Element Definitions
Matching Words
Applied Elements
Examples from Stories
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What is a Clue?
A piece of evidence or information that can be used to solve the mystery or crime.
100
What do we call the person trying to solve the mystery?
The Detective
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Mr. Akins's coffee has been stolen! Mr. Akins sets off to find the criminal. Who is Mr. Akins in this story?
The Detective AND The Victim
100
In the Gravity Falls episode "Headhunters," the reveal that the axe (the murder weapon) was left-handed is an example of what element of mystery?
A Clue
200
What is the victim in a mystery?
The person who the crime happened to OR the person who is most effected by the mystery.
200
What is a warning of future events in a story?
Foreshadowing
200
Mr. Akins discovers drips of coffee leading out of his classroom, towards the missing coffee. What element of mystery are these?
Clues
200
What is the name of one (1) of the detectives from "The Million Dollar Bond Robbery?"
Hercule Poirot OR Captain Hastings
300
Who are the suspects in a mystery?
The people the detective thinks might be guilty of the crime.
300
What is the feeling of dread, tension, or fear we feel when we don't know what is going to happen next in a story?
Suspense
300
Mr. Akins finds the drips of coffee leading to three rooms: the Library, the Main Office, and Ms. Ebron's room. What does this limit for Mr. Akins?
The Suspects
300
In "Sorry, Wrong Number," Agnes Stevenson is WHAT element of mystery?
Victim OR Detective
400
What is foreshadowing?
A warning or indication of future events in the story.
400
What do we call a clue that is intentionally misleading?
A false clue OR Red Herring
400
The criminal intentionally leaves behind Ms. Ebron's calculator after stealing Mr. Akins's coffee. What element of mystery is this?
Red Herring
400
In "Sorry, Wrong Number," Sergeant Martin asks Mrs. Stevenson "Do you think someone is planning to murder you?" What element of mystery is this an example of?
Foreshadowing
500
What is a Red Herring?
A false clue, intended to mislead the reader or the detective.
500
What is a name for the person who did the crime or made the mystery?
Culprit OR Perpetrator
500
Mr. Akins says he's solved the mystery! The person who stole his coffee told him she was really tired that morning. What element of mystery does this represent?
Foreshadowing
(The culprit was none other than Ms. Maguire, the librarian!)
500
In "The Million Dollar Bond Robbery," Phillip Ridgeway, Mr. Vavasour, and Mr. Shaw all carried the only keys to the chest where the bonds were kept. What element of mystery does this make them?
The Suspects