Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 110 · 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 is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
3. 3.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) silly mix-ups
4. 4.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
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) exploring wild places (c) a puzzle to solve
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
14. 14.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) funny story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) fairies, giants or dragons
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Cave Explorers
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Stranded on Storm Island
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Ten Giggling Goats
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
34. 34.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
35. 35.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) adventure story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
37. 37.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
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Escape from Crocodile River

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