Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 283 · 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 an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a magic object
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) fairies, giants or dragons
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Princess and the Spell
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
13. 13.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
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Princess and the Spell
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) exploring wild places
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Detective Dog
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
33. 33.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) fairy tale
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Princess and the Spell
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a magic object (c) a puzzle to solve
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a puzzle to solve (c) clues to follow
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Stranded on Storm Island

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