Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 312 · 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) silly mix-ups (b) clues to follow (c) characters doing daft things
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Great Jungle Trek
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
4. 4.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
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Footprints in the Flour
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) fairies, giants or dragons
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a puzzle to solve (c) surviving a storm or a flood
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
33. 33.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
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a magic object
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Footprints in the Flour

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