Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 674 · 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) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Climb to the Clouds
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) surviving a storm or a flood
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Climb to the Clouds
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) a ridiculous situation
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a puzzle to solve (c) jokes that make you laugh
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) clues to follow
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Princess and the Spell
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Seven Magic Wishes
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Escape from Crocodile River
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Burping Buffalo

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