Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 426 · 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) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
5. 5.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) mystery story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Escape from Crocodile River
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) clues to follow
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Cave Explorers
20. 20.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) funny story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Who Took the Trophy?
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Stranded on Storm Island
38. 38.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
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli

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