Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 344 · 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 title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Detective Dog
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a magic object
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
6. 6.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
7. 7.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Escape from Crocodile River
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a missing thing or a secret
10. 10.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) mystery story
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Climb to the Clouds
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) exploring wild places (c) clues to follow
16. 16.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Climb to the Clouds
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
26. 26.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) silly mix-ups
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.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
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Footprints in the Flour
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) characters doing daft things (c) clues to follow
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Footprints in the Flour
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale

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