Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 410 · 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) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) silly mix-ups
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
7. 7.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
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Princess and the Spell
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.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
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) exploring wild places (c) a missing thing or a secret
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Escape from Crocodile River
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Seven Magic Wishes
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.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
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
33. 33.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a magic object
34. 34.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
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) fairies, giants or dragons
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story

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