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Mystery Vocabulary

Authored by Grace Kildall

English

6th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 73+ times

Mystery Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Breakthrough

Alibi

Clue

Deduction

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term describes a discovery that helps solve the crime?

Mystery

Evidence

Breakthrough

Hunch

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Clue

Red herring

Motive

Sleuth

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an action that breaks the law called?

Deduction

Crime

Mystery

Alibi

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What term means drawing a conclusion?

Deduction

Evidence

Hunch

Breakthrough

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is an investigator looking for and gathering clues?

Suspect

Detective

Witness

Motive

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

Alibi

Evidence

Red herring

Mystery

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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