Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 615 · 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 detective or suspects (b) brave escapes from danger (c) jokes that make you laugh
2. 2.What kind of story is this?
   The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) silly mix-ups
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
6. 6.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) a dangerous journey (c) brave escapes from danger
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Great Jungle Trek
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a missing thing or a secret
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
12. 12.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Who Took the Trophy?
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) exploring wild places
18. 18.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a detective or suspects (c) a missing thing or a secret
19. 19.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) clues to follow
20. 20.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) a ridiculous situation (c) brave escapes from danger
21. 21.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) an evil spell to break
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
25. 25.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) exploring wild places
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Ten Giggling Goats
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A monkey borrows a tourist’s hat and starts selling tickets. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
28. 28.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
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A wicked spell turns a princess into a parrot until a kind boy frees her. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) a detective or suspects (c) an evil spell to break
33. 33.What kind of story is this?
    A dragon guards a magic lamp that grants wishes. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
34. 34.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) a dangerous journey (c) a puzzle to solve
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) Upside-Down Grandpa
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) characters doing daft things (c) a puzzle to solve
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Across the Desert by Camel
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story

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