Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 157 · 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 an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) magic, spells or wishes
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
9. 9.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
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Detective Dog
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Climb to the Clouds
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Who Took the Trophy?
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
28. 28.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
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Climb to the Clouds
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Burping Buffalo
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.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
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) characters doing daft things
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a ridiculous situation (c) an evil spell to break

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