Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 380 · 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?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) magic, spells or wishes
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a puzzle to solve
9. 9.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a puzzle to solve
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Stranded on Storm Island
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) silly mix-ups
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
25. 25.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a magic object
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Escape from Crocodile River
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a dangerous journey
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Footprints in the Flour
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Climb to the Clouds
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale

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