Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 743 · 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 friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) an evil spell to break (c) a missing thing or a secret
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Seven Magic Wishes
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a detective or suspects (c) a missing thing or a secret
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Princess and the Spell
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) a missing thing or a secret
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
22. 22.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) fairy tale
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) surviving a storm or a flood
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a magic object (c) a detective or suspects
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Cave Explorers
40. 40.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Day Dad Sneezed

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