Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 784 · 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) surviving a storm or a flood
2. 2.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) exploring wild places (c) a ridiculous situation
5. 5.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   Three friends trek through a thick jungle to reach a hidden waterfall. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
11. 11.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
12. 12.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Princess and the Spell
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
14. 14.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
15. 15.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
16. 16.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a detective or suspects (c) a magic object
17. 17.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
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a detective or suspects
19. 19.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) silly mix-ups (c) a puzzle to solve
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) Footprints in the Flour
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Great Jungle Trek (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s locked trunk holds a secret, and only a coded clue can open it. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
25. 25.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
26. 26.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) clues to follow (c) fairies, giants or dragons
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A team climbs a snowy mountain as a storm blows in. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
30. 30.What kind of story is this?
    Grandma’s glasses end up on the cat, who stares at everyone. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
31. 31.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) magic, spells or wishes
32. 32.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Who Took the Trophy?
33. 33.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
34. 34.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a dangerous journey (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) exploring wild places
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy gives a poor weaver three wishes, but each wish has a catch. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Who Took the Trophy? (b) Escape from Crocodile River (c) The Wishing Well of Gold
37. 37.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Escape from Crocodile River
38. 38.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
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
40. 40.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) a ridiculous situation (c) a missing thing or a secret

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