Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 4 · 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 an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
7. 7.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) funny story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Burping Buffalo
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
14. 14.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) adventure story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Who Took the Trophy?
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Detective Dog
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) an evil spell to break (c) a magic object
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) silly mix-ups
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Detective Dog
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Escape from Crocodile River
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a puzzle to solve
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Great Jungle Trek
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
39. 39.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand

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