Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 298 · 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 an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Escape from Crocodile River
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Climb to the Clouds
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Cave Explorers
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a ridiculous situation (c) an evil spell to break
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Across the Desert by Camel
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a puzzle to solve
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a puzzle to solve
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a magic object
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
25. 25.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) an evil spell to break (c) a missing thing or a secret
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) brave escapes from danger (c) jokes that make you laugh
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Great Jungle Trek
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
40. 40.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) adventure story

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