Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 226 · 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 fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a puzzle to solve
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a detective or suspects
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
22. 22.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) mystery story
23. 23.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) exploring wild places
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
25. 25.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
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
28. 28.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
30. 30.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) fairy tale (c) mystery story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Footprints in the Flour
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Great Jungle Trek
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Climb to the Clouds
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story

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