Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 490 · 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.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
2. 2.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) surviving a storm or a flood
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Cave Explorers
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
11. 11.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a puzzle to solve (c) magic, spells or wishes
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Who Took the Trophy?
15. 15.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a magic object (c) characters doing daft things
16. 16.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) surviving a storm or a flood
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a detective or suspects
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Climb to the Clouds
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
24. 24.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) characters doing daft things (c) an evil spell to break
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Princess and the Spell
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Escape from Crocodile River
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Detective Dog (c) Across the Desert by Camel
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
38. 38.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
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Detective Dog
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale

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