Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 683 · 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 Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Climb to the Clouds
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Escape from Crocodile River
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Princess and the Spell
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Escape from Crocodile River
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Detective Dog
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Who Took the Trophy?
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) a missing thing or a secret
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.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) mystery story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Cave Explorers
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) silly mix-ups

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