Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 707 · 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 magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.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) mystery story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Ten Giggling Goats
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a puzzle to solve (c) brave escapes from danger
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.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
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
18. 18.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
19. 19.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
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) fairies, giants or dragons
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Ten Giggling Goats
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Escape from Crocodile River
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a dangerous journey (c) a missing thing or a secret
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Who Took the Trophy?
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Cave Explorers
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Climb to the Clouds
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale

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