Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 582 · 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) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) a puzzle to solve
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Who Took the Trophy?
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Escape from Crocodile River
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) an evil spell to break (c) a ridiculous situation
8. 8.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) adventure story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
14. 14.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
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) surviving a storm or a flood
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Detective Dog (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Great Jungle Trek
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
29. 29.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
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Footprints in the Flour
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret
34. 34.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
35. 35.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) fairy tale (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a puzzle to solve (c) brave escapes from danger

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