Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 407 · 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 an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Across the Desert by Camel
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
6. 6.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
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Detective Dog
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) characters doing daft things
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Who Took the Trophy?
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Detective Dog (c) Ten Giggling Goats
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a ridiculous situation (c) magic, spells or wishes
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Climb to the Clouds
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a puzzle to solve
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) an evil spell to break (c) fairies, giants or dragons
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
40. 40.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) adventure story

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