Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 148 · 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 Cave Explorers (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Ten Giggling Goats
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Seven Magic Wishes
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Stranded on Storm Island
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Detective Dog (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.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) fairy tale
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) surviving a storm or a flood
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Escape from Crocodile River
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
25. 25.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
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Footprints in the Flour
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) characters doing daft things
30. 30.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) a missing thing or a secret
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) brave escapes from danger
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story

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