Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 676 · 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 mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Ten Giggling Goats
6. 6.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
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Great Jungle Trek
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a magic object (c) a puzzle to solve
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a magic object
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
28. 28.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) adventure story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
33. 33.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
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a puzzle to solve (c) surviving a storm or a flood
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Across the Desert by Camel
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wishing Well of Gold

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