Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 116 · 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 is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Detective Dog
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Across the Desert by Camel
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.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
14. 14.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) fairy tale (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a missing thing or a secret
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Climb to the Clouds
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Great Jungle Trek
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Stranded on Storm Island
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Princess and the Spell

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