Mystery Genre

Characters trying to solve the mystery.

• Witnesses

• Detectives

• Red Herring

Where and when the mystery takes place

• Setting

• Plot

• Characters

What is usually included in a mystery? Check all that apply

• A problem needs to be solved.

• A secret

• A love story

• Gives facts on a topic

• Something is loss or missing

A ______ is something that helps the detective solve the mystery.

True or False: Mystery fiction can also be called detective or crime novels.

• True

• False

The definition of this word is something that helps prove who the criminal is

• Evidence

• Red Herring

• Clues

• Motive

A ______ herring distracts the detective from solving the mystery.

• yellow

• blue

• purple

• red

Someone who saw the crime being committed and can provide some information

• Witness

• Red Herring

• Detective

Characters who may have committed the crime.

• Detective

• Witnesses

• Suspects

Which of the following can be the conflict in a mystery story?

• a crime

• a secret

• a puzzle

• all of the options listed