Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 323 · 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 mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
3. 3.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
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a detective or suspects (c) surviving a storm or a flood
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Escape from Crocodile River
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) a magic object
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Great Jungle Trek
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) exploring wild places (c) magic, spells or wishes
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Detective Dog
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) a detective or suspects
19. 19.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) brave escapes from danger (c) silly mix-ups
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
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.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Cave Explorers
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
31. 31.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
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) jokes that make you laugh
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story

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