Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 22 · 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 title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) exploring wild places (c) a ridiculous situation
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Stranded on Storm Island
9. 9.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
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) characters doing daft things
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) an evil spell to break
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
29. 29.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) fairy tale
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) characters doing daft things (c) a dangerous journey
31. 31.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) exploring wild places (c) a detective or suspects
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story

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