Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 850 · 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 girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a dangerous journey (c) characters doing daft things
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
4. 4.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) adventure story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
9. 9.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) funny story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Princess and the Spell
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) characters doing daft things
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Ten Giggling Goats
21. 21.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) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a ridiculous situation
25. 25.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Footprints in the Flour
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
29. 29.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) surviving a storm or a flood
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) characters doing daft things
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.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
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Detective Dog (c) Across the Desert by Camel
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
39. 39.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
40. 40.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a puzzle to solve (c) exploring wild places

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