Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 857 · 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 cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) silly mix-ups
10. 10.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
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a ridiculous situation
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
27. 27.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
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Great Jungle Trek
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Across the Desert by Camel
31. 31.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) funny story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
37. 37.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Princess and the Spell
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story

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