Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 260 · 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?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) clues to follow (c) characters doing daft things
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) a puzzle to solve
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Great Jungle Trek
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) magic, spells or wishes
22. 22.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
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Stranded on Storm Island
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) exploring wild places
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Ten Giggling Goats
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Climb to the Clouds
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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