Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 234 · 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) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) silly mix-ups (c) magic, spells or wishes
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Princess and the Spell
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a magic object
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
16. 16.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) a detective or suspects
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.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
23. 23.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
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
29. 29.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) clues to follow
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a puzzle to solve
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Clue in the Old Diary

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