Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 509 · 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) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a puzzle to solve
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Across the Desert by Camel
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Ten Giggling Goats
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story

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