Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 473 · 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 fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) clues to follow
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Great Jungle Trek
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) characters doing daft things (c) brave escapes from danger
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Burping Buffalo
11. 11.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) surviving a storm or a flood
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
13. 13.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) fairy tale (c) funny story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Detective Dog (c) Stranded on Storm Island
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
18. 18.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) silly mix-ups (c) an evil spell to break
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Detective Dog (c) Seven Magic Wishes
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) magic, spells or wishes
23. 23.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
24. 24.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Seven Magic Wishes
27. 27.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
28. 28.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
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Across the Desert by Camel
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) an evil spell to break (c) a ridiculous situation
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Princess and the Spell
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
40. 40.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) mystery story (c) fairy tale

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