Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 597 · 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 a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) a missing thing or a secret
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
4. 4.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) funny story (c) mystery story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) clues to follow (c) a ridiculous situation
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
9. 9.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
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) a ridiculous situation
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
17. 17.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) exploring wild places (c) a dangerous journey
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
21. 21.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
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.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
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Ten Giggling Goats
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Burping Buffalo
32. 32.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) fairy tale
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Seven Magic Wishes
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Across the Desert by Camel
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Princess and the Spell

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