Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 549 · 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 Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) an evil spell to break
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
12. 12.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) mystery story
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Climb to the Clouds
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Great Jungle Trek
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a dangerous journey
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) silly mix-ups
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) an evil spell to break
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.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) funny story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Detective Dog
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) a missing thing or a secret
30. 30.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) mystery story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Detective Dog
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Across the Desert by Camel
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a detective or suspects (c) a puzzle to solve

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