Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 182 · 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.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Cave Explorers
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a ridiculous situation (c) an evil spell to break
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Cave Explorers
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Seven Magic Wishes
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Detective Dog
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Great Jungle Trek
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) silly mix-ups
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a ridiculous situation (c) clues to follow
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
34. 34.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) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Burping Buffalo
39. 39.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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