Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 287 · 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) surviving a storm or a flood (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a puzzle to solve (c) characters doing daft things
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) a detective or suspects
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Climb to the Clouds
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) a ridiculous situation
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Who Took the Trophy?
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Footprints in the Flour
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
32. 32.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
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
35. 35.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
36. 36.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) mystery story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
39. 39.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) a dangerous journey
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story

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