Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 689 · 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.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) characters doing daft things
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Detective Dog (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Burping Buffalo
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
11. 11.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) adventure story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Princess and the Spell
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Princess and the Spell
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a dangerous journey (c) an evil spell to break
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Who Took the Trophy?
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Burping Buffalo
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
39. 39.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) silly mix-ups
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale

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