Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 598 · 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) brave escapes from danger (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a magic object
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
3. 3.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
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Ten Giggling Goats
7. 7.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
8. 8.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Detective Dog
11. 11.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a magic object
12. 12.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) magic, spells or wishes
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
18. 18.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) fairy tale
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
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) adventure story
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) Climb to the Clouds
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) Across the Desert by Camel
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Great Jungle Trek
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Cave Explorers
33. 33.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
36. 36.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
38. 38.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) silly mix-ups
39. 39.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) magic, spells or wishes
40. 40.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow

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