling not based on facts?

• Hunch

• Clue

• Deduction

• Breakthrough

What is a reason that a person does something, which can include anger, hatred, love, or greed?

• Mystery

• Motive

• Sleuth

• Alibi

What term describes something that is unknown?

• Mystery

• Evidence

• Clue

• Suspect