Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 235 · 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?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
6. 6.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
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Great Jungle Trek
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a puzzle to solve
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
13. 13.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
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger
16. 16.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
17. 17.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
18. 18.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
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) brave escapes from danger
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) an evil spell to break
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
30. 30.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
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
35. 35.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
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story

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