Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 654 · 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?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
3. 3.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) funny story
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Detective Dog
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Burping Buffalo
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Burping Buffalo
14. 14.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Who Took the Trophy?
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Detective Dog
34. 34.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
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
36. 36.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) mystery story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a puzzle to solve
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Who Took the Trophy?
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale

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