Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 459 · 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) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
4. 4.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) mystery story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Ten Giggling Goats
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Burping Buffalo
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) exploring wild places (c) a puzzle to solve
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
25. 25.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
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Footprints in the Flour
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) an evil spell to break (c) a missing thing or a secret
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Ten Giggling Goats
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
31. 31.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
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) a detective or suspects
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
36. 36.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) adventure story (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story

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