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Mysteries and Investigation

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Detective/Sleuth
a)
A person who investigates crimes and gathers evidence.
b)
The person who commits a crime
c)
DNA evidence
d)
A Red Herring
2.
Victim
a)
The person who commits a crime
b)
The police officer investigating a crime
c)
Someone who is deceived or cheated or suffers some loss
d)
An attorney 
3.
Suspect 
a)
Police Officer
b)
The victim
c)
The judge/jury
d)
A person who is believed to be guilty of a crime.
4.
Witness
a)
Someone who commits a crime
b)
Someone who finds the criminals
c)
Someone who see or can give a first-hand account of something.
d)
The person you call when your internet goes down.
5.
Hunch
a)
A suspicion or a guess not based on known facts.
b)
A bump on a persons back
c)
The name of the guy who lives in Notre Dame
d)
A specialized detective 
6.
Alibi
a)
Proof someone offers to show they couldn't have committed the crime.
b)
A white-collar criminal
c)
A type of investigation 
d)
A fruit
7.
Motive
a)
A means of transportation
b)
An emoji's cousin
c)
Something that causes someone to act a certain way
d)
A type of candle
8.
Crime
a)
A good choice
b)
A show on television
c)
An act committed in violation of the law
d)
An awesome idea
9.
Setting
a)
The main idea of the story
b)
The characters in a story
c)
The time, place, and circumstances of a story.
d)
Plates and dishes
10.
Plot
a)
Where the story takes place
b)
The main characters
c)
A piece of sod
d)
The arrangement of events in a story
11.
Mystery
a)
Something that is secret and unknown
b)
They name of Spongebob's seahorse
c)
Something you know the answer to
d)
The setting of a story
12.
Clue
a)
A game
b)
A movie
c)
An attorney
d)
Evidence or hints that helps solve mysteries
13.
Evidence
a)
A witness, statement, or object that is used as proof in a crime
b)
A secret
c)
A private investigator 
d)
Sherlock Holmes's assistant
14.
Breakthrough
a)
an alibi
b)
The setting of a crime
c)
a discovery that helps solve a crime
d)
The plot
15.
Red Herring
a)
What you're having for dinner
b)
The biggest fish in Lake Superior
c)
Blue Herring's cousin
d)
Something that is used to distract attention from the basic issue
16.

Who lives at 221B Baker Street, London, England, and was created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the 1880s?

a)

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

b)

Auguste Dupin

c)

John Cena

d)

Sherlock Holmes

17.

Rule of three - three things needed to determine who the culprit is

a)

Fingerprints / Suspicious items / What people say about themselves

b)

alibi / evidence / sidekick

c)

means / motive / opportunity

d)

suspect / victim / witness

18.

What is deductive reasoning?

a)

When your clues and logic point two different directions

b)

Making a guess at the answer because you don't have clues

c)

When a detective has a breakthrough

d)

When a detective reasons through statements/situations to reach a logical conclusion

19.

Mystery plots use suspense. What is suspense?

a)

Happiness

b)

Relaxation

c)

Determination

d)

Tension

20.

If Mrs. X is running from the law she is a

a)

Sleuth

b)

Fugitive

c)

Lead

d)

Red Herring

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