Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 804 · 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.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) adventure story
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) fairies, giants or dragons
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) an evil spell to break (c) a missing thing or a secret
4. 4.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Cave Explorers (c) Seven Magic Wishes
5. 5.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) funny story
6. 6.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
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
8. 8.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
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A girl and her uncle sail a small raft down a roaring river. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
12. 12.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) exploring wild places
13. 13.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Princess and the Spell (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) Ten Giggling Goats
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) an evil spell to break (b) clues to follow (c) brave escapes from danger
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (b) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
17. 17.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Clue in the Old Diary (b) Seven Magic Wishes (c) The Cave Explorers
18. 18.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) silly mix-ups (c) jokes that make you laugh
19. 19.What kind of story is this?
    The cook mixes up sugar and salt, and the guests pull silly faces. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Enchanted Mango Tree (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) The Princess and the Spell
21. 21.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) magic, spells or wishes
22. 22.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) mystery story
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Vanishing Cricket Bat (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    A brave girl leads her goats across a rope bridge in a storm. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
25. 25.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) characters doing daft things (b) a dangerous journey (c) clues to follow
26. 26.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A secret note is found in an old library book. Who wrote it? (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
28. 28.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) a puzzle to solve (c) fairies, giants or dragons
29. 29.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (b) The Burping Buffalo (c) Who Took the Trophy?
30. 30.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
31. 31.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) characters doing daft things (c) a detective or suspects
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) exploring wild places (c) silly mix-ups
33. 33.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Detective Dog
34. 34.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
35. 35.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) The Burping Buffalo
36. 36.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Stranded on Storm Island (c) The Giant’s Magic Flute
37. 37.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
38. 38.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
39. 39.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) characters doing daft things (c) fairies, giants or dragons
40. 40.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story

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