Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 587 · 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 is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) a detective or suspects
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Burping Buffalo
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
7. 7.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
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
9. 9.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) funny story (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Cave Explorers
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) characters doing daft things
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Escape from Crocodile River
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Stranded on Storm Island
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Ten Giggling Goats
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Footprints in the Flour
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Across the Desert by Camel
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak

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