Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 461 · 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) an evil spell to break (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
2. 2.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) adventure story
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
4. 4.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) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.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
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a magic object (c) jokes that make you laugh
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Climb to the Clouds
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Great Jungle Trek
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) a puzzle to solve (c) exploring wild places
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Across the Desert by Camel
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a puzzle to solve (c) silly mix-ups
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Ten Giggling Goats
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
30. 30.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) a dangerous journey (c) characters doing daft things
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a missing thing or a secret
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Stranded on Storm Island
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Who Took the Trophy?
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Ten Giggling Goats
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes

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