Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 512 · 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 an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Burping Buffalo
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Detective Dog
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) characters doing daft things (c) exploring wild places
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
10. 10.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) mystery story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a dangerous journey (c) characters doing daft things
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Across the Desert by Camel
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Seven Magic Wishes
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Princess and the Spell
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Stranded on Storm Island
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Across the Desert by Camel
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Ten Giggling Goats
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) exploring wild places (c) characters doing daft things
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story

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