Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 115 · 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 funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Ten Giggling Goats
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Seven Magic Wishes
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) mystery 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) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Detective Dog (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Who Took the Trophy?
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Ten Giggling Goats
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos

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