Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 464 · 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 fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Detective Dog
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.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) adventure story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.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
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Climb to the Clouds
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) exploring wild places (c) silly mix-ups
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Seven Magic Wishes
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Princess and the Spell
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a dangerous journey (c) a detective or suspects
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
30. 30.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) mystery story (c) adventure story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a magic object
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a detective or suspects

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