Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 91 · 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) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) characters doing daft things (c) surviving a storm or a flood
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) magic, spells or wishes
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Climb to the Clouds
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.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) fairy tale
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Stranded on Storm Island
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) a ridiculous situation
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Footprints in the Flour
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Footprints in the Flour
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) a ridiculous situation
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Princess and the Spell
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) silly mix-ups (c) exploring wild places
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story

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