Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 998 · 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 a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Footprints in the Flour
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a missing thing or a secret
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Climb to the Clouds
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a ridiculous situation (c) an evil spell to break
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Who Took the Trophy?
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) fairies, giants or dragons
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Escape from Crocodile River
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) clues to follow
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
30. 30.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Cave Explorers
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood

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