Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 662 · 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?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
4. 4.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
5. 5.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
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) a detective or suspects
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Footprints in the Flour
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) surviving a storm or a flood
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Climb to the Clouds
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) brave escapes from danger
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
26. 26.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) funny story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a magic object
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a missing thing or a secret
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Across the Desert by Camel
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Stranded on Storm Island

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