Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 329 · 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 mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Who Took the Trophy?
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Cave Explorers
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) characters doing daft things
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Across the Desert by Camel
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a ridiculous situation (c) clues to follow
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) a puzzle to solve
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a ridiculous situation (c) characters doing daft things
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
21. 21.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) mystery story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) a ridiculous situation
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Seven Magic Wishes
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Cave Explorers
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
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?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Footprints in the Flour
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
39. 39.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos

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