Mystery

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Mystery: past tense questions

Compose questions for the highlighted answers. When possible, use the same words as in the answer. Look at the example:
Question: Who did Ms. Webb call?
Answer: Ms. Webb called the police.

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Answer 1: Ms. Webb called the police.	Check Hint Answers

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Answer 2: She called them at 11:22 p.m.	Check Hint Answers

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Answer 3: She had to wait for five minutes.	Check Hint Answers

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Answer 4: There were two police officers.	Check Hint Answers

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Answer 5: Ms. Webb was waiting for them at the door.	Check Hint Answers

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Answer 6: Yes, she accompanied the police officers.	Check Hint Answers

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Answer 7: The dead body was on the floor.	Check Hint Answers

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Answer 8: The police officers called the homicide detectives.	Check Hint Answers

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Answer 9: No, the inspector was not alone.	Check Hint Answers

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Answer 10: A team of experts accompanied him?	Check Hint Answers

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Answer 11: She offered the inspector a cup of coffee.	Check Hint Answers

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Answer 12: When the light came on in the study she was drinking a cup of cocoa.	Check Hint Answers

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Answer 13: When the saw what happened, she went to the house to see if she could help.	Check Hint Answers

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Answer 14: Yes, the front and back doors were locked.	Check Hint Answers

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Answer 15: She got into the house by breaking a window.	Check Hint Answers

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Answer 16: She broke the basement window.	Check Hint Answers

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Answer 17: She switched on the light in the basement because it was too dark to see.	Check Hint Answers

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Answer 18: She turned on the light in the study because it was too dark to see.	Check Hint Answers

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Answer 19: Yes, she left the front door open.	Check Hint Answers

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Answer 20: He wanted her to accompany him to the police station.	Check Hint Answers