Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 399 · 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 dangerous journey (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a magic object
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Burping Buffalo
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Footprints in the Flour
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
11. 11.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) adventure story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) Climb to the Clouds
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) an evil spell to break (c) brave escapes from danger
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) magic, spells or wishes
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
20. 20.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
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
22. 22.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) mystery story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Princess and the Spell
24. 24.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) silly mix-ups
25. 25.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
26. 26.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) mystery story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a magic object (c) exploring wild places
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Ten Giggling Goats
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a puzzle to solve (c) exploring wild places
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale

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