Fill in the blanks so that the sentences and the story make sense! You must use ALL of the words in the word bank and only use the words once!
WORD BANK:
Motive
red herring
sleuth
breakthrough
Suspect
witness
alibi
hunch
Deductive reasoning
inductive reasoning
Billy was an angry man. He was jealous that all of the other guys in town got to eat cheeseburgers for free. Every _______ in town knew this, so when they were assigned to the case of the missing cheeseburgers, their first __________ was Billy! Billy would definitely have a ________ to steal cheeseburgers, since he was so bitter and angry about the situation.
Detective Sesame was at the crime scene, Mama’s Burger Joint, collecting clues. While collecting clues, he was very careful not to jump to any conclusions, as a _________________ had distracted and fooled him before! He questioned all of the employees, but nobody saw anyone leave with cheeseburgers: “Oh, no! No __________!?” exclaimed Detective Sesame. “How am I supposed to catch this burger burglar if nobody saw him??”
Detective Sesame and his partner Detective Angus didn’t give up. They went straight to Billy’s house to see if he knew anything about this. They thought maybe they could catch him in a lie. They wrapped on his door.
“Billy, where were you two nights ago??” They knew he wasn’t going to have a good answer. They were wrong. Billy had an __________. He was at work and his boss could prove it.
Days went by and there wasn’t a ______________ in the case. No new clues. The detectives used their logical thinking. They eliminated many possible suspects by ________________. Then, Detective Sesame got a _________; he had a feeling that he didn’t get all of the information from the employees. He went back to Mama’s Burger Joint and re-interviewed three of the cooks and one cleaner. Finally, he put all of the pieces of the puzzle together through ____________. He figured out what happened to the missing cheeseburgers!! Did you??
Billy was an angry man. He was jealous that all of the other guys in town got to eat cheeseburgers for free. Every suspect in town knew this, so when they were assigned to the case of the missing cheeseburgers, their first motive was Billy! Billy would definitely have a hunch to steal cheeseburgers, since he was so bitter and angry about the situation.
Detective Sesame was at the crime scene, Mama’s Burger Joint, collecting clues. While collecting clues, he was very careful not to jump to any conclusions, as a red herring had distracted and fooled him before! He questioned all of the employees, but nobody saw anyone leave with cheeseburgers: “Oh, no! No witness!?” exclaimed Detective Sesame. “How am I supposed to catch this burger burglar if nobody saw him??”
Detective Sesame and his partner Detective Angus didn’t give up. They went straight to Billy’s house to see if he knew anything about this. They thought maybe they could catch him in a lie. They wrapped on his door.
“Billy, where were you two nights ago??” They knew he wasn’t going to have a good answer. They were wrong. Billy had an alibi. He was at work and his boss could prove it.
Days went by and there wasn’t a breakthrough in the case. No new clues. The detectives used their logical thinking. They eliminated many possible suspects by inductive reasoning. Then, Detective Sesame got a breakthrough; he had a feeling that he didn’t get all of the information from the employees. He went back to Mama’s Burger Joint and re-interviewed three of the cooks and one cleaner. Finally, he put all of the pieces of the puzzle together through deductive reasoning. He figured out what happened to the missing cheeseburgers!! Did you??
You can only use a word ONE time.
Billy was an angry man. He was jealous that all of the other guys in town got to eat cheeseburgers for free. Every suspect in town knew this, so when they were assigned to the case of the missing cheeseburgers, their first hunch was Billy! Billy would definitely have a motive to steal cheeseburgers, since he was so bitter and angry about the situation.
Detective Sesame was at the crime scene, Mama’s Burger Joint, collecting clues. While collecting clues, he was very careful not to jump to any conclusions, as a red herring had distracted and fooled him before! He questioned all of the employees, but nobody saw anyone leave with cheeseburgers: “Oh, no! No witness!?” exclaimed Detective Sesame. “How am I supposed to catch this burger burglar if nobody saw him??”
Detective Sesame and his partner Detective Angus didn’t give up. They went straight to Billy’s house to see if he knew anything about this. They thought maybe they could catch him in a lie. They wrapped on his door.
“Billy, where were you two nights ago??” They knew he wasn’t going to have a good answer. They were wrong. Billy had an alibi. He was at work and his boss could prove it.
Days went by and there wasn’t a breakthrough in the case. No new clues. The detectives used their logical thinking. They eliminated many possible suspects by deductive reasoning. Then, Detective Sesame got a breakthrough; he had a feeling that he didn’t get all of the information from the employees. He went back to Mama’s Burger Joint and re-interviewed three of the cooks and one cleaner. Finally, he put all of the pieces of the puzzle together through inductive reasoning. He figured out what happened to the missing cheeseburgers!! Did you??
What about the word "sleuth"?
Billy was an angry man. He was jealous that all of the other guys in town got to eat cheeseburgers for free. Every suspect in town knew this, so when they were assigned to the case of the missing cheeseburgers, their first hunch was Billy! Billy would definitely have a motive to steal cheeseburgers, since he was so bitter and angry about the situation.
Detective Sesame was at the crime scene, Mama’s Burger Joint, collecting clues. While collecting clues, he was very careful not to jump to any conclusions, as a red herring had distracted and fooled him before! He questioned all of the employees, but nobody saw anyone leave with cheeseburgers: “Oh, no! No witness!?” exclaimed Detective Sesame. “How am I supposed to catch this burger burglar if nobody saw him??”
Detective Sesame and his partner Detective Angus didn’t give up. They went straight to Billy’s house to see if he knew anything about this. They thought maybe they could catch him in a lie. They wrapped on his door.
“Billy, where were you two nights ago??” They knew he wasn’t going to have a good answer. They were wrong. Billy had an alibi. He was at work and his boss could prove it.
Days went by and there wasn’t a breakthrough in the case. No new clues. The detectives used their logical thinking. They eliminated many possible suspects by deductive reasoning. Then, Detective Sesame got a breakthrough; he had a feeling that he didn’t get all of the information from the employees. He went back to Mama’s Burger Joint and re-interviewed three of the cooks and one cleaner. Finally, he put all of the pieces of the puzzle together through sleuth. He figured out what happened to the missing cheeseburgers!! Did you??