Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 900 · 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 goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Who Took the Trophy?
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Great Jungle Trek
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
16. 16.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
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) a detective or suspects
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Princess and the Spell
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Escape from Crocodile River
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) silly mix-ups (c) magic, spells or wishes
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
34. 34.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a puzzle to solve
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Ten Giggling Goats
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Detective Dog (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale

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