Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 216 · 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.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) funny story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
6. 6.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
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Cave Explorers
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) fairies, giants or dragons
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a puzzle to solve
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Princess and the Spell
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Climb to the Clouds
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Across the Desert by Camel
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) a detective or suspects
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Great Jungle Trek
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a puzzle to solve (c) characters doing daft things
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
40. 40.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) funny story (c) adventure story

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