Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 601 · 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 an adventure story? (a) a magic object (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Detective Dog
5. 5.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a dangerous journey
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
9. 9.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a ridiculous situation
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
11. 11.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
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
13. 13.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) brave escapes from danger (c) an evil spell to break
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) an evil spell to break
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Burping Buffalo
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Burping Buffalo
28. 28.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a dangerous journey
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Princess and the Spell
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Stranded on Storm Island
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) a magic object (c) surviving a storm or a flood
32. 32.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
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a magic object
34. 34.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
35. 35.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Ten Giggling Goats
36. 36.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) adventure story (c) funny story
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Seven Magic Wishes
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas

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