Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 559 · 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?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Princess and the Spell
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a missing thing or a secret
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) silly mix-ups
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) exploring wild places
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Seven Magic Wishes
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Ten Giggling Goats
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Princess and the Spell
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a dangerous journey
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) characters doing daft things
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
33. 33.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
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Who Took the Trophy?
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Burping Buffalo
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) a detective or suspects

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