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Mystery Vocabulary

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Breakthrough

b)

Alibi

c)

Clue

d)

Deduction

2.

What term describes a discovery that helps solve the crime?

a)

Mystery

b)

Evidence

c)

Breakthrough

d)

Hunch

3.

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

a)

Clue

b)

Red herring

c)

Motive

d)

Sleuth

4.

What is an action that breaks the law called?

a)

Deduction

b)

Crime

c)

Mystery

d)

Alibi

5.

What term means drawing a conclusion?

a)

Deduction

b)

Evidence

c)

Hunch

d)

Breakthrough

6.

Who is an investigator looking for and gathering clues?

a)

Suspect

b)

Detective

c)

Witness

d)

Motive

7.

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

a)

Alibi

b)

Evidence

c)

Red herring

d)

Mystery

8.

What is a guess or feeling not based on facts?

a)

Hunch

b)

Clue

c)

Deduction

d)

Breakthrough

9.

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

a)

Mystery

b)

Motive

c)

Sleuth

d)

Alibi

10.

What term describes something that is unknown?

a)

Mystery

b)

Evidence

c)

Clue

d)

Suspect

11.

What is a false clue that throws the investigator off track?

a)

Breakthrough

b)

Red herring

c)

Deduction

d)

Hunch

12.

What is another term for an investigator?

a)

Sleuth

b)

Suspect

c)

Witness

d)

Motive

13.

Who is a person that has a motive to have committed a crime?

a)

Detective

b)

Suspect

c)

Witness

d)

Alibi

14.

Who is a person with knowledge about a crime?

a)

Sleuth

b)

Witness

c)

Detective

d)

Red herring

15.

What is the term for an excuse used by an accused person to prove they were not at the crime scene?

a)

Alibi

b)

Mystery

c)

Evidence

d)

Hunch