Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 657 · 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 magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) exploring wild places
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) a magic object (c) a puzzle to solve
3. 3.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Great Jungle Trek
4. 4.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
5. 5.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a ridiculous situation
6. 6.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) clues to follow (c) magic, spells or wishes
7. 7.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
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a detective or suspects
10. 10.What kind of story is this?
    Explorers cross a frozen lake that cracks under their feet. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) brave escapes from danger
13. 13.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy’s wand turns a pumpkin cart into a golden chariot. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    Strange footprints appear in the flour, and a detective is called. (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) mystery story (c) adventure story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
18. 18.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) funny story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Great Jungle Trek (c) Across the Desert by Camel
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) Ten Giggling Goats
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) exploring wild places (c) a ridiculous situation
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Rafting Down the Wild River (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
25. 25.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) clues to follow (c) a dangerous journey
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
27. 27.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
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A girl journeys deep into the Sundarbans to rescue a tiger cub. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
31. 31.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Across the Desert by Camel
34. 34.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a magic object (c) clues to follow
35. 35.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) funny story
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) a magic object (c) an evil spell to break
38. 38.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
39. 39.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Princess and the Spell

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