Mystery

What is a mystery?

• an unsolved puzzle

• another name for detective

• another name for sleuth

• a logical reason

What is a red herring?

• a cause for someone's actions - the reason why someone might have committed a crime

• another name for detective

• using logic to solve a problem

• something intended to distract away from the real problem (good authors use this in writing mysteries)

What is a clue?

• someone who sees a crime being committed

• a gut feeling or educated guess

• a piece of evidence that helps solve a problem

• an unsolved puzzle

What is a detective?

• the person who commits a crime

• the person who sees a crime being committed

• the person who gives you an alibi

• the person who investigates a crime

What is evidence?

• another name for detective

• proof - items found in a crime scene that help solve the mystery

• someone who sees a crime being committed

• an unsolved puzzle

What is a slueth?

• another name for detective

• a gut feeling

• your reason for having been somewhere else when a crime was committed

• someone who sees a crime being committed

What is an alibi?

• your reason for having been somewhere else when a crime was committed

• something intended to distract or draw attention away from the real problem

• another name for detective

• to break the law

Something that is secret and unknown is a(n):

• witness

• mystery

• red herring

• crime

A fact or object that helps to solve mysteries is a(n):

• witness

• victim

• clue

• detective

A person who investigates mysteries and gathers information is a(n):

• detective

• witness

• victim

• evidence