Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 40 · 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 brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Seven Magic Wishes
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Stranded on Storm Island
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) silly mix-ups
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a missing thing or a secret
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a dangerous journey (c) a puzzle to solve
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Burping Buffalo
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a puzzle to solve
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Who Took the Trophy?
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
29. 29.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) fairy tale (c) adventure story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Ten Giggling Goats
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a puzzle to solve
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Great Jungle Trek
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale

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