Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 556 · 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) The Detective Dog (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) a dangerous journey
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Princess and the Spell
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
13. 13.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
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) brave escapes from danger
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
23. 23.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) funny story
24. 24.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
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Climb to the Clouds
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Climb to the Clouds
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Escape from Crocodile River
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Detective Dog
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a missing thing or a secret

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