Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 569 · 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) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) clues to follow
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a missing thing or a secret
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
7. 7.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) an evil spell to break
9. 9.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) funny story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
11. 11.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Who Took the Trophy?
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a magic object
13. 13.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
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) magic, spells or wishes
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
18. 18.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) funny story (c) adventure story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Princess and the Spell
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Stranded on Storm Island
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Seven Magic Wishes
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Who Took the Trophy?
34. 34.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
35. 35.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Great Jungle Trek
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a dangerous journey (c) fairies, giants or dragons

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