Starter quiz

  • What is a mystery?
    • Something that is easy to understand and explain.
    • Something that is difficult to understand and explain.  ✓
    • Something that involves a criminal act.
  • In the Sherlock Holmes stories, what job does Sherlock Holmes do?
    • Police officer
    • Doctor
    • Detective  ✓
    • Soldier
  • Which sentence uses a noun appositive correctly to describe who Dr Watson is in the Sherlock Holmes stories?
    • Dr Watson, Holmes' close friend, often accompanies Holmes on investigations.  ✓
    • Dr Watson is a friend of Holmes, who often comes with him to investigate.
    • Dr Watson, a colleague of Holmes, often lends a hand in investigations.
  • What is a motive?
    • The reason someone commits a crime.  ✓
    • The person that commits a crime.
    • A misleading clue.
  • What does perpetrator mean?
    • The innocent victim of a crime.
    • The person who has committed a wrongdoing.  ✓
    • A wealthy person with a large country house.
  • What ought to be included in a summary?
    • language devices
    • key information  ✓
    • detailed quotes
    • detail and description
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