Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 731 · 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 Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
2. 2.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) fairy tale (c) funny story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) a dangerous journey
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) clues to follow
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) brave escapes from danger
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Footprints in the Flour
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) jokes that make you laugh
15. 15.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) mystery story (c) funny story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Ten Giggling Goats
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
26. 26.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) fairy tale
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) jokes that make you laugh
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
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) fairy tale (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
36. 36.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) jokes that make you laugh
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Across the Desert by Camel
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Great Jungle Trek

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