Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 760 · 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) a magic object (c) clues to follow
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
4. 4.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   Mum’s new robot vacuum chases the cat round and round the house. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Ten Giggling Goats
7. 7.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) surviving a storm or a flood
8. 8.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Seven Magic Wishes
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    Two cousins explore a deep cave and must escape before the tide comes in. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Clue in the Old Diary (c) Stranded on Storm Island
13. 13.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) mystery story
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
15. 15.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
16. 16.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) funny story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) exploring wild places
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Day Dad Sneezed (b) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
22. 22.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
23. 23.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) funny story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) The Secret of the Locked Room
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
26. 26.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) a magic object (c) a dangerous journey
27. 27.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Cave Explorers (c) The Princess and the Spell
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) silly mix-ups (c) fairies, giants or dragons
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) jokes that make you laugh
32. 32.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) adventure story
33. 33.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
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Upside-Down Grandpa (c) Escape from Crocodile River
36. 36.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) an evil spell to break
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) Ten Giggling Goats
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Footprints in the Flour
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Rafting Down the Wild River

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