Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 138 · 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) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) characters doing daft things
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
4. 4.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
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) a magic object
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a puzzle to solve
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Detective Dog
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
23. 23.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) fairy tale (c) funny story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Seven Magic Wishes
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Escape from Crocodile River
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
28. 28.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) funny story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Great Jungle Trek
30. 30.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
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) clues to follow (c) a ridiculous situation
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Across the Desert by Camel
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) a ridiculous situation
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) silly mix-ups
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story

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