Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 296 · 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 a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) clues to follow
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) a puzzle to solve
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Detective Dog
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Burping Buffalo
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Across the Desert by Camel
11. 11.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
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.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) funny story (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) exploring wild places (c) jokes that make you laugh
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Ten Giggling Goats
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a puzzle to solve (c) surviving a storm or a flood
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Princess and the Spell
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons

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