Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 441 · 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 an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) a dangerous journey
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) jokes that make you laugh
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Detective Dog
8. 8.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
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a puzzle to solve
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) silly mix-ups
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Burping Buffalo
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) characters doing daft things
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Across the Desert by Camel
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a ridiculous situation
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) an evil spell to break (c) a missing thing or a secret
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) clues to follow (c) a magic object
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
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 title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
40. 40.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a detective or suspects

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