Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 624 · 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 mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
2. 2.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) adventure story (c) mystery story
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Burping Buffalo
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
14. 14.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
15. 15.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
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
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) fairy tale (c) mystery story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a ridiculous situation (c) magic, spells or wishes
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Great Jungle Trek
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) surviving a storm or a flood
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Across the Desert by Camel
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Detective Dog
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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