Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 585 · 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?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) characters doing daft things
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a magic object (c) a puzzle to solve
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) silly mix-ups
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) exploring wild places
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) clues to follow
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Stranded on Storm Island
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Cave Explorers
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
23. 23.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) adventure story (c) mystery story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Stranded on Storm Island
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) mystery story (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
32. 32.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
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) a puzzle to solve
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand

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