Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 968 · 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) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Cave Explorers
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) a detective or suspects
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) surviving a storm or a flood
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Detective Dog (c) Ten Giggling Goats
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a dangerous journey
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Climb to the Clouds
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Climb to the Clouds
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Cave Explorers
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.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
38. 38.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) adventure story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story

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