Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 671 · 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 giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Princess and the Spell
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) exploring wild places
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
19. 19.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) funny story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a magic object
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) an evil spell to break
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Stranded on Storm Island
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
27. 27.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
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
30. 30.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
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) a puzzle to solve
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) brave escapes from danger
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story

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