Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 503 · 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 mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Princess and the Spell
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Who Took the Trophy?
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) characters doing daft things (c) a ridiculous situation
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Cave Explorers
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
25. 25.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) fairy tale
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Escape from Crocodile River
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
39. 39.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story

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