citing evidence using games murder mystery english 9.pptx

english 9

1. Everyone's a suspect Can you figure out who did what? CRIME SCENE DO NOT CROSS MURDER MYSTERY

2. THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER’S SECRET A LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER, WHO LIVES ON A SMALL ISLAND, KEEPS A LIGHT ON EVERY NIGHT TO GUIDE SHIPS SAFELY. ONE MORNING, HE WAKES UP TO FIND OUT THAT A SHIP HAS CRASHED ON THE ROCKS. HE HAD KEPT THE LIGHT ON ALL NIGHT, AND THE ELECTRICITY HADN’T GONE OUT. WHY DID THE SHIP STILL CRASH? ANSWER: IT WAS DAYTIME. THE LIGHT FROM THE LIGHTHOUSE DOESN’T HELP DURING THE DAY.

3. THE STOLEN RING A WOMAN REPORTS HER VINTAGE RING STOLEN FROM HER HOUSE. WHEN THE POLICE ARRIVE, THEY HAVE FOUR SUSPECTS: THE GARDENER , THE COOK , THE BUTLER , AND THE MAID . THE RING WAS STOLEN FOUR DAYS AGO, AND THE ONLY CLUE IS A MUDDY FOOTPRINT IN THE HOUSE. WHO STOLE THE RING? ANSWER: THE GARDENER. THE FOOTPRINT WAS A CLUE HE HAD BEEN INSIDE THE HOUSE RECENTLY, DESPITE HAVING NO REASON TO BE.

4. THE ART HEIST A PAINTING GOES MISSING FROM A GALLERY. THE SUSPECTS ARE THE OWNER, WHO WAS AT AN AUCTION, A GUEST, WHO WAS SEEING ANOTHER EXHIBIT, AND THE CLEANER, WHO WAS IN THE STORAGE ROOM. THE PAINTING WAS FOUND BEHIND THE CLEANER’S CART. WHO STOLE THE PAINTING? ANSWER: THE CLEANER. PLACING THE PAINTING BEHIND HIS CART WAS AN ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE IT OUT UNNOTICED.

5. THE DESERTED ISLAND A MAN IS FOUND DEAD ON A DESERTED ISLAND WITH A PACK BESIDE HIM. HOW DID HE DIE? ANSWER: HE DIED OF DEHYDRATION. THE PACK WAS A PARACHUTE PACK, INDICATING HE SURVIVED THE FALL BUT NOT THE ISLAND’S CONDITIONS.

6. THE MIDNIGHT TRAIN A man is found dead on a train at midnight. The only other people on the train are a cabin attendant, a bartender, and a famous chef. The man died of a severe allergic reaction. How did he die? THE BARTENDER. THE MAN HAD A KNOWN ALLERGY, AND THE BARTENDER, HAVING ACCESS TO HIS DRINK, COULD EASILY INTRODUCE THE ALLERGEN.