Directions: 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
The Case of the Missing Cheeseburgers
Billy was an angry man. He was jealous that all of the other guys in town
got to eat cheeseburgers for free. Every ___1____ in town knew this, so when they
were assigned to the case of the missing cheeseburgers, their first _____2_____
was Billy! Billy would definitely have a ____3____ 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 ________4_________ had distracted and fooled him before! He questioned
all of the employees, but nobody saw anyone leave with cheeseburgers: “Oh, no!
No _____5_____!?” 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 ______6____. He was at
work and his boss could prove it.
Days went by and there wasn’t a ______7________ in the case. No new
clues. The detectives used their logical thinking. They eliminated many possible
suspects by ________8________. Then, Detective Sesame got a ____9_____; 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
_____10_______. He figured out what happened to the missing cheeseburgers!! Did You!?
The Case of the Missing Cheeseburgers
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 _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 _hunch_; 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!?
you can only use each word in the word bank once
I apologize for the mistake. Here is the corrected version:
The Case of the Missing Cheeseburgers
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!?