Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 761 · 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 mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) characters doing daft things
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) characters doing daft things (c) a dangerous journey
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Ten Giggling Goats
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) surviving a storm or a flood
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a puzzle to solve
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Burping Buffalo
12. 12.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
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Seven Magic Wishes
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Escape from Crocodile River
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a missing thing or a secret
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) a ridiculous situation
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a puzzle to solve (c) surviving a storm or a flood
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a ridiculous situation
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Seven Magic Wishes
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes

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