Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 127 · 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 fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) clues to follow
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) a magic object
9. 9.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
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Princess and the Spell
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Ten Giggling Goats
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Cave Explorers
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Across the Desert by Camel
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Detective Dog
26. 26.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) fairy tale
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) clues to follow
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Princess and the Spell
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
30. 30.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Princess and the Spell
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.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

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