Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 109 · 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.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Detective Dog
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a magic object
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Burping Buffalo
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) characters doing daft things
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) characters doing daft things
9. 9.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a dangerous journey (c) brave escapes from danger
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Across the Desert by Camel
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Footprints in the Flour
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Seven Magic Wishes
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Escape from Crocodile River
31. 31.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
32. 32.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) funny story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak

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