Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 68 · 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 brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) brave escapes from danger
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Cave Explorers
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) exploring wild places
22. 22.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
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
27. 27.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) exploring wild places (c) jokes that make you laugh
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Great Jungle Trek
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Stranded on Storm Island
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object

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