Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 945 · 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) characters doing daft things (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Across the Desert by Camel
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Who Took the Trophy?
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Across the Desert by Camel
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Across the Desert by Camel
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) characters doing daft things
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Escape from Crocodile River
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Princess and the Spell
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Burping Buffalo
20. 20.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
22. 22.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
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a magic object (c) a detective or suspects
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) adventure 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) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story

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