Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 827 · 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?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure 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) mystery story (c) adventure story
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) fairies, giants or dragons
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
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) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Great Jungle Trek
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) characters doing daft things (c) magic, spells or wishes
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Stranded on Storm Island
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Great Jungle Trek
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Seven Magic Wishes
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Detective Dog
31. 31.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
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Detective Dog (c) Seven Magic Wishes
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Detective Dog
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) silly mix-ups (c) exploring wild places
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) a ridiculous situation
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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