Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 301 · 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.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) mystery story (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) silly mix-ups (c) exploring wild places
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a ridiculous situation
10. 10.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
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Escape from Crocodile River
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Stranded on Storm Island
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) an evil spell to break
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Seven Magic Wishes
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Who Took the Trophy?
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Detective Dog (c) Escape from Crocodile River
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) silly mix-ups
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) exploring wild places (c) brave escapes from danger
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Princess and the Spell
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) characters doing daft things
33. 33.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
34. 34.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) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Day Dad Sneezed

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