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Mystery Word Definitions

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an alibi?

a)

a false lead that throws the investigator off track

b)

something that helps prove who committed the crime

c)

an excuse a suspect uses to show that he/she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime

d)

something that is secret and unknown

2.

What is a clue?

a)

someone who is harmed or suffers some loss because of a crime

b)

Things people say or do or objects that are found that provide important information; hints that can help solve a mystery

c)

an excuse a suspect uses to show that he/she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime

d)

a false lead that throws the investigator off track

3.

What is a crime?

a)

an act that is against the law

b)

a false lead that throws the investigator off track

c)

another name for a detective

d)

a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries

4.

What is a detective?

a)

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

b)

a person who is believe to have possibly committed the crime

c)

someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information

d)

a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information

5.

What is a witness?

a)

another name for a detective

b)

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

c)

someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information

d)

a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information

6.

What is a sleuth?

a)

someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information

b)

another name for a detective

c)

something that is secret and unknown

d)

a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries

7.

What is a red herring?

a)

a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries

b)

something that is secret and unknown

c)

a false lead that throws the investigator off track

d)

another name for a detective

8.

What is a suspect?

a)

a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime

b)

someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information

c)

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

d)

a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information

9.

What is a mystery?

a)

an excuse that a suspect uses to show that he/she was somewhere other than at the scene of the crime

b)

an act that is against the law

c)

a false lead that throws the investigator off track

d)

something that is secret and unknown

10.

What is evidence?

a)

something that is secret and unknown

b)

a fact or object that helps prove who committed the crime

c)

a false lead that throws the investigator off track

d)

an act that is against the law

11.

What is a victim?

a)

a person who is believed to have possibly committed the crime

b)

someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information

c)

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

d)

another name for a detective