Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 581 · 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 Great Jungle Trek (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Who Took the Trophy?
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Stranded on Storm Island
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a ridiculous situation (c) an evil spell to break
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) an evil spell to break
16. 16.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
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Ten Giggling Goats
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Across the Desert by Camel
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Princess and the Spell
31. 31.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) a puzzle to solve
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) a missing thing or a secret
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
38. 38.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
39. 39.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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