Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 19 · 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) exploring wild places (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) silly mix-ups
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Burping Buffalo
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) a puzzle to solve
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.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) funny story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Stranded on Storm Island
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
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) fairy tale (c) funny story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Stranded on Storm Island
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Stranded on Storm Island
32. 32.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) fairy tale
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak

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