Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 642 · 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) a puzzle to solve (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) brave escapes from danger (c) a missing thing or a secret
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.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
7. 7.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
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
10. 10.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a detective or suspects (c) fairies, giants or dragons
11. 11.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
12. 12.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
13. 13.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) a dangerous journey (c) a magic object
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
17. 17.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
20. 20.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) brave escapes from danger
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Great Jungle Trek
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
23. 23.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) clues to follow
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
27. 27.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) exploring wild places (c) clues to follow
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
30. 30.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a puzzle to solve (c) a dangerous journey
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) Footprints in the Flour
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Case of the Missing Laddoos
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Cave Explorers
40. 40.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

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