Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 795 · 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) magic, spells or wishes (b) silly mix-ups (c) exploring wild places
2. 2.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) an evil spell to break (c) clues to follow
3. 3.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a missing thing or a secret (c) a magic object
4. 4.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) Escape from Crocodile River
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
8. 8.What kind of story is this?
   The class hamster has vanished, and three pupils are suspects. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
9. 9.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) exploring wild places (c) fairies, giants or dragons
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Giant’s Magic Flute (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
11. 11.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
12. 12.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a detective or suspects (c) a ridiculous situation
13. 13.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) a ridiculous situation (c) fairies, giants or dragons
14. 14.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Day Dad Sneezed (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
15. 15.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Across the Desert by Camel
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) an evil spell to break (c) characters doing daft things
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Cave Explorers
22. 22.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) funny story
23. 23.What kind of story is this?
    A secret code on the back of a photo leads to a hidden key. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
24. 24.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
25. 25.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) The Cave Explorers
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Across the Desert by Camel (c) Who Took the Trophy?
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A fairy godmother turns a stone into a talking magic mirror. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
28. 28.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    Dad tries to cook dinner and the whole kitchen ends up covered in flour. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) adventure story
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Climb to the Clouds
31. 31.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) adventure story
32. 32.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) brave escapes from danger (b) fairies, giants or dragons (c) a dangerous journey
33. 33.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) a magic object (b) exploring wild places (c) characters doing daft things
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
36. 36.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) mystery story (c) fairy tale
37. 37.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
38. 38.What kind of story is this?
    A magic comb turns every tangle in a girl’s hair into gold thread. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
39. 39.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
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) clues to follow (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes

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