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.
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- In the Sherlock Holmes stories, what job does Sherlock Holmes do?
- Police officer
- Doctor
- Detective ✓
- Soldier
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- 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.
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- What is a motive in relation to committing a crime?
- The reason someone commits a crime. ✓
- The person that commits a crime.
- A misleading clue.
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- 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.
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- What ought to be included in a summary?
- language devices
- key information ✓
- detailed quotes
- detail and description
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Exit quiz
- What does circumstantial mean?
- A conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.
- A heated argument or disagreement.
- Pointing indirectly towards someone’s guilt, but not proving it. ✓
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- In 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery' what did the game keeper witness?
- Turner's daughter following McCarthy into Boscombe Valley.
- Turner following McCarthy into Boscombe Valley.
- McCarthy's son following McCarthy into Boscombe Valley. ✓
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- Who died in 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'?
- Charles McCarthy ✓
- John Turner
- James McCarthy
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- Who is the main suspect in 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'?
- John Turner
- Patience Moran
- James McCarthy ✓
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- In 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery', what injuries were found on McCarthy’s body?
- wound in his left leg
- severe blows to his head ✓
- bruises on his arms
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- What is one of the key reasons that James McCarthy is the main suspect in 'The Boscombe Valley Mystery'?
- His gun was found next to his father's body. ✓
- A letter from him was found next to his father's body.
- His glove was found next to his father's body.
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Key learning points
- Holmes and Watson have set out to solve the Boscombe Valley mystery.
- It is believed Charles McCarthy was murdered.
- McCarthy was seen arguing with his son prior to his death.
- McCarthy’s son’s gun was found near McCarthy’s dead body.
- McCarthy’s son is the main suspect in McCarthy’s death.
Common misconception
McCarthy's son is definitely guilty.
It is suspected that McCarthy's son is responsible for the murder of McCarthy, however Holmes still has a lot of investigating to do.
Keywords
Paradoxical - If something is paradoxical, it seems to contradict itself.
Conjecture - A conjecture is a conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information.
Singularity - If something has singularity, you could say it is one of a kind.
Quarrel - A quarrel is a heated argument or disagreement.
Circumstantial - Pointing indirectly towards someone’s guilt but not proving it.
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