Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 647 · 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 funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a puzzle to solve (c) exploring wild places
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) brave escapes from danger (c) clues to follow
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) silly mix-ups (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) a missing thing or a secret
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Detective Dog (c) Seven Magic Wishes
10. 10.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) characters doing daft things (b) exploring wild places (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) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) fairies, giants or dragons
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
18. 18.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) funny story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The laddoos keep vanishing from the kitchen, and nobody knows who is taking them. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Ten Giggling Goats
22. 22.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a ridiculous situation (c) surviving a storm or a flood
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
24. 24.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) an evil spell to break (c) jokes that make you laugh
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
26. 26.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
27. 27.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) fairy tale
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A giant lives in a castle of sugar high above the clouds. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Climb to the Clouds
32. 32.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Detective Dog
33. 33.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) silly mix-ups
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Across the Desert by Camel
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A boy paddles a canoe through crocodile swamps to reach his village. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Across the Desert by Camel
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Who Took the Trophy?
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story

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