Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 460 · 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) characters doing daft things (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
7. 7.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a puzzle to solve (c) jokes that make you laugh
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) exploring wild places (c) an evil spell to break
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Burping Buffalo
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Detective Dog (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
12. 12.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
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a puzzle to solve
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
16. 16.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
17. 17.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) characters doing daft things
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
20. 20.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
21. 21.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) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Detective Dog
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) characters doing daft things (c) a magic object
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Cave Explorers
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Great Jungle Trek
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a ridiculous situation (c) magic, spells or wishes
39. 39.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) a ridiculous situation
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story

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