Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 974 · 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 friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) an evil spell to break
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) silly mix-ups (c) clues to follow
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Stranded on Storm Island
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Ten Giggling Goats
10. 10.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) adventure story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Ten Giggling Goats
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a dangerous journey
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a ridiculous situation
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) characters doing daft things
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
23. 23.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) characters doing daft things
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
29. 29.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
37. 37.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
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
40. 40.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

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