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This is the fastest land animal on Earth.
Cheetah
What are Detectives called Detectives?
Because they detect.
State one conjunction.
because, but, so, therefore, thus... etc.
Is Crime Fiction and Detective Fiction exactly the same?
Nope! Crime Fiction is an umbrella term for all types of fiction, while Detective Fiction is more specific with a focus on the detective as a character.
What were the four main characters' names in the movie Wizard of Oz?
Dorothy, Scarecrow, Lion, and the Tin-man
Who is the fictional detective created by British author Arthur Conan Doyle? (He's very famous.)
Sherlock Holmes
What do we use to link ideas together in a sentence?
Conjunctions
Name one sub-genre of Crime Fiction.
Detective fiction
Hard-boiled fiction
Serial killer fiction
Spy fiction
These are the only mammals that can fly.
Bats
Who was Sherlock Holmes's assistant?
Watson.
Finish this sentence so it is complete using a conjunction.
Miss Marple acts naïve and uninformed...
Check with teacher.
I'm a logical fallacy or a literary device that leads readers or audiences toward a false conclusion.
Red Herring
What is the hardest known natural material?
Diamonds
I'm a character created by Agatha Christie. I use my keen eye and sense as a detective to solve crimes. I have a fancy little moustache.
Hercule Poirot. (or just Poirot)
What is the name for a noun or phrase that describes or elaborates on the noun to which is next in the sentence?
For example: Mount Stromlo High, a school in Canberra, is studying Crime Fiction in Year 9 English.
Appositive
What is a literary feature or element you might find in Crime Fiction?
An air of game-playing with the notion of a murder - it is a puzzle that can be solved
Elaborate methods of murder
Several possible suspects and red herrings
An intriguing series of clues
A mystery requiring exceptional ingenuity on the part of the detective
What mammal cannot jump?
Elephants
I'm a character created by Agatha Christie. I use my social skills, observation and older age to catch people of guard. Who am I?
Miss Marple
What is the name of the literary device that describes an object or action in a way that isn't literally true, but helps explain an idea or make a comparison.
For example: "Her eyes were the ocean."
Metaphor
Why does Agatha Christie use small, quaint and quiet settings for her stories. Wouldn't a crime ridden city fit the story more?
Contrast. Check with teacher.
What food was used as currency in the past?
Chocolate - The Maya civilization used it as money.
Why are the police often represented as incompetent at their jobs in Detective Fiction?
To make the detective appear more capable, or to create the need for the detective to enter the story.
What is the literary feature that uses highlights that a state of affairs is in reality the complete opposite, typically for humorous or emphasis?
Irony
Where did the Crime Fiction genre begin? Who was the first to write about it? (Hint: A very famous poet.)
Edgar Allen Poe