Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 207 · 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 an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) a ridiculous situation
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) characters doing daft things
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Ten Giggling Goats
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Stranded on Storm Island
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) brave escapes from danger
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
21. 21.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
22. 22.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) mystery story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
24. 24.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
25. 25.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) a puzzle to solve
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
27. 27.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
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) characters doing daft things
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) exploring wild places
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up

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