Mystery Elements Review

"I couldn't have robbed the store at 8:00 pm. I was asleep all night!" This situation is an example of what mystery term?

• Alibi

• Witness

• Suspense

• Foreshadowing

An example of this mystery term could be DNA which has convicted and freed many suspects.

• Clue

• Witness

• Sleuth

• Evidence

"I heard the girls talking about spraying graffiti on the school's locker while we were on the bus." This is an example of what mystery term?

• Witness

• Alibi

• Deduction

• Suspense

Sherlock Holmes is perhaps the most famous example of this mystery term?

• Witness

• Suspect

• Sleuth

• Red herring

A story or genre that focuses on solving a crime or unusual event

• Mystery

• Alibi

• Red Herring

• Foreshadow

A person who attempts to solve a mystery by gathering helpful clues and information

• Witness

• Detective

• Sleuth

• Suspect

Someone who is harmed or suffers because of the crime

• Witness

• Suspect

• Victim

• Sleuth

The people who are believed to have committed the crime

• Clues

• Detective

• Witness

• Suspects

Someone who saw the crime happen or knows something about it

• bystander
• suspect
• witness
• investigator

A story, excuse, or person a suspect uses to prove they weren’t near the crime

• motive
• foreshadow

• evidence
• alibi