Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 985 · 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 girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a missing thing or a secret
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Cave Explorers
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a dangerous journey (c) characters doing daft things
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) jokes that make you laugh
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Detective Dog
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects
21. 21.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) mystery story
22. 22.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) mystery story
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Climb to the Clouds
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
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.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Princess and the Spell
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Cave Explorers
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
35. 35.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) an evil spell to break
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Great Jungle Trek
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) a ridiculous situation
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale

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