Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 189 · 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) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Detective Dog
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) silly mix-ups (c) brave escapes from danger
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Princess and the Spell
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Ten Giggling Goats
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) a detective or suspects
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Burping Buffalo
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) exploring wild places
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Escape from Crocodile River
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
38. 38.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) funny story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story

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