Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 936 · 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 mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Who Took the Trophy?
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Burping Buffalo
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) characters doing daft things
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Ten Giggling Goats
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Climb to the Clouds
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Detective Dog (c) Climb to the Clouds
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a magic object (c) magic, spells or wishes
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) a ridiculous situation
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Seven Magic Wishes
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.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
34. 34.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
35. 35.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story

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