Mystery Vocabulary
Alibi: an excuse given by an accused person to prove that he/she
was somewhere else during the time of the crime
Clue: an object or piece of information that helps solve a
mystery
Crime: an act that violates the law
Detective: a person who gathers information and investigates crimes
Evidence: a statement or object that proves a solution to a mystery
Hunch: a guess about something
Motive: the reason a person does something
Mystery: a problem that needs to be solved
Photographic memory: the ability to a lasting mental picture
Plot: the arrangement of events in a story
Red herring: something that distracts the detective from the
discovering the truth.
Setting: the time and place of a story
Sleuth: another name for a detective
Victim: a person who is harmed by a crime
Witness: someone who saw something related to a crime
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Mystery Vocabulary Assessment
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Crimes are acts that _____________________ the law. When there is a
crime or mystery, a _____________________ gathers information and investigates
the time and place of the crime scene. This is called the ___________ in a mystery
story. The ______________ (another name for a detective) tries to find
__________________ so that he/she can solve the _______________________.
Sometimes, clues can also be used as ________________________ to prove
a solution to a mystery. Many times a detective uses a ______________ to find the
reason a person does something or the ________________________ for the crime.
Someone who sees something happen related to a crime, a
__________________, can help a suspect with an ________________ so he/she
isn’t accused of the crime.