Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 495 · 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 a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Escape from Crocodile River
2. 2.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) mystery story
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) exploring wild places (c) clues to follow
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) magic, spells or wishes
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a detective or suspects
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Seven Magic Wishes
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) silly mix-ups
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Ten Giggling Goats
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
38. 38.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) fairy tale (c) funny story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey

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