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Detective Terms (Context Clue & Find the Evidence)

Quiz by Anne Neville Broaddus

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  • Q1
    "Miss Marple uses DEDUCTION to solve crimes. She uses clues and her background knowledge to draw conclusions about crimes." -----What does the word DEDUCTION mean?
    to solve crimes
    to infer and draw conclusions
    to make a scene
    to be a detective
    300s
  • Q2
    "Miss Marple uses DEDUCTION to solve crimes. She uses clues and her background knowledge to draw conclusions about crimes." -----What evidence in the text helps you understand what DEDUCTION means?
    Miss Marple
    She uses clues
    to draw conclusions about crimes
    solve crimes
    300s
  • Q3
    "As Miss Marple listened to the witness describe what happened during the crime, she thought about what the LOGICAL sequence of events could be and realized the witness was not LOGICAL because he was not making sense and seemed confused."----What does the word LOGICAL mean?
    honest
    confusing
    reasonable and intelligent
    unreasonable
    300s
  • Q4
    "As Miss Marple listened to the witness describe what happened during the crime, she thought about what the LOGICAL sequence of events could be and realized the witness was not LOGICAL because he was not making sense and seemed confused."----What evidence in the text helps you understand what LOGICAL means?
    The text says "sequence of events"
    The text tells you the opposite of logical--"not making sense"
    The text gives you synonyms with like "confused"
    The text says "Miss Marple listened to the witness"
    300s
  • Q5
    "As Miss Marple looked at the crime scene, she wondered if the shoe left behind was DELIBERATE or if the robber was just clumsy and lost her shoe?"----What does the word DELIBERATE mean?
    accidental
    clumsy
    purposeful or intentional
    suspicious
    300s
  • Q6
    "As Miss Marple looked at the crime scene, she wondered if the shoe left behind was DELIBERATE or if the robber was just clumsy and lost her shoe?"----What evidence in the text helps you understand what DELIBERATE means?
    The text gives the opposite of the word by saying "or if the robber was just clumsy"
    The text shows that Miss Marple is suspicious of the shoe.
    The text explains that the robber left the show behind on purpose.
    The text explains that Miss Marple "wondered"
    300s
  • Q7
    "Miss Marple knew the criminal was an expert because he or she was clearly COMPETENT by leaving no clues or witnesses! This criminal definitely knew what he or she was doing."----What does the word COMPETENT mean?
    messy
    not skilled
    skilled or talented
    clumsy
    300s
  • Q8
    "Miss Marple knew the criminal was an expert because he or she was clearly COMPETENT by leaving no clues or witnesses! This criminal definitely knew what he or she was doing."----What evidence in the text helps you understand what COMPETENT mean?
    "Miss Marple knew the criminal"
    "the criminal was an expert"
    "leaving no clues or witnesses"
    300s

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