Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 915 · 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?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a puzzle to solve
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Footprints in the Flour
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Stranded on Storm Island
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) silly mix-ups
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Detective Dog
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Ten Giggling Goats
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Princess and the Spell
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) brave escapes from danger
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) a magic object
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Burping Buffalo
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Cave Explorers
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Day Dad Sneezed

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