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Mystery Jeopardy Review! How well can you apply your mystery words to your novel?

Mystery Jeopardy Review 100 points 200 points 300 points 400 points 100 200 300 400

What is the definition of alibi? 100 Points What is the definition of alibi?

What is the definition of clue? 100 Points What is the definition of clue?

What is the definition of deduction? 100 Points What is the definition of deduction?

What is the definition of evidence? 100 Points What is the definition of evidence?

100 Points What is the R in RAFT?

What part of speech is a villain? 200 Points What part of speech is a villain?

Give an example of foreshadowing. 200 Points Give an example of foreshadowing.

200 Points What is a red herring?

200 Points What is a sleuth?

200 Points What is the T in RAFT?

Create a context sentence for suspect. 300 Points Create a context sentence for suspect.

Create a context sentence for witness. 300 Points Create a context sentence for witness.

What is the definition of foreshadowing? 300 Points What is the definition of foreshadowing?

Create a context sentence for suspense. 300 Points Create a context sentence for suspense.

Name 3 different transitional words/phrases? 300 Points Name 3 different transitional words/phrases?

Can you name all the FANBOYS? 400 Points Can you name all the FANBOYS?

Give an example of a suspect in your story. 400 Points Give an example of a suspect in your story.

Give an example of a witness in your story. 400 Points Give an example of a witness in your story.

Give an example of evidence in your story. 400 Points Give an example of evidence in your story.

What is the cause and effect in this sentence: 400 Points What is the cause and effect in this sentence: -Jimmy failed his test because he did not study.