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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??”

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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 _witness_ in town knew this, so when they were assigned to the case of the missing cheeseburgers, their first _suspect_ 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 _alibi_!?” exclaimed Detective Sesame. “How am I supposed to catch this burger burglar if nobody saw him?”