Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 957 · 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) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) a ridiculous situation
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) magic, spells or wishes
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Who Took the Trophy?
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.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) adventure story (c) funny story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Who Took the Trophy?
13. 13.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
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Escape from Crocodile River
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) silly mix-ups (c) exploring wild places
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Ten Giggling Goats
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.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) funny story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
39. 39.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) silly mix-ups
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli

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