Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 455 · 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) silly mix-ups (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) magic, spells or wishes
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Who Took the Trophy?
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
21. 21.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) funny story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a puzzle to solve (c) jokes that make you laugh
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
30. 30.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) adventure story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Great Jungle Trek
34. 34.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) funny story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Detective Dog
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
39. 39.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) adventure story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Day Dad Sneezed

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