Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 9 · 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 is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Ten Giggling Goats
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a detective or suspects
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) an evil spell to break (c) a ridiculous situation
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) brave escapes from danger
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Escape from Crocodile River
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
18. 18.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) adventure story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Ten Giggling Goats
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a magic object (c) a puzzle to solve
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Cave Explorers
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a ridiculous situation (c) silly mix-ups
25. 25.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) mystery story (c) funny story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) an evil spell to break
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
30. 30.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) funny story (c) mystery story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
32. 32.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
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) jokes that make you laugh
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Stranded on Storm Island
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Across the Desert by Camel
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Who Took the Trophy?
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak

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