Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 714 · 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 funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Detective Dog (c) Ten Giggling Goats
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) jokes that make you laugh
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
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.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) a missing thing or a secret
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a puzzle to solve
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Cave Explorers
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Escape from Crocodile River
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) silly mix-ups
30. 30.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Escape from Crocodile River
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Across the Desert by Camel
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story

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