Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 424 · 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?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) brave escapes from danger
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
9. 9.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) adventure story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) brave escapes from danger
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Detective Dog
13. 13.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
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a detective or suspects (c) silly mix-ups
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) characters doing daft things
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
21. 21.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
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
26. 26.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
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Burping Buffalo
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Detective Dog (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Burping Buffalo
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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