Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 713 · 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 detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Across the Desert by Camel
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Burping Buffalo
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) exploring wild places (c) a detective or suspects
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Cave Explorers
18. 18.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
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Ten Giggling Goats
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Footprints in the Flour
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) characters doing daft things
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Climb to the Clouds
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.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) funny story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
33. 33.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) fairy tale (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) an evil spell to break
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Across the Desert by Camel
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Detective Dog
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Great Jungle Trek
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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