Kinds of Stories Worksheet

Creative writing lesson 18: Kinds of stories · Set 817 · 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 mystery story? (a) clues to follow (b) brave escapes from danger (c) fairies, giants or dragons
2. 2.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) magic, spells or wishes (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a dangerous journey
3. 3.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) a magic object
4. 4.What kind of story is this?
   Uncle puts his shoes on the wrong feet and waddles to work like a duck. (a) mystery story (b) adventure story (c) funny story
5. 5.What kind of story is this?
   The school trophy goes missing, and Riya follows the clues to find who took it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
6. 6.What kind of story is this?
   A buffalo sits in the middle of the cricket pitch and will not budge. (a) fairy tale (b) adventure story (c) funny story
7. 7.What kind of story is this?
   A wizard’s magic carpet carries a shepherd girl to a giant’s palace. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
8. 8.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) clues to follow (b) surviving a storm or a flood (c) fairies, giants or dragons
9. 9.What kind of story is this?
   A magic seed grows a ladder of flowers up to the fairy kingdom. (a) fairy tale (b) funny story (c) mystery story
10. 10.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Burping Buffalo (b) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas (c) The Enchanted Mango Tree
11. 11.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Seven Magic Wishes (b) Journey to the Snowy Peak (c) The Clue in the Old Diary
12. 12.What kind of story is this?
    A spell makes a lazy prince sleep until someone wishes him awake. (a) adventure story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
13. 13.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Stranded on Storm Island (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) The Strange Tapping at Midnight
14. 14.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) clues to follow (b) magic, spells or wishes (c) brave escapes from danger
15. 15.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) Footprints in the Flour (c) The Silly Socks Mix-Up
16. 16.What kind of story is this?
    An enchanted mango tree grants one wish to whoever is kind to it. (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) funny story
17. 17.What kind of story is this?
    A silly mix-up sends the dog to school and the boy to the vet. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
18. 18.What kind of story is this?
    The prize cake disappears, and the only clue is a trail of crumbs. (a) mystery story (b) funny story (c) fairy tale
19. 19.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Strange Tapping at Midnight (c) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp
20. 20.What kind of story is this?
    A goat wears Grandpa’s pyjamas and sits down at the dinner table. (a) funny story (b) adventure story (c) fairy tale
21. 21.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Climb to the Clouds (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Seven Magic Wishes
22. 22.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Escape from Crocodile River (b) Ten Giggling Goats (c) Who Took the Trophy?
23. 23.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) My Dog Ate My Rangoli (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) Journey to the Snowy Peak
24. 24.What kind of story is this?
    Every night a strange tapping comes from the empty room. Who is there? (a) adventure story (b) fairy tale (c) mystery story
25. 25.Which is a feature of a fairy tale? (a) silly mix-ups (b) a ridiculous situation (c) an evil spell to break
26. 26.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Wishing Well of Gold (b) The Wizard’s Silver Wand (c) The Goat Who Wore Pyjamas
27. 27.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) The Secret of the Locked Room (b) Climb to the Clouds (c) Dad’s Very Floury Dinner
28. 28.Which title sounds most like a mystery story? (a) The Detective Dog (b) The Dragon’s Magic Lamp (c) Climb to the Clouds
29. 29.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Upside-Down Grandpa (b) Who Took the Trophy? (c) Rafting Down the Wild River
30. 30.Which title sounds most like a fairy tale? (a) The Silly Socks Mix-Up (b) The Princess and the Spell (c) Footprints in the Flour
31. 31.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) silly mix-ups
32. 32.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a magic object (b) silly mix-ups (c) a dangerous journey
33. 33.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) a missing thing or a secret (b) a dangerous journey (c) a ridiculous situation
34. 34.Which title sounds most like a funny story? (a) Footprints in the Flour (b) The Fairy of the Lotus Pond (c) My Dog Ate My Rangoli
35. 35.What kind of story is this?
    A detective dog sniffs out clues to find the stolen bicycle. (a) fairy tale (b) mystery story (c) adventure story
36. 36.Which is a feature of an adventure story? (a) jokes that make you laugh (b) clues to follow (c) exploring wild places
37. 37.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a ridiculous situation (b) jokes that make you laugh (c) a missing thing or a secret
38. 38.Which is a feature of a mystery story? (a) a puzzle to solve (b) a dangerous journey (c) surviving a storm or a flood
39. 39.Which title sounds most like an adventure story? (a) Across the Desert by Camel (b) The Wishing Well of Gold (c) Ten Giggling Goats
40. 40.Which is a feature of a funny story? (a) exploring wild places (b) a detective or suspects (c) jokes that make you laugh

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