Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 520 · 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 funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a magic object
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Seven Magic Wishes
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Stranded on Storm Island
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
27. 27.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) adventure story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a missing thing or a secret
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Seven Magic Wishes
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) exploring wild places
40. 40.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) mystery story

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