Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 477 · 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) exploring wild places (b) a magic object (c) brave escapes from danger
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Princess and the Spell
8. 8.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Footprints in the Flour
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
13. 13.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a dangerous journey (c) a detective or suspects
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) a missing thing or a secret
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a detective or suspects (c) silly mix-ups
22. 22.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Seven Magic Wishes
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) silly mix-ups (c) surviving a storm or a flood
30. 30.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a puzzle to solve
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) characters doing daft things
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a ridiculous situation (c) an evil spell to break
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) clues to follow (c) surviving a storm or a flood
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
37. 37.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
38. 38.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) funny story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Clue in the Old Diary

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