Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 202 · 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 funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Cave Explorers
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) mystery story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) silly mix-ups
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
10. 10.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) funny story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Seven Magic Wishes
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Seven Magic Wishes
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.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) mystery story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a magic object (c) a puzzle to solve
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) brave escapes from danger
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Escape from Crocodile River
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Detective Dog
32. 32.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
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.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
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
38. 38.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
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) an evil spell to break (c) brave escapes from danger

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