Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 10 · 40 questions

Writer's tip (Look for the clues): Magic, spells, wishes, fairies, giants or dragons → fairy tale. A dangerous journey, exploring or escaping → adventure story. Something missing, clues, a secret or a detective → mystery story. Silly mix-ups that make you laugh → funny story.

1. 1.What kind of story is this?
   A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) a puzzle to solve
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Great Jungle Trek
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a puzzle to solve
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a magic object (c) silly mix-ups
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Ten Giggling Goats
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) a detective or suspects
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Escape from Crocodile River
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a puzzle to solve (c) surviving a storm or a flood
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Escape from Crocodile River
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Stranded on Storm Island
36. 36.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) surviving a storm or a flood
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up

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