Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 895 · 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) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
13. 13.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
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) characters doing daft things
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Across the Desert by Camel
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) characters doing daft things
24. 24.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) funny story
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a ridiculous situation (c) exploring wild places
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Detective Dog
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Footprints in the Flour
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Across the Desert by Camel
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Across the Desert by Camel
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a puzzle to solve
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) silly mix-ups
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh

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