Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 2 · 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?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a dangerous journey (c) exploring wild places
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
5. 5.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
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Cave Explorers
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Stranded on Storm Island
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.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) mystery story (c) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Climb to the Clouds
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Burping Buffalo
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Burping Buffalo
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak

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