Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 640 · 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?
   A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
2. 2.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
3. 3.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a puzzle to solve
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Stranded on Storm Island
5. 5.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) exploring wild places (c) a puzzle to solve
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
9. 9.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) exploring wild places
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) clues to follow
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
16. 16.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Climb to the Clouds
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
19. 19.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
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Ten Giggling Goats
21. 21.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a ridiculous situation
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a detective or suspects
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) The Burping Buffalo
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) an evil spell to break (c) exploring wild places
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) brave escapes from danger (c) magic, spells or wishes
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Burping Buffalo
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a detective or suspects
39. 39.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story

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