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Mystery Vocab

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An excuse that a suspect uses to show that he or she was not at the scene of the crime when the crime was committed.

a)

clue

b)

crime

c)

red herring

d)

alibi

2.

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

a)

witness

b)

victim

c)

suspect

d)

detective

3.

Clue

a)

something that helps prove who committed the crime

b)

a fact or object that helps to solve mysteries

c)

something that is secret and unknown

d)

another name for a detective

4.

Detective

a)

a person who investigates mysteries and gathers information

b)

a false lead that throws the investigator off track

c)

another name for detective

d)

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

5.

Mystery

a)

a false lead that throws the investigator off track

b)

something that is secret and unknown

c)

another name for a detective

d)

an act that is against the law

6.

Something that helps prove who committed the crime.

a)

clue

b)

mystery

c)

sleuth

d)

evidence

7.

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)

another name for a detective

d)

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

8.

Sleuth

a)

someone who is harmed or suffers loss because of the crime

b)

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

c)

another name for a detective

d)

a false lead that throws the investigator off track

9.

A false lead that throws the investigator off track

a)

clue

b)

evidence

c)

suspect

d)

red herring

10.

An act that is against the law

a)

suspect

b)

sleuth

c)

crime

d)

mystery

11.

A person who is believed to have possible committed the crime.

a)

victim

b)

suspect

c)

witness

d)

sleuth