Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 703 · 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 code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a dangerous journey
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Princess and the Spell
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.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
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Detective Dog
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Seven Magic Wishes
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
20. 20.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Across the Desert by Camel
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Burping Buffalo
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story

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