Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 267 · 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 funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) silly mix-ups (c) magic, spells or wishes
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Stranded on Storm Island
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
9. 9.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Cave Explorers
11. 11.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) funny story (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) brave escapes from danger (c) characters doing daft things
14. 14.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
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Cave Explorers
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
24. 24.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
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Across the Desert by Camel
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Burping Buffalo
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Footprints in the Flour
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Footprints in the Flour
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Princess and the Spell

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