Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 554 · 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 title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a detective or suspects (c) silly mix-ups
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Across the Desert by Camel
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) jokes that make you laugh
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Stranded on Storm Island
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a ridiculous situation (c) fairies, giants or dragons
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) jokes that make you laugh
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
22. 22.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
23. 23.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) funny story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Footprints in the Flour
27. 27.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
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) silly mix-ups (c) exploring wild places
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale

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