Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 355 · 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) a detective or suspects (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Climb to the Clouds
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
6. 6.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) silly mix-ups
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) an evil spell to break
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) characters doing daft things (c) a missing thing or a secret
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
15. 15.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) exploring wild places (c) a detective or suspects
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a missing thing or a secret
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Burping Buffalo
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Great Jungle Trek
23. 23.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) mystery story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Detective Dog
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Detective Dog
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Princess and the Spell
33. 33.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) fairy tale (c) mystery story
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) jokes that make you laugh
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Climb to the Clouds

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