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Mystery Elements

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

suspects

a)

characters who try to solve the mystery

b)

the reason a person does something

c)

characters who may have caused the problem

d)

the way the story is set up

2.

sleuth

a)

the location where they mystery takes place

b)

characters who try to solve the mystery

c)

characters who may have caused the problem

d)

the stressed feeling a reader has while trying to solve the mystery

3.

setting

a)

the story of the mystery

b)

things that lead an investigator off the path

c)

something that is unknown

d)

the location where they mystery takes place

4.

plot

a)

the story of the mystery; a problem, something is missing, a secret, and unexplained event

b)

hints that help the detective solve the mystery

c)

a thing of statement that help to prove who committed the crime

d)

the way the story is set up (Introduction, Body, Conclusion)

5.

suspense

a)

the location where the mystery takes place

b)

drawing a conclusion; coming up with an answer

c)

the stressed feeling a reader has while trying to solve the mystery

d)

characters who may have caused the problem

6.

clues

a)

an excuse an accused person uses to show that he or she was not at the scene of the crime

b)

a thing of statement that helps prove he or she was not at the scene of the crime

c)

the location where the mystery takes place

d)

hints that help a detective solve the mystery

7.

distractions/red herring

a)

the way the story is set up

b)

thing that lead an investigator off the path; clues that do not add up to a solution but make the search longer

c)

characters who try to solve the mystery

d)

a thing of statement that helps to prove who committed the crime

8.

structure

a)

the way the story is set up (Intro, Body, Conclusion)

b)

the stressed feeling a reader has while trying to solve the mystery

c)

the location of the mystery

d)

the story of them mystery; a problem, something is missing, a secret, or an unexplained event

9.

alibi

a)

a thing of statement that helps to prove who committed the crime

b)

hints that help the detective and reader solve the mystery

c)

characters who may have caused the problem

d)

an excuse an accused person uses to show that he or she was not at the scene of the crime

10.

evidence

a)

the reason a person does something

b)

something is unknown

c)

hints that help the detectives and reader solve the mystery

d)

a thing or statement that helps to prove who committed the crime

11.

motive

a)

the location of the mystery

b)

the stressed feeling a reader has while trying to solve the mystery

c)

the reason a person does something

d)

something that is unknown

12.

mystery

a)

something that is unknown

b)

the way the story is set up

c)

hints that help the detectives solve the mystery

d)

a thing of statement that helps prove who committed the crime

13.

deduction

a)

something that is unknown

b)

things that lead an investigator off the path

c)

the reason a person does something

d)

drawing a conclusion; coming up with an answer