Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 775 · 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.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) characters doing daft things
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) characters doing daft things
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Stranded on Storm Island
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a puzzle to solve (c) characters doing daft things
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Across the Desert by Camel
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) silly mix-ups
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Escape from Crocodile River
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
30. 30.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Seven Magic Wishes
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) brave escapes from danger
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Climb to the Clouds
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story

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