Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 903 · 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 funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.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
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Across the Desert by Camel
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) silly mix-ups
12. 12.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) fairy tale
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Stranded on Storm Island
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
16. 16.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
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a dangerous journey (c) an evil spell to break
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a missing thing or a secret
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a missing thing or a secret
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Detective Dog
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Great Jungle Trek
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
39. 39.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
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale

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