Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 440 · 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) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
3. 3.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) adventure story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Footprints in the Flour
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) an evil spell to break (c) a magic object
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) clues to follow
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) characters doing daft things
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) funny story (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Burping Buffalo
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Footprints in the Flour
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a dangerous journey (c) brave escapes from danger
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Escape from Crocodile River
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story

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