Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 488 · 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) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
2. 2.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
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
5. 5.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
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Princess and the Spell
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) an evil spell to break
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a puzzle to solve
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Across the Desert by Camel
20. 20.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) mystery story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
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.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
26. 26.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
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) jokes that make you laugh
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Cave Explorers
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
37. 37.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
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Stranded on Storm Island

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