Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 524 · 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.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Climb to the Clouds
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Stranded on Storm Island
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Footprints in the Flour
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) exploring wild places
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Escape from Crocodile River
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a dangerous journey (c) a magic object
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) fairies, giants or dragons
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) mystery story (c) funny story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight

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