Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 873 · 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 title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) exploring wild places (c) characters doing daft things
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Ten Giggling Goats
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Ten Giggling Goats
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Ten Giggling Goats
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Escape from Crocodile River
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Stranded on Storm Island
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) clues to follow
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Who Took the Trophy?
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Detective Dog (c) Seven Magic Wishes
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) fairies, giants or dragons
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a puzzle to solve

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