Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 659 · 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 funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Footprints in the Flour
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) characters doing daft things (c) a ridiculous situation
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a missing thing or a secret
11. 11.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
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Seven Magic Wishes
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) clues to follow
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) characters doing daft things
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
26. 26.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
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Who Took the Trophy?
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Detective Dog
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Great Jungle Trek
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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