Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 453 · 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 a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) jokes that make you laugh
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
9. 9.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
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) a ridiculous situation
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Who Took the Trophy?
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) characters doing daft things
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Princess and the Spell
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Across the Desert by Camel
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Burping Buffalo
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Footprints in the Flour
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
33. 33.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
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
37. 37.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) funny story (c) adventure story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story

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