Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 377 · 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?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) silly mix-ups
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
10. 10.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
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) a dangerous journey
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Across the Desert by Camel
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) an evil spell to break (c) a puzzle to solve
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Stranded on Storm Island
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) an evil spell to break (c) a puzzle to solve
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a ridiculous situation
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute

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