Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 815 · 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) clues to follow (c) a puzzle to solve
2. 2.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Ten Giggling Goats (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Wizard’s Silver Wand
3. 3.What kind of story is this?
   Mountain climbers race to reach the top before the snow storm. (a) adventure story (b) mystery story (c) fairy tale
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   A boy crosses the hot desert on a camel to bring medicine home. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) mystery story
5. 5.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
6. 6.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Rafting Down the Wild River (b) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (c) The Detective Dog
7. 7.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) characters doing daft things
8. 8.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a magic object (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a puzzle to solve
9. 9.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
10. 10.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) an evil spell to break (c) a dangerous journey
11. 11.What kind of story is this?
    A magic flute makes every animal in the kingdom dance. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    Who switched the labels on all the jars in the shop? Zoya finds out. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
13. 13.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) mystery story
14. 14.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a detective or suspects (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) surviving a storm or a flood
15. 15.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) a ridiculous situation (c) exploring wild places
16. 16.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Cave Explorers (b) The Case of the Missing Laddoos (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A parrot copies the teacher and gives the whole class a silly holiday. (a) mystery story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) funny story (b) fairy tale (c) adventure story
19. 19.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) exploring wild places (b) a ridiculous situation (c) fairies, giants or dragons
20. 20.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) The Day Dad Sneezed
21. 21.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Across the Desert by Camel
23. 23.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
24. 24.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a dangerous journey (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) clues to follow
25. 25.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) The Giant’s Magic Flute (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Across the Desert by Camel
26. 26.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a ridiculous situation
27. 27.What kind of story is this?
    A missing painting, a muddy shoe print and a torn ticket: the clues pile up. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
28. 28.What kind of story is this?
    A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) adventure story
29. 29.What kind of story is this?
    A boy wakes up and does everything backwards, even eating dessert first. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
30. 30.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
31. 31.What kind of story is this?
    Dad sneezes so hard that all the birthday candles blow out early. (a) funny story (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
32. 32.What kind of story is this?
    Shipwrecked children build a hut and explore an island. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) mystery story
33. 33.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a magic object (c) a missing thing or a secret
34. 34.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) fairies, giants or dragons (b) clues to follow (c) characters doing daft things
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    Two friends follow an old map on a long journey across the hills. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) The Secret of the Locked Room (c) The Vanishing Cricket Bat
37. 37.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) surviving a storm or a flood (b) a puzzle to solve (c) an evil spell to break
38. 38.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Detective Dog
39. 39.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Enchanted Mango Tree (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
40. 40.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) Journey to the Snowy Peak (b) The Detective Dog (c) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond

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