Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 579 · 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 Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) a missing thing or a secret
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Detective Dog
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
10. 10.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) funny story (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
14. 14.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) fairy tale
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) characters doing daft things
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Escape from Crocodile River
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Escape from Crocodile River
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Princess and the Spell
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a dangerous journey (c) a magic object
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Detective Dog
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Burping Buffalo
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) adventure story (c) fairy tale

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