Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 321 · 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) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Escape from Crocodile River
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Great Jungle Trek
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) exploring wild places
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a dangerous journey
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Cave Explorers
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a magic object (c) magic, spells or wishes
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Seven Magic Wishes
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
20. 20.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) exploring wild places
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Princess and the Spell
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
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 is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break

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