Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 288 · 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 Burping Buffalo (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Stranded on Storm Island
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Ten Giggling Goats
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a ridiculous situation (c) clues to follow
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
6. 6.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) fairy tale (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) a magic object
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Stranded on Storm Island
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Escape from Crocodile River
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Footprints in the Flour
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Stranded on Storm Island
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a ridiculous situation (c) an evil spell to break
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
21. 21.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
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Cave Explorers
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Seven Magic Wishes
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) exploring wild places
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
32. 32.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
33. 33.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a magic object
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
37. 37.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
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
40. 40.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

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