Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 318 · 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) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
2. 2.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Seven Magic Wishes
3. 3.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
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Escape from Crocodile River
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Princess and the Spell
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Princess and the Spell
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Cave Explorers
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) an evil spell to break (c) a puzzle to solve
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a detective or suspects
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Great Jungle Trek
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Cave Explorers
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) exploring wild places
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
39. 39.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story

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