Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 422 · 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.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a dangerous journey
3. 3.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) funny story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Princess and the Spell
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Cave Explorers
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Ten Giggling Goats
15. 15.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) surviving a storm or a flood
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Across the Desert by Camel
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) an evil spell to break (c) silly mix-ups
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) clues to follow (c) a ridiculous situation
19. 19.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) funny story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Ten Giggling Goats
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Across the Desert by Camel
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a dangerous journey (c) exploring wild places
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.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) funny story
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a puzzle to solve (c) brave escapes from danger
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) exploring wild places (c) a missing thing or a secret
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) Seven Magic Wishes
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a dangerous journey
39. 39.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
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale

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