Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 425 · 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 mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
2. 2.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) funny story
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
5. 5.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Princess and the Spell
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Detective Dog
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) brave escapes from danger
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
14. 14.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
22. 22.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) funny story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a puzzle to solve
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Cave Explorers
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Who Took the Trophy?
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Cave Explorers
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story

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