Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 438 · 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 title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Detective Dog (c) Seven Magic Wishes
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) jokes that make you laugh
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Escape from Crocodile River
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
13. 13.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) mystery story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) magic, spells or wishes
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) an evil spell to break
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Ten Giggling Goats
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a magic object
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Seven Magic Wishes
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
39. 39.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
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale

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