Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 265 · 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 Detective Dog (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Seven Magic Wishes
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Detective Dog
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a dangerous journey
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Stranded on Storm Island
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) exploring wild places
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) silly mix-ups
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Ten Giggling Goats
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
35. 35.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a puzzle to solve
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Detective Dog
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger

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