Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 259 · 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 an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Detective Dog (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a puzzle to solve
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) surviving a storm or a flood
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Who Took the Trophy?
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) clues to follow
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Stranded on Storm Island
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Seven Magic Wishes
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Ten Giggling Goats
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Burping Buffalo
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Detective Dog
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) silly mix-ups
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
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) mystery story (c) funny story
37. 37.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) mystery story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) silly mix-ups (c) a magic object

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