Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 319 · 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) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) characters doing daft things
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) exploring wild places
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) an evil spell to break (c) brave escapes from danger
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Escape from Crocodile River
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) characters doing daft things
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a magic object
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
17. 17.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) fairy tale (c) funny story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
21. 21.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) mystery story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) surviving a storm or a flood
23. 23.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) exploring wild places (c) clues to follow
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Princess and the Spell
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a missing thing or a secret
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Cave Explorers
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Princess and the Spell
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Secret of the Locked Room

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