Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 649 · 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 Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Ten Giggling Goats
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Detective Dog (c) Escape from Crocodile River
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) silly mix-ups
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a magic object
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Detective Dog
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Detective Dog (c) Escape from Crocodile River
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Climb to the Clouds
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
34. 34.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
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Princess and the Spell
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Climb to the Clouds
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond

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