Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 465 · 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 detective or suspects (b) brave escapes from danger (c) exploring wild places
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Cave Explorers
4. 4.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) characters doing daft things
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) magic, spells or wishes
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) exploring wild places (c) a ridiculous situation
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) clues to follow (c) jokes that make you laugh
8. 8.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) funny story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
10. 10.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
17. 17.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
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.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) fairy tale
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Cave Explorers
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Detective Dog
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
32. 32.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) The Burping Buffalo
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
35. 35.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) mystery story
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Burping Buffalo
38. 38.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale

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