Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 797 · 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 detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) silly mix-ups
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Great Jungle Trek
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
18. 18.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) fairy tale (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a dangerous journey (c) a magic object
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) silly mix-ups
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) a detective or suspects
27. 27.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) fairy tale
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
29. 29.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
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Ten Giggling Goats
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Footprints in the Flour
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a puzzle to solve (c) exploring wild places

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