Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 645 · 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 fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) characters doing daft things (c) surviving a storm or a flood
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) exploring wild places
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a dangerous journey
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Across the Desert by Camel
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
16. 16.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
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Climb to the Clouds
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Great Jungle Trek
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Great Jungle Trek
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Ten Giggling Goats
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Stranded on Storm Island
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Stranded on Storm Island
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story

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