Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 146 · 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 mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a puzzle to solve
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) characters doing daft things (c) a dangerous journey
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
4. 4.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
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Who Took the Trophy?
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Across the Desert by Camel
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) clues to follow (c) exploring wild places
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Who Took the Trophy?
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Detective Dog (c) Stranded on Storm Island
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood

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