Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 180 · 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 mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Burping Buffalo
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Princess and the Spell
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Princess and the Spell
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Who Took the Trophy?
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) silly mix-ups (c) characters doing daft things
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) jokes that make you laugh
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Climb to the Clouds
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) a ridiculous situation
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.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
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) silly mix-ups
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
29. 29.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) mystery story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
31. 31.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
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a dangerous journey
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Great Jungle Trek
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Ten Giggling Goats
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object

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