Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 809 · 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 Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Cave Explorers
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
8. 8.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) adventure story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.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
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) fairies, giants or dragons
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a puzzle to solve
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Princess and the Spell
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Footprints in the Flour
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
36. 36.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) mystery story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) brave escapes from danger (c) clues to follow
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand

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