Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 150 · 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) a puzzle to solve (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a magic object
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Who Took the Trophy?
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Ten Giggling Goats
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Who Took the Trophy?
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) silly mix-ups
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Ten Giggling Goats
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a magic object
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) magic, spells or wishes
28. 28.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) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) exploring wild places
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Stranded on Storm Island
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) magic, spells or wishes
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a ridiculous situation (c) fairies, giants or dragons
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond

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